Introduction¶

The following background on building energy modeling (BEM) will provide a foundation before learning the essentials of EnergyPlus. If you are already familiar with BEM, you may wish to skip to Section 1.4 describing the EnergyPlus QuickStart Guide.

Contents¶

• What is BEM?
• Questions that BEM can answer
• The Design Process and BEM
• EnergyPlus QuickStart Guide
• EnergyPlus Capabilities
• Open Source
• Brief History
• Documentation
• Example Files