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Omer T. Karaguzel
Feb 24, 20212 min read
SOME BIG NUMBERS AND ENERGY TERMS
Here is a line up of some big numbers, their power terms and the prefixes. These are also applicable to the building energy consumption...
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Omer T. Karaguzel
Feb 22, 20215 min read
THE BENEFITS OF REDUCING THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING ENERGY
Let's think about what can happen when one of your high-performance design alternatives reveals a noticeable reduction in the electric...
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Omer T. Karaguzel
Feb 19, 20215 min read
THERMAL ZONES OF BUILDING ENERGY MODELS
A “thermal zone” is the unit element or the building block of a building energy model. A “thermal zone” represents a fully enclosed...
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Omer T. Karaguzel
Feb 17, 20214 min read
POWER IS NOT ENERGY
And they have different units of measurement! This is no brainer, right? and we all know that power is different from energy. However, I...
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Omer T. Karaguzel
Feb 15, 20213 min read
BENCHMARKING vs BASELINING FOR BUILDING ENERGY MODELS
Without having a reference point the comparative nature of building energy models becomes unuseable. The reference point is the origin of...
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Omer T. Karaguzel
Feb 12, 20213 min read
THE EQUATION FOR SENSIBLE HEATING-COOLING LOADS
Look at this fundamental equation again, that is the rate of energy consumption due to sensible heating/cooling of atmospheric air used a...
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Omer T. Karaguzel
Feb 12, 20211 min read
A STATEMENT FOR A TURLY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECT
A truly sustainable project of any size should be outcome of an integrated and iterative design activity performed by a...
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Omer T. Karaguzel
Feb 12, 20214 min read
THE QUINTESSENTIAL FEATURES AND APPROACHES OF BUILDING PERFORMANCE MODELING
Building energy models are physics-based mathematical representations of the interactions of (mass and energy fluxes) of the building...
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