Energy Modeling with Canquest

Energy Modeling – CanQuest (eQuest)

Prerequisites
Familiarity with CAD software

CAN-QUEST software models energy performance

NRCan developed CAN-QUEST software to model energy use in buildings. It’s an important tool for showing that existing buildings comply with NECB 2011 and making sure that new buildings and additions will also comply.

Adapted from eQUEST^® 3.62, an energy simulation tool popular in the United States, CAN-QUEST:

• Includes Canadian weather data
• Supports both metric and imperial measurements
• Offers English and French user interfaces
• Generates NECB 2011 compliance reports

CAN-QUEST also helps professionals design high-performance buildings with its:

• Sophisticated DOE2.2 energy-use analysis tool
• Advanced 2- and 3-D representations of building geometry
• Parametric runs that quickly assess energy-efficient design options
• Support for energy-efficient technologies such as photovoltaics, ground loop heat exchangers, and several types of heating, ventilating and cooling systems
• Functionality that develops preliminary models and imports CAD footprints and zoning information
• Detailed help resources

CAN-QUEST can cut modelling time in half

When a user enters data for a proposed building design, the software automatically generates a reference building based on NECB 2011. It creates proposed and reference models simultaneously.

CAN-QUEST can also help users comply with provincial, territorial and municipal codes, energy-efficiency programs, or demand-reduction initiatives sponsored by local utilities.

• Download CAN-QUEST modelling software for free.