Here you will find past versions of the reference buildings for new construction commercial buildings, organized by building type and location. A summary of building types and climate zones is available for reference. Current versions are also available.
You can download ZIP files that contain the following:
- An EnergyPlus software input file (.idf)
- An html file showing the results from the EnergyPlus simulation (.html)
- A spreadsheet that summarizes the inputs and results for each location (.xls)
- The EnergyPlus TMY2 weather file (.epw).
Archived Reference Buildings
| Building Type | Version 1.0_3.0 updated 11/25/08 |
Version 1.1_3.1 updated 5/5/09 |
Version 1.2_4.0 updated 10/31/09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large office | (ZIP 2.2 MB) | (ZIP 2.2 MB) | (ZIP 2.2 MB) |
| Medium office | (ZIP 2.1 MB) | (ZIP 2.1 MB) | (ZIP 2.1 MB) |
| Small office | (ZIP 1.4 MB) | (ZIP 1.4 MB) | (ZIP 1.4 MB) |
| Warehouse | (ZIP 980 KB) | (ZIP 980 KB) | (ZIP 980 KB) |
| Stand-alone retail | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| Strip mall | (ZIP 2.3 MB) | (ZIP 2.3 MB) | (ZIP 2.3 MB) |
| Primary school | (ZIP 2.6 MB) | (ZIP 2.6 MB) | (ZIP 2.6 MB) |
| Secondary school | (ZIP 3.9 MB) | (ZIP 3.9 MB) | (ZIP 3.9 MB) |
| Supermarket | (ZIP 2.2 MB) | (ZIP 2.2 MB) | ZIP 2.2 MB) |
| Fast food | (ZIP 1.1 MB) | (ZIP 1.1 MB) | (ZIP 1.1 MB) |
| Restaurant | (ZIP 1 MB) | (ZIP 1 MB) | (ZIP 1 MB) |
| Hospital | (ZIP 3.9 MB) | (ZIP 3.9 MB) | (ZIP 3.9 MB) |
| Outpatient health care | (ZIP 888 KB) | (ZIP 888 KB) | (ZIP 888 KB) |
| Small Hotel | (ZIP 4.7 MB) | (ZIP 4.7 MB) | (ZIP 4.7 MB) |
| Large Hotel | (ZIP 2.6 MB) | (ZIP 2.6 MB) | (ZIP 2.6 MB) |
| Midrise Apartment | (ZIP 2.6 MB) | (ZIP 2.6 MB) | (ZIP 2.6 MB) |
| Climate Zone | Version 1.0_3.0 updated 11/25/08 |
Version 1.1_3.1 updated 5/5/09 |
Version 1.2_4.0 updated 10/31/09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A Miami, Florida | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 2A Houston, Texas | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 2B Phoenix, Arizona | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 3A Atlanta, Georgia | (ZIP 2 MB) | (ZIP 2 MB) | (ZIP 2 MB) |
| 3B Los Angeles, California | (ZIP 2 MB) | (ZIP 2 MB) | (ZIP 2 MB) |
| 3B Las Vegas, Nevada | (ZIP 2 MB) | (ZIP 2 MB) | (ZIP 2 MB) |
| 3C San Francisco, California | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 4A Baltimore, Maryland | (ZIP 2 MB) | (ZIP 2 MB) | (ZIP 2 MB) |
| 4B Albuquerque, New Mexico | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 4C Seattle, Washington | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 5A Chicago, Illinois | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 5B Boulder, Colorado | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 6A Minneapolis, Minnesota | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 6B Helena, Montana | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 7 Duluth, Minnesota | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |
| 8 Fairbanks, Alaska | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) | (ZIP 1.9 MB) |