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1D-HAM

heat, air, moisture transport, walls

3E Plus

insulation, insulation thickness

Free software.

AAMASKY

skylights, daylighting, commercial buildings

ABACODE

Residential code compliance, IECC

Free software.

ACOUSALLE

acoustics, codes and standards

Acoustics Program

HVAC acoustics, sound level prediction, noise level

ADELINE

daylighting, lighting, commercial buildings buildings

AFT Fathom

design, pump selection, pipe analysis, duct design, duct sizing, chilled water systems, hot water system

AFT Mercury

optimization, pipe optimization, pump selection, duct design, duct sizing, chilled water systems, hot water systems

AGI32

lighting, daylighting, rendering, roadway

AIRPAK

airflow modeling, contaminant transport, room air distribution, temperature and humidity distribution, thermal comfort, computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

AkWarm

home energy rating systems, home energy, residential modeling, weatherization

Analysis Platform

heating, cooling, and SWH equipment, commercial buildings

Animate

animated visualization of data, XY graphs, energy-use data

AnTherm

thermal bridges, heat flow, steady state, transfer coefficients, temperature distribution

Apache

thermal design, thernal analysis, energy simulation, dynamic simulation, system simulation

ApacheCalc

heat loss, heat gain, load calculation

ApacheHVAC

buildings, HVAC, simulation, energy performance

ApacheLoads

heat loss, heat gain, load calculations

ApacheSim

thermal simulation, energy consumption

Athena Model

life cycle assessment, environment, building materials, buildings

Free software.

AUDIT

operating cost, bin data, residential, commercial

Awnshade

solar shading, awnings, overhangs, side fins, windows

BASECALC

foundations, basements, slab-on-grade, residential buildings

Free software.

Be06

energy performance, building regulations, house, office, commercial and institutional

BEAVER

energy simulation, thermal analysis

BEES

environmental performance, green buildings, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, sustainable development

Free software.

BESTEST

exterior envelope simulation program capability tests

Free software.

BE$T

electric motors, energy efficiency

BinMaker Pro

weather data, binned weather data, design weather data

BLCC

economic analysis, ESPCs, federal buildings, life-cycle costing

Free software.

BSim2002

building simulation, energy, daylight, thermal analysis, indoor climate

BTU Analysis Plus

HVAC, heating, cooling, heat load studies

BTU Analysis REG

HVAC, heating, cooling, heat load studies

Building Design Advisor

design, daylighting, energy performance, prototypes, case studies, commercial buildings

Free software.

Building Energy Analyzer

air-conditioning, heating, on-site power generation, heat recovery, CHP, BCHP.

Building Energy Modelling and Simulation: Self-Learning Modules

energy simulation, buildings, courseware, self-learning, modeling, simulation

Free software.

Building Greenhouse Rating

operational energy, greenhouse performance, national benchmark

Free software.

BUS++

energy performance, ventilation, air flow, indoor air quality, noise level

BV2

annual energy use, durational diagram

CAMEL

load estimation, psychrometrics, plant sizing

CATALOGUE

windows, fenestration, product information, thermal characteristics

Free software.

CELLAR

cellar, heat loss, design rules

CHP Capacity Optimizer

CHP, cogeneration, capacity optimization, distributed generation

Free software.

CHVAC

commercial hvac, load calculations, CLTD

CL4M Commercial Cooling and Heating Loads

cooling loads, heating loads, commercial buildings

CLIMATE 1

climate data, climatic maps, sun chart

Climate Consultant

climate analysis, psychrometric chart, bioclimatic chartm wind wheel

Free software.

Climawin 2005

building thermal regulations

C-MAX

pumps, fans, chillers, compressors, energy conservation, facility design

Cold Room Calc

refrigeration load, heat gains, heat loads, cold room, cooler, freezer, refrigerated warehouse

COMcheck-EZ

energy code compliance, commercial buildings, codes training, energy savings

Free software.

COMFIE

energy performance, design, retrofit, residential buildings, commercial buildings, passive solar

COMIS

multizone airflow, pollution transport

Free software.

