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AERCalc

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    AERCalc calculates the values used by the AERC (Attachments Energy Rating Council): https://aercnet.org/

    EPc: Energy Performance for cooling, based on EnergyPlus simulations for a cooling climate (Houston, TX)
    EPh: Energy Performance for heating, based on EnergyPlus simulations for a heating climate (Minneapolis, MN)

    AERCalc has the following features:

    Import Windows with attachments from a WINDOW database
    Specify the air leakage values for specific products such as window panels
    Calculate the annual energy performance for heating and cooling based on EnergyPlus hourly simulations
    Export the results

    Expertise Required: 

    Good working knowledge of THERM and WINDOW software to generate input for AERCalc

    Audience: 

    AERC simulators calculating ratings for attachment products

    Input: 

    THERM files (for some shading systems such as cellular shades) and WINDOW database (glazing systems plus shading systems defined).

    Output: 

    EPc and EPh

    Country: 
    United States
    Major Capabilities: 
    Ratings and Certificates
    Building Type: 
    Subsystem Level
    Commercial
    Residential
    Keywords: 
    Berkeley WINDOW
    THERM
    AERC
    Language: 
    English
    Platform: 
    Windows
    Pricing: 
    Free
    Help and Support: 
    Free Email Support
    Last Software Update: 
    26 March 2018
    Last Entry Update: 
    02 November 2018
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