EnergyPlus Wins Award

7/5/2012 By Benjamin J. Kaap

EnergyPlus, a computer program that models expected energy use in commercial and residential buildings, has received an R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The awards, which have been called the "Oscars of Invention," honor the 100 most technologically significant new products of the year.

Written by By Benjamin J. Kaap

EnergyPlus, a computer program that models expected energy use in commercial and residential buildings, has received an R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The awards, which have been called the "Oscars of Invention," honor the 100 most technologically significant new products of the year. Developed by M&IE professor Curt Pedersen, M&IE senior research engineer Rich Liesen, and colleagues at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, EnergyPlus is used by architects, engineers and researchers to model complex heating, cooling, and lighting systems for innovative buildings that are more energy-efficient and comfortable. EnergyPlus also calculates indirect environmental effects associated with a building's energy use, such as atmospheric pollutants. The free software has been downloaded more than 12,000 times since its release, and more than 50 licenses to collaborative developers and eight commercial licenses have been issued.


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This story was published July 5, 2012.