Encore-Canada: computer program for the study of energy consumption of residential buildings in Canada.

Describes the mathematical methods employed in the ENCORE-Canada computer program which predicts the hourly as well as the annual heating requirements of small residential-type buildings. The model includes the effects of thermal storage, internal heat gains, basement and air infiltration losses, transmission heatlosses and solar heat gains. The heating system is a thermostatically controlled oil-fired furnace with warm air distribution. Hourly solar radiation and weather data forvarious Canadian cities are used to simulate outdoor conditions. NOTES The air infiltration model used is more fully described inKonrad A.et.al. "Programmed computer model of air infiltration in small residential buildings with oil furnace" abstract no. 465