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I am going to grumble a little here even if they are making a release:

I think they are possibly trying to get out of the software business and trying to deprecate an excellent piece of free software that serves many users and is turning out to be the only simply installed and used free energy software around! What started out as a great govt sponsored effort to nail down energy use with lots of software efforts, is slowly devolving into a less useful software. I really hope this is not right!

Instead I would like to see 1. Improvements and more flexibility in creating models of new and existing buildings.(the interface is very good now compared to when it started) 2. Perhaps the ability to import wireframe or sketchup models. 3. Continued support and improvement of EnergyPlus. 4. Better CCHP support with sizing, efficiency, multiple heat pumps, multi-heads (with types) VRV, etc.

I am going to grumble a little here even if they are making a release:

I think they are possibly trying to get out of the software business and trying to deprecate an excellent piece of free software that serves many users and is turning out to be the only simply installed and used free energy software around! What started out as a great govt sponsored effort to nail down energy use with lots of software efforts, is slowly devolving into a less useful software. I really hope this is not right!

Instead I would like to see 1. Improvements and more flexibility in creating models of new and existing buildings.(the interface is very good now compared to when it started) 2. Perhaps the ability to import wireframe or sketchup models. 3. Continued support and improvement of EnergyPlus. 4. Better CCHP support with sizing, efficiency, multiple heat pumps, multi-heads (with types) VRV, etc.

I am going to grumble a little here even if they are making a release:

I think they are possibly trying to get out of the software business and trying to deprecate an excellent piece of free software that serves many users and is turning out to be the only simply installed and used free energy software around! What started out as a great govt sponsored effort to nail down energy use with lots of software efforts, is slowly devolving into a less useful software. I really hope this is not right!

Instead I would like to see 1.

1. Improvements and more flexibility in creating models of new and existing buildings.(the interface is very good now compared to when it started) 2. started) but it need much more improvement.

2. Perhaps the ability to import wireframe or sketchup models. 3. models.

3. Continued support and improvement of EnergyPlus. 4. EnergyPlus.

4. Better CCHP support with sizing, efficiency, multiple heat pumps, multi-heads (with types) VRV, etc.

   2. More funding for development of this software. It is the best way to get people aware of what they are really doing to the environment and how they can change their approach.

I am going to grumble a little here even if they are making a release:

I think they are possibly trying to get out of the software business and trying to deprecate an excellent piece of free software that serves many users and is turning out to be the only simply installed and used free energy software around! What started out as a great govt sponsored effort to nail down energy use with lots of software efforts, is slowly devolving into a less useful software. I really hope this is not right!

Instead I would like to see

1. Improvements and more flexibility in creating models of new and existing buildings.(the interface is very good now compared to when it started) but it need much more improvement.

2. Perhaps the ability to import wireframe or sketchup models.

3. Continued support and improvement of EnergyPlus.

4. Better CCHP support with sizing, efficiency, multiple heat pumps, multi-heads (with types) VRV, etc.

5. More funding for development of this software. It is the best way to get people aware of what they are really doing to the environment and how they can change their approach.