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1 Paolo Musso, Stam S.r.l. This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no

2 Energy efficiency environment and decision-support tools to improve energy efficiency in buildings Paolo Musso, Stam S.r.l. This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no

3 Market and Barriers In building construction field, who wants to: Usually has: Design Improve Retro-fit Inexperience in financing: Bank loans, public schemes, third party financing Lack of awareness of energy efficiency in buildings (general public) No clear ideas about which new interventions are available and their potential savings Lack of appreciation in the green housing unwilling to spend money Small network of stakeholders, with old-fashioned technical knowledge Wrong vision of Spending less now is better than save money later

4 Market and Barriers Many tools could help professionals in order to: Simulate and calculate building energy performance Simulate the impact of standard improvements or different design options (orientation, insulation, renewable energy solutions, etc.) Suggest best practice for energy saving Offering: Building energy simulation modelling List of standard applicable improvements Both online and offline software Advices for energy bills reduction Energy efficient solutions Energy simulation modelling Web or desktop interface Advice for reducing energy bills

5 Market and Barriers Tools for professionals are: Expensive Complicated Not able to suggest the best cost/efficient solutions Tools for building owners are: Too simplified Offering general energy-efficient best practices Not generating fully customized solutions

6 UMBRELLA s solution The aim of UMBRELLA is to overcome market barriers The UMBRELLA project addresses previous issues through the development of a webbased decision-support application. This allows users to: identify, understand and visualize energy efficiency and reduction measures, applicable to their building align these with optimised business models, to enable greater operational efficiencies and savings, for the best return on investment

7 Existing decision-support tools Market-ready decision-support tools to improve energy efficiency in buildings 1. Sefaira ( 2. Energy Audit Software (BizEE, 3. BEopt (Building Energy Optimization, 4. La Comunidad eficiente 2.0 ( 5. RIUSCKA ( 6. TOP Energy ( 7. MIT Design Advisor ( 8. Optima (

8 Sefaira Sefaira is a software designed for architects to perform simple energy analysis and design options for buildings. Sefaira Architecture can create a 3D model, understand how a design is performing, merging geometry, energy use, and potential improvements, combining energy & daylighting. Output: Energy consumption KPIs Sefaira Systems is a real-time HVAC design for engineers, able to deliver rigorous analysis of many HVAC options in record time. Built on EnergyPlus: the industry standard for building simulation.

9 Sefaira Sefaira is a software designed for architects to perform simple energy analysis and design options for buildings. Target: designer, architect Project stage: design, partial retrofit 3D modelling: Sketchup, Revit Energy simulation: Yes User interface: excellent Required level of expertise: medium Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: NO Geographical target: All Advantages: industry-standard EnergyPlus engine and expert-designed HVAC templates

10 Energy Audit Software (BizEE) It rapidly delivers accurate and cost-effective energy-audits. It can significantly cut the time it takes to provide a business with personalized energy-efficiency advice supported by accurate figures. Make sophisticated energy-related calculations in seconds - calculate figures relating to a business's energy consumption, energy costs, and carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2 ). Rapidly create a focused energy-efficiency report, telling the business how much they could save, and how to go about saving it.

11 Energy Audit Software (BizEE) It rapidly delivers accurate and cost-effective energy-audits. Target: professionals in energy-efficiency Project stage: retrofit, in-use 3D modelling: NO Energy simulation: Yes User interface: poor Required level of expertise: medium Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: NO Geographical target: UK only Advantages:

12 BEopt (Building Energy Optimization) It provides capabilities to evaluate residential building designs and identify cost-optimal efficiency packages of whole-house energy. It provides detailed simulation-based analysis based on specific house characteristics. BEopt uses existing simulation engines (DOE-2.2 and EnergyPlus). Simulation assumptions are based on the Building America House Simulation Protocols. Finds minimum-cost building designs at different target energy-savings levels Identifies multiple near-optimal designs along the path, allowing for equivalent solutions based on builder or contractor preference Developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in support of the U. S. Department of Energy Building America program

13 BEopt (Building Energy Optimization) It provides capabilities to evaluate residential building designs and identify cost-optimal efficiency packages of whole-house energy. Target: professionals in energy-efficiency Project stage: design, retrofit, in-use 3D modelling: Yes Energy simulation: Yes User interface: poor Required level of expertise: high Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: NO Geographical target: USA only Advantages: weather files, free, DOE-2.2 and EnergyPlus engine

14 La Comunidad eficiente 2.0 It s an online software developed by WWF Spain, to help citizens reduce domestic energy consumption, lowering the cost of utility bills. Target: Spanish citizens Project stage: retrofit 3D modelling: NO Energy simulation: NO User interface: very simple Required level of expertise: none Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: NO Geographical target: Spain only Advantages: advices based on best practice guidelines and tips, free

15 RIUSKA RIUSKA is a comfort and energy simulation application. It uses a building s information model (BIM) to calculate the thermal conditions of a building. It provides energy calculation, heat loss calculation, system comparison, dimensioning, 3D modelling simulation application. The application takes into account structures, massiveness, local weather, thermal loads, usage hours and so forth. It performs hourly calculations on, for example, annual energy consumption, temperatures in various spaces and their constancy as well as heating and cooling needs Developed by Granlund and the core of the tool is the DOE 2.1E simulation program.