Commodity Server

energy database server, time series energy, portfolio management

CompuLyte

lighting, daylighting, rendering

Free software.

Construction R-value Calculator

R-value, thermal bridging

Free software.

CONTAM

airflow analysis; building controls; contaminant dispersal; indoor air quality, multizone analysis, smoke control, smoke management, ventilation

Free software.

Cool Roof Calculator

reflective roof, roofing membrane, low-slope roof

Free software.

Cool Room Calc

cooling load, heat gains, heat loads, air-conditioned room, air conditioner, HVAC, air conditioning

Co$tWorks98

HVAC systems, energy costs, energy economics, heating and cooling systems

CtrlSpecBuilder

HVAC controls, specifications, CSI Section 15900 HVAC Instrumentation and Controls

Free software.

Dataplus-online

monitoring and targeting, energy management, self-billing

Daylight

daylighting, daylight factor

Free software.

Daylight 1-2-3

climate-based daylighting metrics, integrated lighting/thermal simulations, lighting controls

Free software.

DAYSIM

annual daylight simulations, electric lighting energy use, lighting controls

Free software.

DD4M Air Duct Design

duct design, air-conditioning, heating

Degree Day Forecasts

degree days, historical weather, mean daily temperature

Free software.

Degree Day Reports

degree days, historical weather, mean daily temperature

Free software.

Demand Response Quick Assessment Tool

demand response, load estimation, EnergyPlus

Free software.

DEROB-LTH

energy performance, heating, cooling, thermal comfort, design

DesiCalc

desiccant system, air-conditioning, system design, energy analysis, dehumidification, desiccant-based air treatment

Design Advisor

whole-building, energy, comfort, natural ventilation, double-skin facade

Free software.

DesignBuilder

Building energy simulation, visualisation, CO2 emissions, solar shading, natural ventilation, daylighting, comfort studies, CFD, HVAC simulation, pre-design, early-stage design, building energy code compliance checking, OpenGL EnergyPlus interface, building stock modelling, hourly weather data, heating and cooling equipment sizing

D-Gen PRO

distributed power generation, on-site power generation, CHP, BCHP

Diag DPE

energy performance directive

DIALux

lighting design, daylight and artificial lighting, emergency lighting, road lighting

Free software.

DIN V 18599

DIN V 18599, EPBD, energy performance of buildings directive

Free software.

Discount

present value, discount factors, future values, life-cycle cost

Free software.

DOE-2

energy performance, design, retrofit, research, residential and commercial buildings

DOLPHIN

duct sizing, duct and fitting pressure loss, fan pressure

DONKEY

duct sizing, equal friction, static regain, balanced pressure drop, duct acoustics, self generated noise, room sound pressure level

DPClima

thermal load calculation, equipment sizing

Duct Calculator

duct-sizing, design, engineering, calculation

DUCTSIZE

duct sizing, equal friction, static regain

EA-QUIP

building modeling, energy savings analysis, retrofit optimization (work scope development), investment analysis

EASY: Whole House Energy Audit

energy audit, residential buildings, retrofit, economic evaluation, DSM

e-Bench

energy benchmarking, environmental benchmarking, energy audit, invoice verification and reconciliation, performance contract verification

EBS

utility billing, energy management

ecasys

energy program management

EcoAdvisor

online interactive training, online multimedia training, sustainable commercial buildings, lighting, HVAC

Free software.

ECO-BAT

environmental performance, life cycle assessment, sustainable development

Eco Lumen

lighting design, energy efficient

ECOTECT

environmental design, environmental analysis, conceptual design, validation; solar control, overshadowing, thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, prevailing winds, natural and artificial lighting, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, scheduling, geometric and statistical acoustic analysis

eDNA

energy data management, on-line data archive

EE4 CBIP

whole building performance, building incentives

Free software.

EE4 CODE

standards and code compliance, whole building energy performance

Free software.

EED

Earth energy, boreholes, ground heat storage, ground source heat pump system (GSHP)

EEM Suite

energy management, energy accounting, benchmarking, energy use analysis, energy forecasting

EffTrack

chiller efficiency, chiller performance

EMISS

atmospheric pollution, energy-related pollution emissions

Free software.

