[bldg-sim] New eQUEST 3.54, D2comply 3.54 and DOE-2.2 44c freeware releases posted

New Release: eQUEST version 3.54 for Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. This version contains the standard eQUEST release only. (posting date: 1/27/2005, ~19.5 MB) You may uninstall versions older than the 3.54 release version before installing this new version; you may retain the 3.52 or 3.53 version (by allowing this new release to be installed into a different directory.) The main differences between 3.52 and 3.54 are: a new version of the DWG/DXF import capability that supports all current format versions and allows multiple drawings to be connected separately to each wizard shell or floor plan; updates to the Title 24 rule processing (final such update prior to ACM Certification expected next month); inclusion of the latest DOE-2.2 (version 44c) which includes bug fixes and new features (such as demand controlled ventilation DCV.) For more information visit http://DOE2.com/equest

New Release: DOE-2.2 version 44c for Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. This archive contains the standard DOE-2.2 release only; includes a simple Windows executable, winDOE2, to run DOE-2 in its DLL format (same DLL?s used by eQUEST) as well as the ?DOS box? (.exe) batch version. The archive also contains readable program source (for BDL, simulation components, as well as support programs and data bases) and developer?s libraries (allowing third party developers to incorporate DOE-2.2 into their applications.) You can also download the DOE-2.2 Manuals to use this program effectively and there are is fixed bug list for version 44c; for new features see the DOE-2.2 Manuals volume 6. (Version DOE-2.2-044c posting date: 1/27/2005, ~9 MB) For more information visit http://DOE2.com/DOE2

DOE-2.2 New features: http://doe2.com/download/DOE-22/DOE22Vol6-NewFeatures.pdf

DOE-2.2-44c bug fix list: http://doe2.com/download/DOE-22/Bugfixes-044c.pdf

New Release: D2comply 3.54 - The DOE-2.2 based California Title 24 ?compliance only? engine; update to the version submitted for certification by the California Energy Commission as a non-residential ACM on 10/13/2004. This is the DOE-2.2 component contained within eQUEST 3.54 to perform Title 24 compliance analysis; once certified, third party developers can use this package to build additional certified tools. Download D2comply for compliance only analysis; for full standard DOE-2.2 use you should obtain a standard release version of DOE-2.2 (above information) NOT this version. D2comply accepts any valid DOE-2.2 BDL file that includes all required compliance information (see DOE-2.2 Manual Volume 5) and performs Title 24 compliance analysis. If you have eQUEST 3.54 you do not need this program. (posting date: 1/27/2005, ~7 MB) For more information visit http://DOE2.com/equest or http://DOE2.com/DOE2