Roof Savings Calculator
From Open Energy Information
| Name: | Roof Savings Calculator |
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| Agency/Company /Organization: |
US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE EERE) |
| Partner: | California Energy Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), White Box Technologies |
| Sector: | Energy |
| Focus Area: | - HVAC |
| Phase: | Evaluate Options |
| Topics: | Analysis Tools |
| Resource Type: | Software/modeling tools |
| User Interface: | Website |
| Complexity/Ease of Use: | Simple |
| Website: | rsc.ornl.gov/
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| Country: | United States
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| Web Application Link: | rsc.ornl.gov/
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| RelatedTo: | AtticSim (ASTM Standard) and DOE-2.1E |
| Cost: | Free |
| OpenEI Keyword(s): | Roof Savings Calculator, Roof Calculator, Modern Roof and Attic Technologies
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| Language: | English
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The Roof Savings Calculator was developed as an industry-consensus roof savings calculator for commercial and residential buildings using whole-building energy simulations. It is built upon the DOE-2.1E engine for fast energy simulation and integrates AtticSim for advanced modeling of modern attic and cool roofing technologies. An annual simulation of hour-by-hour performance is calculated for the building properties provided based on weather data for the selected location. Annual energy savings reported are based upon heating and cooling loads and thus this calculator is only relevant to buildings with a heating and/or cooling unit.