EMODEL

data processing, graphing and regression modeling of energy-use data

EN4M Energy in Commercial Buildings

energy calculation, commercial buildings, bin method, economic analysis

EnerCAD

building energy efficiency, early design optimisation, architecture oriented, solar toolbox, SIA 380/1 compliance

Energy-10

conceptual design, residential buildings, small commercial buildings

EnergyAide

Energy audits, home energy analysis, retrofit

Energy Auditor

energy audit

Free software.

Energy CAP Enterprise

energy information, energy accounting, energy tracking, utility bill management, energy management, utility bill accounting, benchmarking, degree days, M&V, energy measurement, FASER

Energy CAP Professional

energy information, energy accounting, energy tracking

Energy Estimator

Variable frequency drive, energy savings, fans, pumps

EnergyGauge USA

residential, energy calculations, code compliance

Energy Lens

energy management, half-hourly data analysis, business energy saving, monitoring and targeting

EnergyPlus

energy simulation, load calculation, building performance, simulation, energy performance, heat balance, mass balance

Free software.

EnergyPro

California Title 24, compliance software, energy simulation, commercial, residential

Energy Profiler

load profiles, rate comparisons, data collection

Energy Profiler Online

online, energy usage, load profiles, bill estimation

Energy Profile Tool

benchmarking, energy efficiency screening, end-use energy analysis, building performance analysis, utility programs

Energy Scheming

design, residential buildings, commercial buildings, energy efficiency, load calculations

EnergyShape

energy load, end-use, energy profile

Energy Trainer for Energy Managers HVAC Module

training, HVAC, operation and maintenance, existing buildings

Energy Usage Forecasts

degree days, historical weather, mean daily temperature, load calculation, energy simulation

Energy WorkSite

energy benchmarking, facility checklist, utility bill manager

ENERPASS

energy performance, design, residential and small commercial buildings

ENER-WIN

energy performance, load calculation, energy simulation, commercial buildings, daylighting, life-cycle cost

ENFORMA

data acquisition, energy performance, building diagnostics, HVAC systems, lighting systems

Engineering Toolbox

Refrigerant line sizing, air properties, fluid properties, power factor correction, duct sizing

Envest

sustainable design, green buildings, life cycle analysis, environmental impact analysis

ENVSTD and LTGSTD

Federal commercial building standard, code compliance, energy savings

Free software.

EPB-software

EPBD implementation, Flemish region, primary energy consumption

Free software.

EQUER

life cycle assessment, design, retrofit, residential and commercial buildings, simulation

ERATES

electricity costs, electric utility rates schedules

Free software.

e-Sankey

Sankey diagram, flow chart, energy efficiency, visualization

Software has been updated.

ESP-r

energy simulation, environmental performance, commercial buildings, residential buildings, visualisation, complex buildings and systems

Free software.

EXTREMES

extreme weather, weather sequences, simulation, energy calculation

EZDOE

energy performance, design, retrofit, research, residential and commercial buildings

E-Z Heatloss

heat loss, heat gain, residential calculation

EZ Sim

energy accounting, utility bills, calibration, retrofit, simulation

FASER

energy information, resource accounting

FEDS

multibuilding facilities, energy simulation, retrofit opportunities, life cycle costing, emissions impacts, alternative financing

FENSIZE

fenestration, solar heat gain coefficient, thermal transmittance, visible transmittance, windows, skylights, code compliance

FenSpec

fenestration, product information, glazing, windows, doors, skylights, glazing manufacturers information

FENSTRUCT

structural performance, fenestration, deflection, stress, moment of inertia, centroids, AAMA

FindSolar

solar, photovoltaics, ppol, spa, calculations, economics

Free software.

flixo

2D heat transfer, cold bridge, fenestration, thermal bridge

FLOVENT

airflow, heat transfer, simulation, HVAC, ventilation

FLUCS

illumination, daylighting

FlucsDL

daylight simulation

FlucsPro

luminaires, lighting design, lighting analysis, photometric data, radiosity

foAudits

Energy audit

Software has been updated.

