IBPSA-USA DOE Roadmap Comment Form

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1	Instructions for using the DOE Building Energy Modeling (BEM) Roadmap Comments Tracker
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3		DOE seeks your review and comments on a draft Building Energy Modeling (BEM) Roadmap. The draft Roadmap provides background and context, then outlines steps that DOE’s contractor recommends to help increase the use of BEM tools for the design and operation of energy-efficient buildings. The draft Roadmap is based in part on stakeholder inputs received through two workshops and telephone interviews. Stakeholders included experts in all aspects of BEM tool development and real world applications.
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10		In particular, DOE seeks your comments on:
11			- Items already under discussion in the roadmap comments
12				- Refine BEM Tools to Increase User Productivity - Section 6.3.3/Table 6-6
13				- Key Program Metrics and R&D Targets - Section 6.6/Table 6-17
14			- Accuracy and completeness of the barriers identified in the draft Roadmap (see Section 5)
15			- User expectations of how long it should take for common modeling tasks (see Section 6.3.3/Table 6-6)
16			- Metrics recommended in the draft Roadmap to measure increases in BEM use, improve BEM accuracy, and improve BEM user productivity (see Sections 6.3 and 6.6)
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18			INSTRUCTIONS FOR REVIEWERS
19		1	Please provide comments using this comment form. Comments will not be accepted in any other form.
20		2	Please see the 'Example' tab for example comments and responses showing how to use this template.
21		3	Please organize your comments using the tabs provided. There are tabs for each Chapter and Appendix, as well as a tab for General Comments
22		4	Commenters should detail their comments and questions in the 'Specific Comment' column on each tab, noting the section number in the "Section(s)" column.
23		5	Commenters should describe their proposed edit in the 'Proposed Change' column on each tab.
24		6	Where a commenter references additional papers or documents, if possible please provide a link in the comments, or a copy of the document.
25		7	For questions about the commenting process, please contact:		ops@ibpsa.us
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