HouseRater Changelog

PV section added to home feature summary section of code compliance and ERI reports

Added inspection ID export headers

Updated report sent date logic

Increased size of view photo modal model/serial number input fields

Scheduling dashboard made visible for all users (restricted visibility for users without scheduling or higher permissions)

Web modeling view: moved skylights to envelope, dehumidifiers to mechanicals, and HVAC grading to tests

Added inspection title to inspection move comment

Warn project results will clear on address change

Made view all results visible when there isn't a current result

House cloning available on locked houses

Added program completion requirement validation

Defaulting fan power and flow rate

Takeoff analysis fix for different analysis versions

Exports: Analysis related headers use specific result types instead of latest

Prevent houses from being in more than one sample set

Updated REM XML import default heat pump type to air source heat pump

Updated code compliance rated home heat pump cooling capacity logic

Disallow a project being added to more than one sample set

Removed heat pump modeled location field

Updated 2021 IECC reference home lighting

Displaying duct system number in duct test duct system selection dropdown when duct system doesn't have a name

Updated slab on grade validation logic

Fixed CO2 index not displaying or populating on reports

Fixed scheduling dashboard copy feature

Use selected result type for Fuel Summary (MBtu) report instead of most recently generated results

Updated Fuel Summary (MBtu) report to round MBtu values to two decimals instead of integer

Fixed fuel summary report double counting mechanical ventilation usage

Fixed integrated checklist reports to include notes

Updated code compliance inspection checklist report to not include HouseRater checklist statuses

Updated code compliance certificates to show unfilled inspector fields

Showing "N/A" instead of "Unknown" in projects' results panels for unused fuel types

Fixed bug causing all code compliance reference home slabs to be considered radiant

HPXML export/import bug fixes

Fixed BSI QA review headers to populate one column for each house per review type/header

Fixed code compliance report home feature summary to display nominal + continuous R-values in home feature summary section when complex assemblies are used

Updated result-based export headers to be based off different source types

Updated to OpenStudio-ERI v1.6.2 (SIP wall type fix; ENERGY STAR target bug with single family analysis version and adiabatic ceiling)

Scheduling feature update - multi-edit, filters, new editable fields

Update to View All Results page

EnergyPlus analysis animation

Display ERI w/ PV or ERI w/o PV (whichever isn't the default depending on result type) in UI and on Reports

Code compliance reference home ceiling/attic/roof modification function update

Code compliance reference home ambient wall/window modification function update

Code compliance reference home PV system modification function update

Code compliance reference home ventilation modification update for ERV/HRV in as proposed

Removed unconditioned attic types from ceiling interior condition

ERI w/o PV not populating on ERI stickers

Added analysis version to report names in Generated Reports section UI

Boiler OpenStudio analysis bugs (hydronic distribution, radiant floor)

Added ZERH version to ZERH certificate

Fuel Summary Report - round % saved to 1 decimal

Completion certificates - round nominal R-values to 1 decimal

Mobile: Cooling system model and serial # fields too small

Updated to OpenStudio v3.6.1 and OpenStudio-ERI v1.6.0

Added result types to Fuel Summary, Fuel Summary MBtu, and Emissions Reports

Added "Compressor Type" field to air conditioners and added OpenStudio defaults if not entered

Updated subcontractor verification company relationship and permissions

Added DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes v2 beta analysis to ZERH version selection

Added inputs for HVAC Grading grades on takeoff to allow projected results based on a given grade without entering all the inputs required to calculate the desired grade

Added export header for integrated checklists

Added a validation for window/assigned wall orientation agreement

Hid heat pump backup fields behind "Has Backup System" checkbox

Exposed 2021 IECC climate zone field for ENERGY STAR MFNC v1.2

Setting modeled baseline from IECC code when IECC code set by community

Fuel Summary MBtu report (available in the modeling tab of the Generate Report modal)

Allow running and saving multiple versions of an analysis type on a single house (e.g., ENERGY STAR v3.1 and v3.2)

Saving analysis errors that can be viewed from "View Analysis Errors" button in the hamburger menu on takeoffs and inspections. Allows users to leave analysis modal after failure but still view any errors from a place they can be fixed.

Program review dashboard - sorting houses by relevant program date based on selected filters

Updated code compliance results section pass/fail UI. No longer displaying mandatory requirements as its own category. For failing pathways, there's a tool tip that will display any failing issues for that category

Added a validation for conditioned floor area to wall area ratio to prevent OpenStudio analysis error

Reports showing database IDs for item names

Removed PV generation savings from Lights and Appliances category of ERI certificates and Fuel Summary reports

Added heat pump backup usage to heating usage on ERI certificates and Fuel Summary reports

Corrected ZERH version name in version dropdown and certificate from 1.0 to 1.8

Checklist reports no longer failing with a lot of pictures

Fixed file naming of ENERGY STAR Certificate to differentiate between certificate and sticker

HPXML import attic type and adjacency fix

Updated non-visible insulation exterior/interior adjacencies to display Ambient/Living Space at top of lists

Inspections no longer show as locked after reloading Ekotrope submission

Provider export - only pull companies with active provider contracts