FRAME4

fenestration, framing, heat transfer, building components, thermal characteristics

FRAMEplus

windows, fenestration, framing, building components, thermal characteristics, optical characteristics

FRESA

renewable energy, retrofit opportunities

Free software.

FSEC 3.0

energy performance, research, advanced cooling and dehumidification

GaBi 4

environment, life cycle assessment, LCA, ecoprofiles, system analysis, design, research

Gas Cooling Guide PRO

gas cooling, hybrid HVAC systems

GenOpt

system optimization, parameter identification, nonlinear programming, optimization methods, HVAC systems

Free software.

GIHMS

industrialized housing production operations

GLASTRUCT

structural performance, fenestration, deflection, stress, ASTM

Green Building Studio

CAD, energy performance, building information modeling, interoperability, DOE-2, EnergyPlus

Free software.

GS2000

geothermal heat pump, heat exchanger sizing, ground source heat pump

Free software.

HAMLab

Heat air and moisture, simulation laboratory, hygrothermal model, PDE model, ODE model, building and systems simulation, MatLab, SimuLink, FemLab, optimization

Free software.

HAP

energy performance, load calculation, energy simulation, HVAC equipment sizing

HAP System Design Load

Cooling and heating load calculation, HVAC equipment sizing, zoning and air distribution

HBLC

heating and cooling loads, heat balance, energy performance, design, retrofit, residential and commercial buildings

HEAT2

heat transfer, 2D, dynamic, simulation

HEAT3

heat transfer, three-dimensional heat conduction, transient heat flow, steady-state heat flow

Heat Pump Design Model

heat pump, air conditioner, air-to-air heat pump, equipment simulation

Free software.

HEED

whole building simulation, energy efficient design, climate responsive design, energy costs, indoor air temperature

Free software. Software has been updated.

HiLight

lighting, energy code, code compliance

Free software.

Home Energy Saver

internet-based energy simulation, residential buildings

Free software.

HOMER

remote power, distributed generation, optimization, off-grid, grid-connected, stand-alone

Free software.

HOT2000

energy performance, design, residential buildings, energy simulation, passive solar

Free software.

HOT2 XP

energy performance, design, residential buildings, energy simulation, passive solar

Free software.

HPSIM

heat pump, research

Free software.

HVAC 1 Toolkit

energy calculations, HVAC component algorithms, energy simulation, performance prediction

HVACSIM+

HVAC equipment, systems, controls, EMCS, complex systems

Free software.

HVAC Solution

boilers, chillers, heat exchangers, cooling towers, pumps, fans, expansion tanks, heat pumps, fan coils, terminal boxes, louvers, hoods, radiant panels, coils, dampers, filters, piping, valves, ductwork, schedules

Hydronics Design Studio

hydronic heating, radiant heating, simulation, design, piping

IAQ-Tools

indoor air quality, 'sick' buildings, ventilation design, contaminant source control design, tracer gas calculations

I-BEAM

indoor air quality, IAQ education, IAQ management, energy and IAQ

Free software.

IDA Indoor Climate and Energy

design, energy performance, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, commercial buildings

IDEAL

electric utility analysis, electricity costs, bill analysis

Indoor Humidity Tools

indoor air humidity, dryness, condensation

INDUS

ductwork sizing, ductwork design, HVAC

InterLane Power Manager

energy metering, monitoring, power management

ION Enterprise

energy management, power quality, power reliability, cost allocation

IPSE

solar architecture, passive solar, residential buildings, primer, introduction, educational, reference

Free software.

ISE

thermal model, building zone simulation, MatLab/SimuLink

Free software.

