Hello,

I am helping out with the planning of the student design competition for the
upcoming NESEA conference this up coming March.
(http://www.buildingenergy.nesea.org/) I think it would be great if the
contestants in addition to designing sexy building to have the design
heating and cooling loads as part of their entry. Can anybody recommend any
friendly software that would be forgiving for first time users and the
technically impaired? I know that HAP puts out a basic block load
calculator but my major issue with it is that it does not take into account
the potential of shading its self as a result of complex building forms and
asking contestants to use EQuest would just be crewel. I am looking for a
happy medium that would have the building geometry front end that Equest
that doesn't require a PE to operate. Any help or recommendations would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks!

E20-II block load report - hvac software

Ryan Lacey