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Luring Architects To The Benefits of Photovoltaics
The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) has just released Version
1.8 of the award-winning ENERGY10™ software. For the first time, building designers
will have an easy to use tool to help them integrate Photovoltaics and Solar
Domestic Hot Water in an energy efficient building. These solar features were
added to ENERGY-10™ Version 1.8 at the urging of the solar industry. 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.
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A new library ("ASHRAELIB") is included defining constructions (wall,
roof, window, etc.) as spelled out in ASHRAE 90.1-2004.
Thousands of building designers and many thousands of students currently
use ENERGY-10™ to make informed decisions about the energy performance
of the smaller commercial buildings and homes they are designing. The software
helps
identify the best combination of nearly a dozen energy-efficient strategies,
including daylighting controls, passive solar heating, and high-efficiency
mechanical systems to name a few. It usually takes less than an hour at a
project's
outset
to produce a simulation, but that small investment of time can result in
energy savings of 40-70%.
A few unique advantages of ENERGY-10™ are that it:
• Allows you to integrate and assess dozens of energy-efficienct design
decisions quickly and accurately.
• 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 U.S. Green Buildiing Council's LEED™ program.
Output reports for "daylighting" and "total building energy use" facilitate
the LEED™ submission process.
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Has multiple levels of technical support, including free or hourly direct support
for professionals seeking assistance with beginning through advanced simulations,
and SBIC's free ENERGY-10™ NetForum which allows users to discuss
the program and share ideas.
Visit www.Energy-10.com for details.
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