ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a project that aims to create a DesignBuilder model of a single-family detached house located in the United States. The project helps to model a real-world example building and analyse the key results of a whole building energy simulation. A single-family home with two floors and one basement will be modelled in this project. The chapter provides details of activity, maximum occupancy, equipment load and lighting loads in each of the room and also outlines occupancy, equipment, lighting, and mechanical equipment schedules. For creating any energy simulation model, it is important to define the area of the building within the thermal boundary. In this home, all the rooms within the building, including the attic area, are insulated, except the garage. This home is constructed using advanced framing techniques. The building is centrally heated and cooled. The heating is provided through a gas furnace, and the cooling system is a central split system.
