Resource Library > Software & Tools
Sustainable Development Online
www.sbicouncil.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=4This directory provides a comprehensive list of modeling and design tools for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability in buildings.
SWIFT
www.swift.com/about_swift/index.page?lang=enThe SWIFT program models the behavior of a solar wall and can predict the amount of heat gathered from solar energy, the air temperature inside a building and resulting energy savings.
Energy-10
www.nrel.gov/buildings/energy10.htmlENERGY-10™ is a software tool that helps architects, builders, and engineers quickly identify the most cost-effective, energy-saving measures to take in designing a low-energy building. The simulation software is suitable for examining small commercial ...
EE4
canmetenergy-canmetenergie.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/eng/software_toEE4 is used to assess the energy performance of building designs and to verify compliance against the Model National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (MNECB) requirements.
Life Cycle Cost in Design (LCCID)
www.cecer.army.mil/facts/sheets/PL31.htmlThe WINLCCID is a life cycle costing tool that is used to evaluate and rank design alternatives for new and existing buildings and carry out "what if" analyses based on variables such as present and future costs and/or maintenance and repair costs.
Greener Buildings Sustainable Energy Design Tools
www.susdesign.com/tools.phpSustainable By Design provides a suite of shareware tools to aid architects and designers with solar design and building-energy analysis.
DEO design tool for assessment of small commercial and ...
www.nrel.gov/A DOE-supported computer design tool for small commercial and residential buildings, developed by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This package helps architects and designers assess how a building will use energy and identify which energy-effi ...
Sustainable Buildings and Communities Software & Tools
canmetenergy-canmetenergie.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/eng/buildings_cSBC develops and supports building energy simulation software that are used by architects and engineers in the Canadian construction industry to optimize the energy performance of building designs.
DOE-2
gundog.lbl.gov/dirsoft/d2whatis.htmlAn hourly, whole-building energy analysis program that calculates energy performance and life-cycle cost of operation. Can be used to analyze the energy efficiency of given designs or the efficiency or new technologies. Other uses include utility demand-s ...
EnergyGuage
energygauge.com/default.htmThis computer tool developed by the Florida Solar Energy Center allows users to determine Energy Code compliance and Home Energy Rating System (HERS) calculations. Both professional and standard versions are available.