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What is your current role? (select all that apply)
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Student
Architect
Engineer
Sustainability Consultant
Energy Modeling Consultant
Researcher
Software Developer
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How many years of energy modeling experience do you have?
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None/ Little/ Just getting started
1-2 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
>10 years
How does energy modeling fit within your
personal
work responsibilities? (select all that apply)
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Full-time modeler (modeling is primary job responsibility)
Part-time modeler (split time between modeling and other tasks)
Occasional modeler
Manager of other modelers
New to this industry and unsure how I will use BEM in the future
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How does energy modeling fit within your
company or institution's
employment? (select all that apply)
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Full-time modelers (our company employs full-time modelers)
Part-time modelers (split time between modeling and other tasks)
Occasional modelers
Managers of other modelers
Junior staff who may use BEM in the future
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How did you hear about BEMcyclopedia?
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Web search
From a colleague
IBPSA-USA announcement/webinar
ASHRAE BPAC conference presentation
Meeting/ discussion with BEMcyclopedia development team
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How have you used BEMcyclopedia? (select all that apply)
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I've visited the site and clicked around a bit to see what's there
I have referred colleagues/ others to BEMcyclopedia
I've read some pages that were interesting/ relevant to my work
I've made some minor edits to existing pages
I've added content to existing pages
I've created some new pages
I haven't really had a chance to use the site yet
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Which content do you find most valuable?
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Learn by Design Task section (applying BEM to different tasks, organized by phase of a design project)
Essential BEM concepts section (general knowledge topics on building science, preparing model inputs, analyzing outputs, etc.)
Interactive Lookup Tables section (tables/ graphs of commonly used modeling input assumptions)
All of the above
Which audience should content development be focused on?
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Continue to focus on junior-level energy modelers
Shift focus to cover advanced topics for experienced modelers
In the
Learn by Design Task
section, what new content is most important to be developed next?
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Continue focusing on "design assistance" topics
Create tutorials on code compliance modeling
Not sure - I haven't spent enough time in this section yet
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In the
Essential BEM Concepts
section, what new content is most important to be developed next?
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More building science topics
More deep dives on specific model types (similar to the existing "simple box model" content)
More content on analysis of model outputs
More content on automation and scripting approaches
More content on codes and standards relevant to BEM practitioners
Not sure - I haven't spent enough time in this section yet
Other:
In the
Interactive Lookup Tables
section, are there any other data types that would be useful to add? (select all that apply)
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Construction materials library (single layer with its detailed thermal properties)
Construction assembly library (multiple layers - e.g. roofs, walls with calculated thermal performance such as overall U-value)
HVAC performance curves
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Is BEMcyclopedia a useful resource for the AEC design industry?
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Are you interested in contributing content to BEMcyclopedia?
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