ECOnirman Prescriptive Tool is an online tool for assessing conformance with the ECBC using the Prescriptive method. It enables building developers and designers to test their building design against the prescriptive requirements of the code. It is a web-based conformance tool that can be made available to the users over the Internet with minimal software requirements or building science expertise. It can be used with minimal learning involved. Being a web-based tool, it allows design teams to collaborate remotely. The tool requires inputs from the user to arrive at conformance results for different buildings components. A report that may be submitted to demonstrate conformance with the ECBC, can be generated. Key features of the tool are:
- Facilitates the users in assessing if a building meets the conformance requirements, keeping in view the five climatic zones in India as specified in the ECBC
- Generates conformance reports that compile the data provided by the user and also indicates if the systems and sub-systems of the building are conforming or not conforming to code requirements
- Stores multiple building projects under a single user profile
- Stores the information in a central database for future reference, review, edit, and analysis purposes
- Keeps the information secured and confidential
- Is available in public domain for easy access to the users
- Offers an additional option of checking the conformance of building envelope using the Trade-off option
- Bureau of Energy Efficiency
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- Bureau of Energy Efficiency
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- US Department of Energy
