ENERGY-10
ENERGY-10 software is a powerful design tool that analyzes—and illustrates—the energy and cost savings that can be achieved through more than a dozen sustainable design strategies. Hourly energy simulations help you quantify, assess, and clearly depict the benefits of daylighting, passive solar heating, natural ventilation, well-insulated envelopes, better windows, lighting systems, mechanical equipment, and more.
Current Version: 1.8, offers many new features including:
- 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.
- Solar Domestic Hot Water module provides a new solar domestic/service hot water modeling capability.
- A new library ("ASHRAELIB") is included defining constructions (wall, roof, window, etc.) as spelled out in ASHRAE 90.1-2004.
| Current Version: | 1.8 |
| System Requirements: | Although Energy-10 will run on an IBM compatible PC 486DX2 with 16MB RAM and Windows 95, this equipment is sub-optimal, and the program will run very slowly. Energy-10 simulations are very numeric intensive. You will be far more satisfied running later versions of Windows (for example, Windows 98, 2000, or XP) with the recommended hardware parameters suggested by Microsoft. Typically, this would be a system with a 350 MHz Pentium III CPU or greater, and 64MB of RAM or greater. Energy-10 itself requires at least 13 MB of hard disk space. |
| Contact: | Doug Schroeder Sustainable Buildings Industry Council 202-628-7400 ext. 210 DSchroeder@SBICouncil.org |
| Support: | Norm Weaver Sustainable Buildings Industry Council 202-628-7400 ext. 210 energy10support@sbicouncil.org |
| Documentation: | Mastering Energy-10 (Available for purchase from the SBIC Web site.) |
| Availability: | Purchase from the SBIC Web site. |
| Related WBDG Resources: | Daylighting, Energy Analysis Tools, Energy Codes and Standards, High Performance HVAC, Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, Natural Ventilation, Passive Solar Heating, Sun Control and Shading Devices and Windows and Glazing |
