This tutorial in the UMI series gives you an overview of the operational energy module and how to run simulation with different settings including a batch render feature.
You can download UMI via the main webpage by following this link: https://web.mit.edu/sustainabledesignlab/
Link to the Shoebox Model reference paper: http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_1123.pdf
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
00:48 Operational energy interface
01:40 Run option delete existing results and simulate all
02:20 Run option simulate all buildings
02:32 Run option Simulation selected buildings
03:00 Batch simulation settings