EnergyPro - World Class Building Energy Analysis Software
State of the art energy analysis
EnergyPro is the most capable building energy analysis program in the world. It can be used with equal benefits on both residential and non-residential (commercial) buildings of all types. The software allows for entry of any type of building and for virtually all types of cooling and heating equipment, including variable refrigerant flow (VRF) technology and thermal energy storage (TES). Along with HVAC operating costs, EnergyPro also calculates miscellaneous building energy uses such as outdoor lighting, domestic hot water, pumps, and more. EnergyPro is used to show compliance with ASHRAE 90.1, LEED, California's Title 24 and various other energy rating systems.
Features
- Calculates HVAC Operating Costs & Building Energy Usage
- Complies with LEED, ASHRAE 90.1 and California’s Title 24
- Allows for All Types of Non-HVAC Process Energy Uses
- Performs 8,760 Hour by Hour Annual Energy Calculations
- Provides Complete Life Cycle Cost Economic Analysis
- Accounts for Solar Space Heating & Domestic Water Heating
- Take Renewable such as Photovoltaic (PV) into Account
- Models All Types of Heating and Cooling Systems, including VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) and TES (Thermal Energy Storage) systems
- Handles Complex Building Designs and Schedules
- Over 1800 Hourly Weather Data Files Provided
- Allows Complex Utility Cost Rate Structures
- Day-lighting Analysis Capability
- Provides Scores of Report Types in PDF Form
Validation/Testing
ASHRAE 140, RESNET, BESTest, CEC Certification, IRS Commercial Building Tax Credits
Limitations
EnergyPro can't handle more advanced energy concepts such cogeneration, daylighting, and off-site steam/hot water production. In these cases is necessary to use also the DOE-2 program and model the basic building in EnergyPro, generate the DOE-2 BDL file, and then manually edit the BDL file to add these features.