What next for building energy simulation – a glimpse of the future

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense (DOE and DOD) are jointly developing EnergyBase, a new building energy simulation tool that builds on the capabilities of BLAST and DOE-2. EnergyBase will include innovative simulation features, including variable time steps, built-in template and external modular systems simulation modules integrated with a heat balance-based zone simulation, and input and output data structures tailored to facilitate third party interface development. To provide input to future planning efforts, w