Softwaretools
Building modeling software for solar shading in different European countries.
The solar shading industry has developed software tools to illustrate how the use of appropriate solar shading reduces the use of energy (and therefore cuts CO2 emissions) and also saves money.
See examples:
-Shade Specifier in the U.K. on http://www.bbsa.org.uk/ShadeProject.aspx and
-Textinergie in France on http://www.textinergie.org
-Progetto Involucro Trasparente in Italy(open source):http://www.pit.enea.it
Other sophisticated packages to evaluate the energy efficiency of solar shading http://www.parasol.se/.
For complete building simulation software, visit http://www.trnsys.com or http://www.apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus
US -Comparison study on the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs, July 2005.
