DOCETpro: energy certification and diagnosis software on web platform

DOCETPRO was born from the experience of national boards ITC-CNR and ENEA, which are in charge of the research activity related to the energy performance of buildings. The new tool aims at defining a national web platform with a calculation engine recognized at regional and ministerial level, that implements the Italian standard UNI TS 11300 concerning the energy performances of buildings, and acknowledges the European standard EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) at national level. DOCETPRO is an energy certification software and as such it guarantees the reproducibility of results and the standardization of the calculation methodology. The software produces an XML file that allows the interchange with other software. The tool is based on the monthly balance method. Customers can define the building model, creating several dispersing surfaces with different physical and constructive characteristics: these may be horizontal or vertical, opaque or transparent surfaces. Customers can also define the heating system, with one or more traditional and non-traditional heating generation systems and domestic hot water generation system; it is also possible to define the thermal solar system and the photovoltaic system. The last part of the software is the cost/benefit analysis that allows the economic evaluation of several energy retrofit actions.