Tools (Alphabetical Listing)
The following tools are listed in alphabetical order. Click on the tool name for more information.
ATHENA Impact Estimator for Buildings
Architects, engineers and researchers can get life cycle assessment (LCA) answers about conceptual designs of new buildings or renovations to existing...
BLAST (Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics)
BLAST (Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics) is a family of programs for predicting heating and cooling energy consumption in buildings a...
Building for Enviromental and Economic Sustainability (BEES)
The BEES software brings to your fingertips a powerful technique for balancing the environmental and economic performance of building products. The to...
Building Life-Cycle Cost (BLCC)
BLCC5 is programmed in Java with an XML file format. The user's guide is part of the BLCC5 Help system. The program maintains the same basic approach ...
CADD Details Library
The CADD Details Library is a collection of over 1500 generic construction details in both AutoCAD .dwg and MicroStation .dgn formats. Currently, the ...
CE-CADD
The 6.0 CE-CADD Standards were created through the partnering efforts between the Coast Guard Civil Engineering Technology Center (CETC), Department o...
COMcheck
The COMcheck materials (software, manual code compliance, and reference guides) simplify and clarify commercial and high-rise residential energy code ...
Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBIE)
COBIE allows the exchange of IFC-based facility management data. To view the data, however, a spreadsheet is a more readable format than IFC-Express o...
Construction Waste Management Database
The Construction Waste Management Database contains information on companies that haul, collect and process recyclable debris from construction projec...
Decision Support Tools for Green Building
"Decision Support Tools for Green Building" is a reference document containing entries to a variety of resources aiding project teams in designing sus...
DISCOUNT
The DISCOUNT program computes discount factors and related present values, future values, and periodic payment values of cash flows occurring at speci...
ECONPACK
A comprehensive economic analysis computer package incorporating economic analysis calculations, documentation and reporting capabilities. It is struc...
Electricity Rates (ERATES)
ERATES (Electricity Rates) is used to calculate the monthly and annual electricity costs for a facility, building, or system under a wide range of ele...
EMISS
EMISS is a special-purpose computer program for use in generating data files that can be imported into BLCC4. EMISS output files contain location-spec...
Energy Escalation Rate Calculator (EERC)
The Energy Escalation Rate Calculator computes an average annual escalation rate for fuel prices from the annual energy price forecasts of the DOE Ene...
ENERGY-10
ENERGY-10 software is a powerful design tool that analyzes—and illustrates—the energy and cost savings that can be achieved through more t...
EnergyPlus
A new generation building energy simulation program that builds on the most popular features and capabilities of BLAST and DOE-2. EnergyPlus includes ...
Facility Energy Decision System (FEDS)
Provides a comprehensive method for quickly and objectively identifying energy improvements that offer maximum savings. It is an easy to use tool for ...
Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant (FRESA)
The Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant (FRESA) Version 2.5 allows energy auditors in the DOE SAVEnergy Program to quickly evaluate renewable...
Hourly Analysis Program (HAP)
A system design tool and an energy simulation tool in one package. Uses a Windows-based graphical user interface and 32-bit software. HAP's design mod...
LEED® Version 2.1 Credit / WBDG Resource Page Matrix
The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Gree...
LEED®-DoD Antiterrorism Standards Tool
The LEED®-DoD Antiterrorism Standards Tool addresses the security implications of strategies used to achieve each LEED credit with regard to their...
Life Cycle Cost in Design (LCCID)
WINLCCID is intended to be used as a tool in evaluating and ranking design alternatives for new and existing buildings. It provides many features of a...
LIQUFAC
LIQUFAC is a microcomputer program to evaluate Soil Liquefaction Potential for sites located in a seismic zone area. For the liquefiable soil, the pro...
Motormaster+
An energy-efficient motor selection and management tool, MotorMaster+ software includes a catalog of over 20,000 AC motors. This tool features motor i...
Parametric Cost Engineering System (PACES)
Parametric Cost Engineering System (PACES) software is a cost engineering tool used to assist with the development of planning and budgeting ...
Pavement-Transportation Computer Assisted Structural Engineering (PCASE)
PCASE, or "Pavement-Transportation Computer Assisted Structural Engineering", is a software program that incorporates all transportation design and ev...
PC-Cost
The PC-Cost Module is a software tool used to prepare and submit budget estimates for construction projects. The program permits estimates to be prepa...
ProjNetSM
A goverment-to-business extranet supporting a variety of processes required in public sector contracts. Includes the award winning Design Review and ...
Remedial Action Cost Engineering and Requirements (RACER)
The Remedial Action Cost Engineering and Requirements (RACER) software is a Windows-based environmental remediation/corrective action cost-estimating ...
REScheck
REScheck is designed to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Council of America Building Officials (CABO) Model Energy Code (MEC) and t...
RoofNav
RoofNav is a free Web-based tool developed by FM Approvals™ that provides fast access to the most up-to-date FM Approved roofing products and as...
SHIPS
The Ships Characteristics Database (SCDB) provides a means for viewing and maintaining ships data of U.S. Navy and MSC ships....
Specifications Guide for Performance Monitoring Systems
Continuous performance monitoring systems in large commercial buildings can provide operators with access to improved information to operate buildings...
SpecsIntact
SpecsIntact (Specifications-Kept-Intact) is an automated system for preparing standardized facility construction specifications. The system is used by...
SuccessEstimator
SuccessEstimator is a 32-Bit integrated estimating and cost management program. It features a user-defined work breakdown structure & drag-n-drop ...
Sustainable Federal Buildings Database
This tool provides easy access to a compilation of federal agency policies and guidelines on energy efficient, sustainable government facilities. Exem...
Target Finder
Target Finder is an internet-based tool that helps you manage energy during the design of a new building. With Target Finder you can set an aggressive...
The Heat, Air and Moisture Building Science Toolbox
The Heat, Air and Moisture Building Science Toolbox is a computer program designed to simplify the application of building science principles to the d...
TRACE 700
TRACE™ 700 combines the power of the building and load design portions of TRACE 600 with the simplicity of a Windows-based operating environment...
Window Glazing Analysis Response and Design (WINGARD)
GSA developed a state-of-the-art method to analyze and predict the behavior of window glass under blast loads. This method, entitled Window Glazing A...
WUFI-ORNL/IBP
WUFI-ORNL/IBP is a menu-driven PC program which allows realistic calculation of the transient coupled one-dimensional heat and moisture transport in m...
