ENERGY-10TM A Powerful Energy Simulation Tool for Buildings and Homes
Project Partners: NREL Center for Building and Thermal Systems, SBIC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Berkeley Solar Group
Licensed to: Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, Innovative Design
Version: 1.8
ENERGY-10™ software analyzes and illustrates the energy and cost savings that can be achieved by applying up to a dozen sustainable design strategies. Hourly energy simulations quantify, assess, and clearly depict the benefits of:
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Passive Solar heating and cooling
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Natural Ventilation
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Well-insulated building envelopes
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High-performance windows
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High-performance lighting systems
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High-performance mechanical equipment
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And more
ENERGY-10™ helps professionals routinely deliver high-performance buildings that will operate with, on average, 20-30% lower energy costs. Using climate data that is site-specific, see how different combinations of materials, systems, and orientation yield lesser or greater results, based on energy use, comparative costs, and reduced emissions. This powerful tool helps you make informed decisions about energy performance during the crucial early phases of design, when sustainable building strategies and materials can be integrated at lowest cost. ENERGY-10™ takes the guesswork out of integrated energy design. The software calculates integrated energy performance and is best suited to buildings with one or two thermal zones. The interface is simple, the analysis thorough, and the results accurate and quick. Building types that are most frequently simulated using this software include retail and office buildings, warehouses, schools, restaurants, residences, lodging facilities, and more.
Launch ENERGY-10™ and within minutes, a detailed project simulation unfolds. The software performs hour-by-hour calculations and produces graphic reports depicting your building's thermal, HVAC, and daylighting performance over a full year of operation. Use actual energy and demand charges to track operating costs; evaluate hourly, monthly, or annual energy use; and track peak loads for your clients' projects. The software's accuracy has been demonstrated using the BESTEST procedure developed by NREL's Center for Buildings and Thermal Systems within the International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Program Task 12. BESTEST has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Energy and the international community as the accepted basis for verifying the credibility of computer simulation programs.
New in Version 1.8
Version 1.8 Features a photovoltaic module that provides the ability to model and simulate the performance of a PV system that is either stand-alone or integrated with the building. A solar domestic hot water module provides a new solar domestic/service hot water modeling capability. A new library ("ASHRAELIB") is included with Version 1.8 defining constructions (wall, roof, window, etc.) as spelled out in ASHRAE 90.1-2004.
Advantages of the ENERGY-10™ software:
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Allows you to integrate and assess dozens of energy-efficient design decisions quickly and accurately.
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Helps you and your clients understand "and see" the actual dollar savings that can be achieved through informed siting, materials selection, and integrated, energy-efficient design.
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Quantifies and clearly illustrates the impact of design decisions on first cost, operating costs, and pollution prevention
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Helps you obtain energy credits under the LEED™ program. Output reports for "daylighting" and "total building energy use" facilitate the LEED™ submission process.
Testimonials
"I use it because it is easy to use and helps in the beginning stages of the project to provide meaningful information about the energy use of a building."
- Alicia Ravetto
Alicia Ravetto Architect
"It's been my contention that as resources like ENERGY-10™ become available, our professionals will finally embrace energy efficiency as a design principle. It will become the norm for buildings to far surpass local energy codes."
- Susan Maxman, FAIA
Susan Maxman Architects
"This is the best-conceived energy analysis software I have seen... ENERGY-10™ will help both of my businesses and thousands like mine deliver higher grade consulting services to clients."
- Marc Rosenbaum, PE
Energysmiths & ARC Design Group
"Normally, I don't get excited about energy simulation models, but we at RMI are excited about this one, because we think it can fundamentally change general design practice. [ENERGY-10™ ] has a really intuitive interface that's extremely easy and fast to use."
- Amory Lovins
Rocky Mountain Institute
"I can't imagine doing another project without using ENERGY-10™ . It's so user friendly that one can get useful information right away. It also has great depth, enabling those with technical prowess to reach new heights in energy efficient design."
- A. George Beeler
AIM Associates
