I just finished another energy analysis using BGW2004. This is a very straight-forward program that takes into account some very important factors, and is amazingly user friendly. Great job!
Throughout his career of working on solar designs, Fred Roberts has recognized the value of a device that could analyze solar house designs quickly—that could be used to complete a design in less than a day. In 1980, when Fred first started toying with this idea, the only computer simulations available for passive solar design were time-consuming and primitive.
By 1995, Fred had added software programming to his list of talents, and combined it with his extensive passive solar design knowledge to author BGW, the only solar design program that uses Los Alamos Solar Load Ratio methodology—so outputs are extremely accurate.
Since then, he has refined his program, integrating friendlier interfaces and more understandable terminology. The latest version, BGW2004 is now available to make solar home design inexpensively fast, easy, and accurate.
Fred notes that solar energy produces both natural light that enhances and improves the value of any space, and heat that can be used to greatly reduce energy costs. The results of incorporating passive solar design elements include considerable reduction of fossil fuel consumption; and increased healthfulness of dwellers; Fred hopes to someday see all homes incorporate passive solar design components.
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