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Title: EnergyPlus Version 7

Abstract

EnergyPlus is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects and researchers use to model energy and water use in buildings. Modeling the performance of a building with EnergyPlus enables building professionals to optimize the building design to use less energy and water. Each version of EnergyPlus is tested extensively before release. EnergyPlus models heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, other energy flows, and water use. EnergyPlus includes many innovation simulation capabilities: time-steps less than an hour, modular systems and plant integrated with heat balance-based zone simulation, multizone air flow, thermal comfort, water use, natural ventilation, and photovoltaic systems. EnergyPlus runs on the Windows, Macintosh, and Linux platforms. Free add-ons and other third party software products are available for use with EnergyPlus.

Developers:
Release Date:
Project Type:
Open Source, Publicly Available Repository
Software Type:
Scientific
Programming Languages:
Intel Fortran V11
Version:
7.0.0.036
Licenses:
Other
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE

Primary Award/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Code ID:
72972
Site Accession Number:
5116; CF-3171
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Country of Origin:
United States

Citation Formats

Wetter, Michael, and USDOE. EnergyPlus Version 7. Computer software. https://www.osti.gov//servlets/purl/1231735. Vers. 7.0.0.036. USDOE. 1 Nov. 2011. Web. doi:10.11578/dc.20220414.35.
Wetter, Michael, & USDOE. (2011, November 1). EnergyPlus Version 7 (Version 7.0.0.036) [Computer software]. https://www.osti.gov//servlets/purl/1231735. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20220414.35
Wetter, Michael, and USDOE. EnergyPlus Version 7. Computer software. Version 7.0.0.036. November 1, 2011. https://www.osti.gov//servlets/purl/1231735. doi:https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20220414.35.
@misc{osti_1231735,
title = {EnergyPlus Version 7, Version 7.0.0.036},
author = {Wetter, Michael and USDOE},
abstractNote = {EnergyPlus is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects and researchers use to model energy and water use in buildings. Modeling the performance of a building with EnergyPlus enables building professionals to optimize the building design to use less energy and water. Each version of EnergyPlus is tested extensively before release. EnergyPlus models heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, other energy flows, and water use. EnergyPlus includes many innovation simulation capabilities: time-steps less than an hour, modular systems and plant integrated with heat balance-based zone simulation, multizone air flow, thermal comfort, water use, natural ventilation, and photovoltaic systems. EnergyPlus runs on the Windows, Macintosh, and Linux platforms. Free add-ons and other third party software products are available for use with EnergyPlus.},
url = {https://www.osti.gov//servlets/purl/1231735},
doi = {10.11578/dc.20220414.35},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1231735}, year = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
note =
}