ISOVER Energi

energy performance, heat loss, U-value, profitability, Danish building regulations

IWEC

international weather, weather data, climate data, energy calculations

IWRAPS

water planning, water management, water use forecasting, water conservation, water rights, military installations

IWR-MAIN

water demand analysis, municipal and industrial water demand, water conservation, water resource planning

J-Works

load calculation, commercial buildings, residential buildings

KCL-ECO

life cycle, inventory, assessment, LCA

LESO-COMFORT

thermal comfort, load calculation, energy

LESOCOOL

airflow, passive cooling, energy simulation, mechanical ventilation

LESODIAL

Daylighting, early design stage, user-friendliness

LESOKAI

thermal tranmission, water vapor, building envelope

LESOSAI

heating energy, energy simulation, load calculation, standards

LESO-SHADE

shading factors, solar shading, building geometry

LifeCycle

life-cycle cost, economics

LightPro

luminaires, lighting analysis, photometric data

LISA

life cycle analysis, sustainability, utilisation, embodied energy

Free software.

Load Express

Design, light commercial buildings, heating and cooling loads, HVAC

Software has been updated.

Look3D

three-dimensional, full-color surface plots from columnar data, energy-use data

LoopDA

airflow analysis, indoor air quality, multizone analysis, natural ventilation

Macromodel for Assessing Residential Concentrations of Combustion Generated Pollutants

indoor air quality, research

MarketManager

building energy modeling, design, retrofit

METEONORM 6

weather data, solar radiation, temperature, typical years, climate analysis

METRIX4

monitoring and verification, utility bill analysis, utility accounting

MHEA

retrofit opportunities, audit, mobile homes

Microflo

CFD, airflow, air quality, thermal performance

Micropas6

energy simulation, heating and cooling loads, residential buildings, code compliance, hourly

ModEn

object-oriented simulation, energy simulation, controls, energy audit, energy-saving, energy performance, dynamic simulation, research, education, heating, air conditioning

MOIST

combined heat and moisture transfer, envelope

Free software.

MotorMaster+

motors, energy efficient motors, motor database, motor management, industrial efficiency

Free software. Software has been updated.

myupgrades.com

HVAC updates, HVAC equipment selection, energy savings, up-sell

National Energy Audit (NEAT)

retrofit, energy, audit, efficiency measures

NewQUICK

Passive simulation, load calculations, natural ventilation, evaporative cooling, energy analysis.

OHVAP

venting design, oil-fired equipment

Opaque

wall thermal transmission, U-value

Free software.

OptoMizer

lighting audit, lighting retrofit, lighting efficiency

Overhang Annual Analysis

window, overhang, shading, solar

Free software.

Overhang Design

solar, window, overhang, shading

ParaSol

solar protection, solar shading, windows, buildings, solar energy transmittance, solar heat gain coefficient, energy demand, heating, cooling, comfort, daylight

Free software.

PASSPORT

heating requirements, passive solar, residential buildings, standards

PEAR

design, retrofit, residential buildings

Pervidi

, building systems, performance, preventative maintenance, analysis, residential and commercial buildings

PHOENICS

computational fluid dynamics, air pollution, smoke and fire, air flow

Physibel

heat transfer, mass transfer, radiation, convection, steady-state, transient, 2-D, 3-D

Pipe Designer

fluid systems, piping design, existing systems

Pipe-Flo

piping analysis, pump selection, piping design, hydraulic analysis, pump sizing, pressure drop calculator, hydraulic modeling, steam distribution, chilled water, sprinkler system

Pisces

pipework, heating, cooling

PocketControls

PDA, controls, front end, handheld

PRISM

utility billing data, demand-side management, statistical energy savings

Prophet Load Profiler

energy analysis, load profiling, cost comparison, energy budgeting, rate analysis, data collection, real-time monitoring, load shedding

PsyCalc

psychrometric, temperature, moisture content, atmospheric pressure

Psychrometric Analysis

psychrometric analysis, HVAC

Free software.

PVcad

photovoltaic, facade, yield, electrical

Free software.

PV-DesignPro

photovolatiac design, tracking systems, solar, electrical design

PV*SOL

photovoltaic systems simulation, planning and design software, grid connected systems, stand-alone systems

PVSYST

PV system sizing, PV system simulation, grid-connected PV systems, stand-alone PV systems, shading, solar tools

PYTHON

pipe sizing, pump sizing, control valve selection

Quick BLCC

multiple project LCC analysis, simplified LCC analysis

Free software.

Quick Calc

lighting design, 3d drawing, indoor lighting

Free software.

