Update to the HStar (HERS) Portal released

February 8, 2019

A major update to the HStar (HERS) Portal has been released. Key improvements in HStar v2.0 include: Redesign of Portal Graphics Client Side Filtering in Tables My Jobs Dropdown Filter (for improved load times) 6 months 12 months All Replaced problematic controls Upgraded Frameworks

Chenath v3.21 update

December 13, 2018

A new Chenath engine (currently assigned version 3.21) is planned for release in 2019 which includes the following potential updates and improvements. Addition of limestone in the construction material library Changes in the effective thermal resistances of waffle pod modelling The effective thermal resistances of waffle pod construction modelling will be changed to R0.57, R0.60, […]

Thermal resistance of waffle pod slabs

July 13, 2018

Dr Dong Chen has investigated the Thermal Resistance of Waffle Pod Slabs – Pods with Air Cavities to identify the most appropriate method to model their performance. Recently, the thermal resistance for waffle pod slab constructions with pod heights at 170mm, 230mm, 300mm and 370mm respectively were investigated considering air cavities in the polystyrene pods. […]