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DesignBuilder 2-Day Simulation and CFD Training Course

2 day course plus on-line study - £500, including 1 month’s free use of software 

...The driving factors in choosing DesignBuilder were the software’s extensive capabilities and EnergyPlus engine, coupled with an easy to use interface...

Dr. Alex Friess Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai

After attending the DesignBuilder 2 day Simulation and CFD course, you will be able to:

  • Enter data on activity, building constructions, glazing, solar shading, schedules of building operation, lighting systems and HVAC systems.
  • Create components and templates and import/export these between projects.
  • Understand the various model options.
  • Size heating and cooling systems using EnergyPlus.
  • Run EnergyPlus simulations using real weather data and check building energy consumption, CO2 emissions, occupant comfort etc.
  • Carry out daylighting and natural ventilation analyses.
  • Work with Simple and Compact HVAC.
  • Export EnergyPlus IDF data for use outside DesignBuilder (the course does not cover working with EnergyPlus IDF data)
  • Set up external CFD analyses from site data and internal CFD analyses from models incorporating assemblies, run CFD simulations and review results.
  • Understand how to set up models that will provide converged results.

For full details of the course, download:  pdf DesignBuilder Simulation and CFD Training

Online Training must be completed prior to the course

We have restructured the 3 day training course to keep costs down and the first day, which covered creating building geometry, is now available through a series of on-line video tutorials, Basic Geometry, which MUST be completed before attending the 2 day-training course in London.

  • Confirmation must be sent to DesignBuilder that the "Basic Geometry" video tutorials have been completed before attendance. You should allow about 5 hours, including practice time.

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