Course Description

Agenda | Instructor | Fees

This seminar provides knowledge and skills for the effective use of whole building energy modeling (BEM), with an emphasis on informing the development of new buildings and the improvement of existing buildings. This seminar helps attendees to identify appropriate analysis objectives, methods and procedures that help ensure useful, high-quality results. Attendees will receive guidance on communicating analysis results and playing an effective role in a project team. This seminar is “tool agnostic” and serves as a complement to other training on the use of specific simulation software. This seminar also presents concepts with a case study approach and uses exercises to reinforce understanding of new information.

Course Objectives:

• Identify appropriate questions to evaluate and how to answer them with building energy modeling.
• Select an analysis approach -- including the appropriate simulation tool, input sources and alternatives -- based on the phase of design and questions to be evaluated.
• Plan and implement a QA/QC process to provide confidence in results.
• Effectively work with a design team and communicate analysis findings, focusing on timely, relevant information in a format appropriate for the audience.
• Develop a building energy modeling project plan, including tasks, schedule and level of effort.

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Agenda

6 Professional Development Hours (PDH)
3:00 – 6:00 PM UAE each day

Part 1: Mon, 27 Apr 2026

• Overview of energy modeling
• Early design project example
• ASHRAE Standard 209
• Accuracy and uncertainty

Part 2: Tues, 28 Apr 2026

• Weather data
• Net-zero project
• Compliance and rating project
• HVAC modeling examples
• Post occupancy reconciliation
• Model calibration
• Existing building retrofit project
• Making an impact

Instructor

Hassan Younes, Member ASHRAE, CHD, BEAP, BEMP, HFDP

Fees

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Includes course admittance, Course Materials & Certificate of Attendance            
          $343 ($263 ASHRAE Member)

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Group Discount Fee: Enroll 3 or more participants at the same time and save. Email globaltraining@ashrae.org for group registration assistance.

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Cancellation Policy: Registration fees will be refunded in full if cancellation is received by ASHRAE Global Training at least 15 working days prior to the training date at globaltraining@ashrae.org . Cancellations received between 15 and 10 working days before the course date are subject to a $50 cancellation fee. Registrants who do not attend a course or cancel less than 10 working days before the course date are liable for the entire course registration fee.

A substitute registrant may be enrolled at any time by contacting globaltraining@ashrae.org. Member/Non-Member rates will apply to the substitute registrant.