Quick Est

lighting, 3d drawing, indoor lighting

Free software.

Radiance

lighting, daylighting, rendering

Free software.

Radiance Control Panel

radiance, lighting, daylighting, ray tracing, glare

Free software.

Radiance Interface

Lighting, daylighting, ray tracing, glare

RadOnCol

solar radiation, solar collector

Free software.

RadTherm

convection, conduction, radiation, weather, solar, transient

REEP

energy- and water-efficiency strategies, economic analysis, pollution abatement, DOD installations

Free software.

Rehab Advisor

high performance housing, single family, multifamily, housing renovation, energy efficiency

Free software.

REM/Design

energy simulation, residential buildings, code compliance, design, weatherization, equipment sizing, EPA Energy Star Home analysis

REM/Rate

home energy rating systems, residential buildings, energy simulation, code compliance, design, weatherization, EPA Energy Star Home analysis, equipment sizing

REScheck

energy code compliance, residential buildings, codes training, energy savings

Free software.

RESEM

retrofit, institutional buildings

Free software.

RESFEN

fenestration, energy performance

Free software.

RHVAC

residential HVAC, residential load calculations, ACCA, Manual J

Right-Suite Residential for Windows

residential loads calculations, duct sizing, energy analysis, HVAC equipment selection, system design

RIUSKA

Energy calculation, heat loss calculation, system comparison, dimensioning, 3D-modelling

RL5M

residential, cooling, heating, energy, economic analysis.

Room Air Conditioner Cost Estimator

air conditioner, life-cycle cost, energy performance, residential buildings, energy savings

Free software.

SBEM

energy consumption/performance, carbon dioxide emissions, UK building regulations, compliance checking, non-residential buildings

Free software.

SenseDat Analyzer

energy monitoring, building energy analysis, energy education

ShadowFX

shading calculations, sun modelling, solar shading

SIMBAD Building and HVAC Toolbox

transient simulation, control, integrated control, control performance, graphical simulation environment, modular, system analysis, HVAC

SIP Scheming

stressed skin insulating core panels

SkyVision

Skylight, light well, fenestration, glazing, optical characteristics, daylighting.

Free software.

SLAB

slab on the ground, heat loss, design rules

SMILE

object-oriented simulation environment, building and plant simulation, complex energy systems, time continuous hybrid systems

Free software.

SMOC-ERS

energy efficiency program, auditing, reporting

SMOG

energy calculation, heat loss calculation, system comparison, dimensioning, 3D-modelling

solacalc

passive solar, house design, building design, building services, design tools

SOLAR-2

windows, shading fins, overhangs, daylight

Free software.

SOLAR-5

design, residential and small commercial buildings

Free software.

SolArch

thermal performance calculation, solar architecture, residential buildings, design checklists

Free software.

SolarPro 2.0

solar water heating, thermal processes, alternative energy, simulation

SolarShoeBox

Direct gain, passive solar

Free software.

Solar Tool

overhang sizing and position, shading devices, louvers,

SolDesigner

design, solar thermal, solar hot water, solar heating plants, solar design

Sol Path

solar, sun, sun path

Sombrero 3.01

Solar shading, solar radiation, building geometry, solar systems

SPACER

fenestration, spacer, THERM, thermal modeling, IGU, sealants

SPARK

object-oriented, research, complex systems, energy performance, short time-step dynamics

Free software.

SPOT

daylighting, electric lighting, photosensor, energy savings

Free software.

Star Perfomer

energy performance diagnostic, energy audit, office building

Free software.

STE

thermal regulations, residential and commercial buildings, energy certification

SunAngle

Solar, sun, angle

SunAngle Professional Suite

sun angle, solar calculator

Suncast

solar shading, insolation

SUN_CHART Solar Design Software

sunchart, solar position, sun path, shading

SUNDAY

energy performance, residential and small commercial buildings

SUNDI

solar shading, solar irradiance, solar patterns

Free software.

SunPath

solar geometry, sun position

SunPosition

solar angle design, solar altitude, solar design

SunPosition online

sun position, solar angle design, solar azimuth, solar altitude, sun path

Free software.