16 RIUSKA It can compares indoor climate quality levels, architectural solutions, dimensioning of systems Target: designer, architect Project stage: design, partial retrofit 3D modelling: IFC compliant Energy simulation: Yes User interface: medium Required level of expertise: high Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: NO Geographical target: All Advantages: local weather, hourly basis output, LCC analysis

17 TOP Energy Simulation of energy systems, time series analysis, variant comparison, Sankey diagrams, material and energy flow analysis, process optimization. The software contains the following 7 modules: entry for initial analysis esim for simulation of energy systems eta for analysis of time series evariant for evaluation of different variants evaluate for comparison and economic estimation esynthesis for optimization of the structure of an energy system esensitvity for sensitivity analysis It estimates key figures for dynamic and states economic evaluation (net present value, payback period, CO 2 emissions, primary energy demand), proposes investment alternatives

18 TOP Energy It can evaluate a large variety of energy variants that can be applied to serve the energy needs of a company or a building. Target: engineers, energy managers Project stage: design, partial retrofit 3D modelling: no Energy simulation: Yes User interface: medium Required level of expertise: high Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: NO Geographical target: All Advantages: specific for costs and systems energy optimisation

19 MIT Design Advisor The MIT Design Advisor is a building simulation tool for estimating the heating, cooling, and lighting energy demand of a building in-design. It can be used to quickly compare and improve the performance of up to four different designs at the same time. The goal of this project is to enable architects and building designers to use computer simulation as part of the early-stage design process. Simulation can help designers identify simple choices that can reduce a building's energy demand substantially and for very little added cost.

20 MIT Design Advisor An annual energy simulation can be run in less than a minute, and graphical results are immediately available for review. Target: All Project stage: design 3D modelling: no Energy simulation: Yes User interface: low Required level of expertise: low Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: NO Geographical target: All (but limited) Advantages: simple, fast, free

21 Optima It s an innovative and comprehensive tool for modelling building energy, designed primarily for architects, engineers and energy consultants. Optima allows for quick energy and economic assessment of the building, at the conception stage. You can set the pre-project assumptions adopted, also in economic terms. The program performs energy performance and optimization solutions that affect the quality of the building's energy to finally identify optimum solutions. Estimation of energy efficiency, environmental and economic building components that affect energy consumption.

22 Optima It can evaluate a large variety of energy variants that can be applied to serve the energy needs of a company or a building. Target: engineers, architects Project stage: design, retrofit 3D modelling: no Energy simulation: Yes User interface: medium Required level of expertise: high Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: NO Geographical target: All Advantages: -

23 Re:form, the UMBRELLA tool Re:form is a complete decision making tool in designing and monitoring an energy efficient building 1. enabling building's stakeholders to analyse its performances against the user s needs 2. Whole-life performance-based framework 3. Innovative energy toolset incorporating all inter-related building performance KPIs Greatest innovation: Innovative adaptable business models Building and energy sector professionals Services, construction materials, technical solutions, energy supply BM are active constructs that connect demand and offer and therefore are a central element of economy and society Finance, energy markets and economy BM End-users (habits, confort and aesthetics needs. Management, bills)

24 Re:form, the UMBRELLA tool It s specifically created for large audience, offering innovative business models and energy efficient interventions, with a user-friendly interface. Target: All (building owners, professionals) Project stage: design, in-use, retrofit 3D modelling: All (standard 3d file) Energy simulation: Yes User interface: excellent Required level of expertise: low Dynamic Simulation Modelling Engine: Yes Geographical target: Europe Advantages: Business models, high customization on user profile, specific KPIs

25 Comparison Sefaira Energy Audit S BEopt RIUSKA TOP Energy MIT Design Advisor Optima UMBRELLA Target Project stage 3D modelling Energy simulation GUI Expertise Geotarget ALL UK USA ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL BUSINESS MODELS

26 Results Large market, multiple players Re:form, the UMBRELLA tool, offers a unique selling proposition The market is big enough to handle multiple players Sefaira is by far the biggest threat and they will be watched closely to make sure we are staying ahead of them. Energy Audit Software is the other possible competitor, with respect to how it will develop, and it will be put on a watch list.

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