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Download HOT2000 v10.51

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Impress prospective clients with full specs on the energy performance and cost implications of your design options. Improve the attractiveness of your products to mortgage-lenders by cutting utility costs with HOT2000, North America's top-of-the-line energy analysis and design software for low-rise residential.

HOT2000 building energy simulation tool is the most current reference calculation program for the ecoENERGY Housing Retrofit Program, the EnerGuide New Housing Program and the basis for government policy work in energy efficiency in Canadian housing. Powerful, accurate and easy to use, the results are calculated from pull-down menus offering you hundreds of input options for details on the building design, site and climatic zone. It has been tested and verified against actual houses – you can stand by your results.

State-of-the-art heat loss/gain and system modeling will help you design residential projects for optimal thermal effectiveness, choice and placement of windows, and heating and cooling system performance. Calculations account for the location and orientation of the building to estimate the contribution of passive solar heating. The operation and performance of the building's ventilation, heating and cooling systems will help you build comfort, enhanced energy performance and lower operating costs into all your new home and major renovation construction projects.

The software has been developed for North American home design professionals by CanmetENERGY.

Applications: 

• Forecast energy consumption for your residential construction projects more accurately than ever before
• Project energy costs and performance of natural gas, electric, propane, oil and wood heating equipment
• Check to make sure your low-rise residential designs comply with energy regulations before you start to build
• Calculate thermal resistance of envelope components, including thermal bridging of construction materials
• Improve the energy efficiency of your building designs for better cost-control and materials use
• Predict and control natural, temperature and wind-induced air infiltration to reduce your clients' energy bills
• Exploit the potential of passive solar heating to increase the energy performance of your buildings
• Plan for adequate interior ventilation for good indoor air quality and superior comfort.
• Estimate energy requirements for space heating and cooling, water heating, lighting and appliances at the design stage
• Boost your standing as a designer and your profile as a builder of well-designed, energy-efficient homes