1. OpenStudio New Feature Feedback

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* 1. Please help rank the following potential new features for OpenStudio.

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Access to all template HVAC objects
Export EnergyPlus geometry to Radiance
Life cycle inventory data and analysis
Improved documentation and tutorials
Run multiple simulations and compare annual results from within OpenStudio
Display daylighting results on illuminance maps
Construction, material, and schedule libraries
Integration with slab and basement preprocessors
Photovoltaics, wind turbines, solar hot water
Better integration with the SketchUp file format
Improved timeseries results visualization
Integration with a generic IDF editor
Improved diagnostic views to highlight flaws or errors in models
Life cycle cost analysis
Utility rate libraries
Hot water systems and uses
Weather file and design day libraries
Quick energy model from 2D floor plan
Airflow network

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* 2. What is the largest deficiency in the current version of OpenStudio?

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* 3. How important are the following programs to your work in designing low energy buildings.

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EnergyPlus
OpenStudio

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* 4. At what stage of design do you usually start energy modeling?

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* 5. Has OpenStudio enabled you to begin energy modeling earlier in the design process?

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* 6. Any other feedback?

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