SUNREL

design, retrofit, research, residential buildings, small office buildings, energy simulation, passive solar

Sunspec

solar radiation, illuminance, irradiance, luminous efficacies, solar position

SuperLite

daylighting, lighting, residential and commercial buildings

Free software.

System Analyzer

Energy analyses, load calculation, comparison of system and equipment alternatives

TAPS

pipe sizing

Tariff Analysis Project

bill calculator, utility bills, tariff, schedules, rates, rate schedules, utility rates, utility tariffs, cost savings, energy savings analysis, investment analysis

Free software.

TAS

Building dynamic thermal simulation, building simulation , comfort, CFD, thermal analysis, energy simulation

Tetti FV

photovoltaic, PV, energy performance, design, PV system sizing, PV system simulation, grid-connected PV systems

Therm

two-D heat transfer, building products, fenestration

Free software.

Thermal Comfort

thermal comfort calculation, comfort prediction, indoor environment

ThermoSim

dynamic heat transfer, wall systems, simulation algorithms, interactive simulation, Java

Free software.

Toolkit for Building Load Calculations

building loads, energy calculations, heat balance model, heat transfer

TownScope II

solar energy, urban design, visual reasoning

TRACE 700

Energy performance, load calculation, HVAC equipment sizing, energy simulation, commercial buildings

TRACE Load 700

Heating and cooling load calculation, air distribution simulation, HVAC equipment sizing, commercial buildings

TREAT

weatherization auditing software, Home Performance with Energy Star auditing tool, retrofit, single family, multifamily residential, mobile homes, HERS ratings, load sizing.

TRNSYS

energy simulation, load calculation, building performance, simulation, research, energy performance, renewable energy, emerging technology

tsbi3

energy performance, design, retrofit, research, residential and commercial buildings, indoor climate

T*SOL

solar thermal heating, swimming pool heating, solar planning and design

Umberto

material and energy flow analysis, process optimization, environmental impact assessment, material flow cost accounting, life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC)

UMIDUS

moisture calculation, latent and sensible conduction loads, heat and mass transfer through building envelopes

Free software.

UM Profiler

utility metering, utility accounting

Varitrane Duct Designer

duct sizing, static regain, equal friction, fitting loss

VentAir 62

ventilation design, ASHRAE Standard 62

VIP+

energy performance, code compliance, design, research, residential and commercial buildings, costs, environmental sustainable

VIPWEB

energy performance, code compliance, design, research, residential and commercial buildings, costs, environmental sustainable

Free software.

VISION4

fenestration, solar optical characteristics, thermal performance, windows, glazing

Visual

lighting, lighting design, roadway lighting, visual, lumen method

Free software.

VisualDOE

energy, energy efficiency, energy performance, energy simulation, design, retrofit, research, residential and commercial buildings, simulation, HVAC, DOE-2

Visualize-IT Energy Information and Analysis Tool

energy analysis, rate comparison, load profiles, interval data

Visual TTH

thermal regulation, compliance, EN 12831, RT 2000, RT 2005

WaterAide

water audits, water analysis, water end-sue allocation, retrofits, domestic hot water

WATERGY

water conservation opportunities, energy savings

Free software.

Weather Data Viewer

weather, climate, extreme weather, design data, design temperature, humidity, dew point, dry bulb, wet bulb, temperature, enthalpy, wind speed

Weather Tool

weather data visualization, psychrometry, passive design analysis, optimum orientiation, data synthesis

Weather Year for Energy Calculations 2

weather data, energy calculations, simulation data

Window

fenestration, thermal performance, solar optical characteristics, windows, glazing

Free software.

Window Heat Gain

Solar, window, energy

WISE

hygrothermal model, building simulation, MatLab/SimuLink Tool

Free software.

WUFI-ORNL/IBP

moisture modeling, hygrothermal model, combined heat and moisture transport, building envelope performance

Free software.

ZIP

economic insulation level, residential buildings

Free software.

¡Get Psyched!

psychrometric chart, moisture, humidity, dry bulb temperature, wet bulb temperature


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