v6.2 to v7.0

This release is coordinated with OpenStudio-HEScore v2.0.

What’s New

Envelope

• EPS wall type will now be selected if there is any continuous insulation on the wall, not just if it has the InsulationMaterial/Rigid subelement. See Wood Frame Walls.

• Assembly R-values can be used in for floors, attics, roofs, and walls.

• More R-values are now available in the HEScore construction codes for floors, attics, roofs, and walls. No action is required. Existing HPXML elements will be translated accordingly.

• A blower door test no longer requires the AirInfiltrationMeasurement/TypeOfInfiltrationMeasurement element. If a CFM50 or ACH50 value is reported, it will be used. See Blower Door Test.

• Added support for knee walls. See Knee Walls.

• Either an AirInfiltrationMeasurement or AirSealingMeasurement element is now required.

• Ducts in the garage will now be translated to unvented crawlspace in HEScore. See Duct Location Mapping.

HVAC

• Insulated ducts can now be specified by either the DuctInsulationThickness or the DuctInsulationMaterial elements. See Duct Insulation.

• Additional duct locations are now available. See Duct Location Mapping.

• Duct blaster measurements can be used to describe duct leakage. See Duct Leakage Measurements.

Water Heating

• The maximum allowed EF for a tank type water heater is now 0.95, and the maximum allowed EF for a tankless water heater is 0.99. Electric heat pump water heaters will continue to allow EFs between 1.0 and 4.0 inclusive.

PV

• PV Tilt is translated and used in HEScore. See Panel Tilt.

• Number of Panels is now being translated from HPXML v3 files. See Number of Panels.

Changelog

• Move external_building_id to building_address element by @bpark1327 in #149

• Update issue templates by @nmerket in #153

• Adding github workflow for CI by @nmerket in #154

• Ignoring gable walls in hpxml v3 files by @nmerket in #152

• JSON Schema by @bpark1327 in #144

• Failing CI on broken tests for all versions by @nmerket in #159

• Wall translation fixes and water heater EF rounding by @bpark1327 in #164

• Update duct insulation mapping by @bpark1327 in #163

• JSON Schema, take 2 by @bpark1327 in #161

• Handle zip+4 in hpxml by @nmerket in #169

• not allowing R-value to go past zero for walls with XPS by @nmerket in #170

• PV Tilt by @shorowit in #172

• Update schema for townhouse walls by @bpark1327 in #175

• PV Number of Panels by @nmerket in #179

• Additional duct locations by @shorowit in #177

• Duct blaster measurements by @bpark1327 in #168

• Update hpxml2hescore duct validation by @bpark1327 in #173

• Update duct blaster measurement by @bpark1327 in #183

• Adding effective R-value lookup by @nmerket in #160

• Low-e storms by @bpark1327 in #176

• CEE HVAC efficiency levels by @yzhou601 in #185

• Increase granularity of construction codes by @bpark1327 in #187

• Improve air infiltration measurement translation by @bpark1327 in #190

• Knee walls by @nmerket in #184

• Fix inappropriate water heater EFs by @bpark1327 in #191

• Remove old wall construction codes by @bpark1327 in #195

• Improve multiple ducts translation by @bpark1327 in #194

• Improve air infiltration measurement translation, Take 2 by @bpark1327 in #193

• Updating garage duct location to unvented_crawl by @nmerket in #197

Full Changelog: https://github.com/NREL/hescore-hpxml/compare/v6.2..v7.0