| Widget Connector | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
One of the main functions of Hero is to enable energy simulations of modelled buildings to take place. These simulations calculate the amount of energy required to heat or cool a building to keep rooms within their thermostat setting bands. The calculated heating & cooling energy are then used to calculate the star-rating of the dwelling based on the NatHERS Star rating bands for each Australian climate zone.
...
Hero uses CSIRO's Chenath engine as its calculation module, and calculates on an hourly-basis for the entire year. The simulation uses the default NatHERS occupancy & internal heat gain schedules; thermostat settings; & ventilation & shading profiles.
...
RUNNING A
...
SIMULATION
To run an annual energy simulation in Hero, use the Run Button on the main toolbar, or keyboard shortcut Ctrl-R.
...
The individual dwelling option will run a simulation on the Currently Selected Dwelling shown in the Visual View's Top Toolbar.
Run All
The Run All dwellings option will run individual simulations on each dwelling within the project. Please refer to the multi-dwelling section of this tutorial series for further details on multi-dwelling modelling.
...