Hello. I would like to model single homes and calibrate them to match historic zone temperature trends. I initially looked at SketchUp and OpenStudio, but there is no OS template for single homes; the closest template was MidriseApartment. I then looked at BEopt, and it looks a lot simpler to use, but I wonder if this has less flexibility in terms of user inputs.

My questions are as follows:

1) Could I use the MidriseApartment template in OS and use it to model a single residential home? Are there any underlying assumptions/settings that are only applicable to midrise apartments?

2) In SketchUp, must I select a template through "New OpenStudio Model from Wizard" to enable proper OS setup? Can I simply "Launch Openstudio" without selecting a template?

3) Which tool would you recommend for residential home modelling to zone temperature calibration?

Thank you so much!