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****************************************************************************************************************Thank you for downloading these files from the CONTAM Modeling Website hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Any questions or concerns can be sent to Lisa Ng lisa.ng@nist.gov

The related publication to these building models is: 
Ng, L. C., Ojeda Quiles, N., Dols, W. S., S. J. Emmerich (accepted online 2017). Weather correlations to calculate infiltration rates for U. S. commercial building energy models. Building and Environment.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.10.029
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These EnergyPlus .idf files are run with EnergyPlus v. 8.0.
They are the ASHRAE 90.1-2013 version files found on DOE's website (https://www.energycodes.gov/development/commercial/prototype_models)
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They are denoted by the: 
- Building Name (Hospital, HotelSmall, OfficeMedium, RetailStandAlone, SchoolPrimary)

- City name 
	Baltimore (CZ4)
	Chicago (CZ5)
	Duluth (CZ7)
	Fairbanks (CZ8)
	Helena (CZ6)
	Memphis (CZ3)
	Miami (CZ1)
	Pheonix (CZ2)
- Whether the ZoneInfiltration object was the one originally included from the DOE website ('original') or has the infiltration inputs developed in the paper
listed above ('coefficients').

- Whether the leakage is Lkg0 (without air barrier) or Lkg2 (with air barrier)

There are a total of 160 files (5 buildings, 8 cities, 2 leakages, original, coefficients)

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Variables that will be output:
- Zone Infiltration Current Density Volume Flow Rate
- Fan Electric Power

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The weather files .epw are also included. Daylight savings is INACTIVATED. U. S. holidays are as follows:
- Jan 1, New Year's Day
- Jan 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Feb 20, Presidents' Day
- Oct 9, Columbus Day
- Nov 11, Veterans Day
- Nov 23, Thanksgiving
- Dec 25, Christmas

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