Hi Tony,

 

We need to provide historical energy data to Professor Yi for his work with us this fall to create building energy models for selected buildings on campus, in his Architecture class.

 

Can you please have someone on your team provide monthly energy data for the following buildings for the last five years, FY20 to FY16?  Also, if hourly data is available, please provide hourly data for these same buildings for the one year of FY19.

 

·       Personnel Services Building

·       Speech and Hearing Building

·       Children’s Research Center

·       Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center.

 

I have created a folder for the related files in Box, which you can access at https://uofi.box.com/s/uc18bm30ysb6fxk7q0e0iwy3hnav99lq.  We would appreciate receiving this information by the end of July, if possible.

 

Thank you,

Morgan

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Morgan,

 

End of July should not be a problem.

 

Regards,

 

Tony

 

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Could you handle this data request?  Thanks

 

Regards,

 

Tony

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Hi Morgan –

 

Attached is the data you’ve requested.

 

Thanks,

 

Anthony

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Hi Yun,

Please see attached files. 

Thanks!

Morgan 

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Hi Marge

 

I am wondering if we can get these buildings' documents before the semester starts.

I can ask TA to go over the documents and select documents that need for the class.

So that we can reduce the number of documents to get approval.

 

Also, I send an email related to meter data. 

The Excel file doesn’t have units, could you help me what units were used for the meters.

 

 

Many thanks

Yun

 

 

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Hi Yun,

 

I need to know what building documents you are seeking.  What specifically do you want to see?

 

Thanks,

Morgan

 

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Hi Morgan,

 

It will be good to get basic drawings like floor plans, elevations, and more specific drawings like HVAC schedule, zoning, section detail, etc.

 

Many thanks

Yun

 

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Hi Morgan, 

 

Thanks to your help, today my class was able to site visit the new Campus Instructional Facility building and new Mech. building.

Here is a photo of today's visit. Students learned a lot today and I got great feedback today.

 

Also, I like to discuss some findings from initial energy modeling.

The BNAACC building is one of the buildings that we are analyzing the energy consumption data. While we compare meter data to energy consumption from simulation results. We observed that the electricity meter is projecting energy consumption exponentially higher than what an average building of such size should be consuming.

 

I am not sure this building is still in calibration on meter data or something but I will advise having the meter checked. If you need I can send you some of our findings or talk further on this.

 

 

Best

Yun

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Hi All, 

 

Hope you had a nice break. I like to update you on building modeling.

We have four Energyplus (DesignBuilder) models that I can share with you.

 

I had to review the model made by students to make sure they are close to the actual building.

Currently, I am adding detailed HVAC systems to the model that can be more realistic.

 

Would you like to get access to the file? I can share the folder with you all. Also, would you like to discuss the next step?

Here is one of a report done by a student. 

 

 

Best

Yun

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Hi Yun,

 

I would love to see the model(s) as soon s your review and detailed HVAC systems are modeled. I can also help assist with next steps.

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

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Hi Tom,

 

I will share the folder with you when I have them ready.

Do you have a designbuilder on your computer? Or do you prefer to get it as an energyplus file?

We have an annual license with DB and we can share it with you if you like.

 

 

best

Yun

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Yun,

 

Is it easy for you to give us both versions? Otherwise energy plus would be good.

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

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Hi Tom, 

 

I thought I send files to you and realized I didn’t today.

Sorry for the late. Here is the files for the 4 buildings that we modeled.

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

best

Yun

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Hi All,

 

Hope everyone is relaxing little bit from busy semester. Finally, I am done with grading and other things for the semester. 

Also, it is not official but I have a good news that I got tenure so I will stay longer here.

 

Anyway, I am trying to see if you are interested to continue the building energy modeling in the Fall.

If we like to continue, I like to prepare some more buildings for the class this summer.

 

Let me know your thoughts

 

best

Yun

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That’s great news, Yun!!! Congrats on your impending tenure!!!

 

I’m adding Kelly Jo Hoffmann the new Associate Director for Engineering Services, here.  She’s been with F&S and was recently promoted into this roll. 

 

I’m interested in continuing this, but I suggest we hold a meeting with a few more F&S folks to talk about what effort went into the modeling and how we are using them.  I will look for an available time to do a zoom call.

 

Thanks,

Morgan

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Hi Morgan and Tom

 

Hope you are getting some good break during the summer.

I like to see if f&S is interest to continue the building energy modeling project.

If you are, I need to inform school that I will teach the same course next semester.

 

Many thanks,

Yun

 

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Hi Yun,

 

Nice to hear from you. I would support that. However, I am not in a decision-making role for such things. I believe that Morgan or one of the others can help answer that more succinctly.

 

Thank you,

 

Tom

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Hi All

 

Hope all is well. Just to check, can we get support from F&S to hire a TA for the fall semester?

It would be a great benefit to have a TA who can assist the class and ensure they build energy models properly.

I appreciate your support.

 

Many thanks

Yun

 

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Hi Tom and everyone.

 

Just to check on the building energy modeling.

Let me know if any of you have a list of buildings that we would like to model for this semester.

I would also love to get some help to hire TA for the class. Without TA, I will be difficult model several buildings like last year.

 

Many thanks

Yun

 

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Hi Yun Yi,

 

Have we modeled geothermal? I'm thinking Ripe Greenhouse (Gates Foundation), and Campus Instructional Facility.

 

I can assist in TA. I am copying Bruce K. as a possible TA too.

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

 

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Hi Tom,

 

Some update with the class. It had some issues with our school, but things are clear now.

I don't know why but our school canceled the class.  So, I have to reopen the class registration.

Because of cancel and reopen for the registration, we have 6 students registered for this semester.

 

With the small number of students and no TA, I decided to build an energy model for one campus building for this semester.

I like your idea of Campus Instructional Facility to build and test, I am wondering if it has more than 1 year of meter data.

Also, do you have access to LEED certification on this building? I like to see if the building meet with LEED or not.

What do you think? Any suggestion will be a great help. 

 

Also, like last time, it would be great to schedule a visit to the building and show students the new systems installed in the building.

 

Many thanks

Yun

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Hi Yun. I bekieve Morgan, Joe, and Kelly-Jo may be delinquent (as usual),

 

I acknowledge your plight. Yes, CIF has historical energy data (through our usual channels). Yes, the building is LeeD and I can assist. And yes to the walkthrough.

 

Mr. T

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Mike, Dave, or Kent,

 

Would any of you be capable of assisting YK with his class this year?  I believe they build a model for a 1 campus building each year.  You can read more below and discuss with Morgan.   If any of you can help, it would be with collecting the information to share with the class (check with Beth), participating in a building tour, and potentially providing some technical assistance with the building modeling questions.

 

Thanks,

 

Kelly Jo

 

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Idea...  Have him work directly with dbHMS.  We have been getting to know Sachin (principal) and he has been eager to accommodate.  They will have all the LEED design and energy calcs readily at hand. We can easily provide as much energy usage data as is available.  It seems to me this would be an optimal solution if it is acceptable for the class instructor to work directly with the private sector.

 

David Green