Energy Modeling Challenge: Net Zero Hospital
Can a hospital be net zero energy? Eight energy modeling teams all using different energy modeling software tried to find out by participating in this year’s ASHRAE LowDown Showdown Energy Modeling Challenge. The challenge was held in conjunction with the ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA Simbuild 2016: Building Performance Modeling Conference this past August. I, along with […]
ASHRAE’s New Tool for 90.1 ECB
At the start of this year, ASHRAE released a free web application for the Energy Cost Budget (ECB) method of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010. The new application was developed as a tool to assist with showing a building project’s compliance with the standard. We at Cyclone Energy Group use the ECB method all the time, so […]
The Move into “Better Buildings”!
“The secret of change is to focus your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” –Socrates One of the main reasons I enjoy working at Cyclone is that we are a company of Building Authenticators. With our core services of building energy modeling, building commissioning, and real estate services, we help […]
Being an Intern at Cyclone
Hi, I’m Brian, currently working as an intern at Cyclone Energy Group. Through last summer and this year, I strongly feel that it has been an interesting experience working at Cyclone Energy Group and I would like to share with you what it’s like to be an intern here. Atmosphere The workplace is set up […]
Cautionary Tales of Building Data Analysis
Most of the buildings we work with have building automation systems (BAS) and most sizeable new commercial buildings do as well. A BAS system often allows you to see what’s happening in real time or in the past with your building. This can lead to a lot of data; a standard single air handler could […]
Thermal Performance of Balconies and Floor Slabs Study – Update #2 Weather analysis
We have the first batch of monthly data from the City Hyde Park (CHP) weather station we installed in February! Our first task was to compare the local micro-climate conditions at the CHP weather station against standard Chicago weather conditions recorded by two major weather stations located at O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare) and Midway Airport […]
Thermal Performance of Balconies and Floor Slabs Study – Update #1 Weather Station Installation
Cyclone Energy Group (Cyclone) is currently conducting an experimental study on the thermal performance of balconies and floor slabs in a high-rise residential building located on the South Side of Chicago. As part of this study, Cyclone’s research team will monitor local weather conditions, such as ambient air temperature; relative air humidity; wind speed, direction, and […]
