Autodesk Ecotect Analysis – for evaluating photovoltaic potentials,
building energy consumption, carbon emission, daylight access, ENERGY STAR
scoring; suitable for UK Part L and US LEED programs, by Autodesk
Bentley Hevacomp – software suite for simulating and analyzing building
energy consumption, carbon emission, daylighting; uses US Department of
Energy’s EnergyPlus simulation engine; suitable for UK Part L2, Australia
Section J, US Green Building Council’s LEED qualification assessments, by
Bentley
Bentley Tas
– software suite for simulating, analyzing energy consumption in complex
buildings and plants; meant as a design, facilities management
tool; can be used for UK Part L building code compliance, ASHRAE 90.1, US
LEED qualifications, by Bentley
COMFIE -
used in load calculation, thermal comfort analysis for
designing environment-friendly building, by Center for Energy and Processes
– Paris
COMSOL
Multiphysics - simulation environment for time-dependent structural
mechanics; electromagnetic, acoustics, fluid-flow simulations, by COSMOL
CPF Tools
- sales software useful in lead generation; estimation; creation
of proposals; initiation, tracking of customer financing; solar
financing, by Clean Power Finance
EnergyPlus - enables heat
balance–based zone simulation, multizone airflow characterization,
installation of photovoltaic systems, US DOE. Free
IES <VE> - for
modeling and analyzing building energy consumption, water use, carbon
emission, daylighting; suitable for UK and Ireland, US LEED, LEED-India,
Australia Part J, by IES
