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ENERPASS
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Posting Date | 21 December 2009
Type of tool | Simulation Tool
Countries where the tool has been developed | North America
Country where the tool is in use | North America
Geographic Coverage | International
Theme | Calculation, simulation
Target Group | Building professionals
Conditions of availability | Sale
Price | 320
Input of the tool | Users must enter areas and R-values of walls, windows, etc and the characteristics of the HVAC and lighting systems. The program includes libraries of standard construction assemblies and equipment.
Output of the tool | Annual energy use and cost; includes histograms of temperature, humidity and light levels. Hourly results can also be displayed.
Strengths | Easy and quick data entry. Hourly calculation of results.
Weaknesses | The program is limited to seven zones and cannot handle large complex buildings such as hospitals.
Tool Languages | English
Detailed building energy simulation program for residential and smaller commercial buildings. ENERPASS calculates the annual energy use for space heating, cooling, lighting, water heating and fan energy. The calculations are performed on an hourly basis using hourly measured weather data. ENERPASS can model up to seven building zones and provides hourly temperature and humidity predictions for each zone. A wide range of HVAC systems can be modelled including make-up air units, heat recovery ventilators, rooftop units, VAV, four-pipe fan coil, and dual duct. The program uses full screen data entry in an easy-to-use format. A typical building model can be generated in one to two hours. In IEA validation studies ENERPASS results compare favorably with other hourly based computer programs.
Tool website URL(s) | http://www.enermodal.com/Canadian/index.html
Submitted by Hicham LAHMIDI (BUREAU VERITAS)