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In this course students will learn the complete workflow of building energy use simulation, beginning with how to create a complete 3-D building model from scratch using building take-offs or digital drawings, adding the building materials constructions, people, lights, and equipment, through to simulations and load calculations and their analyses.
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AIA Continuing Education Units are available for this class.
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Topics to be covered are as follows:

<b>Day 1 – Modeller & Simulation</b>

Session 1 - Importing gbXML & floor plans
Session 2 – Zoning
Session 3 - Zone merging & assigning activities
Session 4 - Constructions and openings
Session 5 - Heating & cooling design calcs, simulations & results
Session 6 - Solar shading
Session 7 - Lighting and controls
Session 8 - Daylighting Overview
 
<b>Day 2 – HVAC</b>
 
Session 1 - Scheduled Natural ventilation + Infiltration
Session 2 - Calculated Natural ventilation
Session 3 - Simple HVAC
Session 4 - Detailed HVAC – PTAC
Session 5 - VAV with reheat
Session 6 - Multiple boilers, chillers & op controls
Session 7 - HVAC template wizard
Session 8 - Summary

<strong>NOTE: Attendees will be provided with full 30 day licenses to allow them to practice with using DesignBuilder after the training.</strong>

<strong>Discounts:</strong> are available for 
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<li>if more than one person from your organization will attend.</li>
<li>for students, instructors and researchers depending upon class size and space availability (please complete our <a href="http://energymodeling.net/educational-discount-form" target='_blank'>educational discount form</a>).
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Please <a href="http://energymodeling.net/contact" target='_blank'>contact us</a> for details of how to obtain a discount for multiple bookings or for any other information about the course. <a href="http://energymodeling.net/training-cancellation-policy">Cancellation policy</a>.

<strong>Computer:</strong> Students are required to bring their own Windows OS laptop computer. See <a href="http://energymodeling.net/hardware-requirements" target='_blank'>hardware requirements</a>.
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<strong>TRAINER:</strong>
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<li>Christian Stalberg - presenter, energy modeler, and energy modeling trainer. Having studied energy modeling using DOE2 in the 1980s,Christian has been modeling buildings since 2008. He has performed the modeling for almost two dozen LEED certified buildings during that time. He has a Schools Energy Auditor certification from the California Energy Commission #840328, as well as training in California State Energy Standards Title 24 code compliance from the Association of Bay Area Governments.
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