BESTEST compliant physics model: passes BESTEST modeling standards, providing simultaneous hourly modeling of current and all alternative packages
Best model given inputs: all models settings are updated with every input, ensuring maximum use of each input, and the most accurate model possible for available information
Region-age defaults: models start with defaults for the building’s region and age, avoiding clearly inappropriate assumptions (e.g., basements in FL), and improving initial accuracy
Cascading inputs: each input is used to modify related controls to minimize data entry; for example, area modifies length, width, volume, window area, foundation dimensions, etc.
Powerful Utility Analysis
Current weather for 1,000+ locations: current weather data for 1,000+ locations is automatically updated every month, and the most appropriate weather matched to utility bills
Estimated bills handling: estimated bills can be flagged, and automatically handled properly
Vacation bills handling: vacation or unusual bills can be marked and removed from the utility bill analysis
Auto-outlier bill identification: automatic flagging of unusual bills prevents them from distorting utility bill analysis
Auto-bill date correction: when only the month of utility bills are entered, the most likely bill date can be automatically identified and used to improve utility analysis
Automated calibration to utility bills: model is adjusted so the model agrees with utility bills, automatically correcting or identifying errors in model specification
Support for delivered fuels: support for delivered fuels for any delivery period, with model calibration to delivered fuel usage
Support for multiple heating fuels: support for up to 7 common delivered fuels in any combination
Wood and pellet heating: support for wood and pellet heating with or without other heating sources
Scrape tool for utility bill data: spreadsheet-like tables for fuel and electric bill importing; paste or type data in any arrangement, and import in one step
BPI-2400 compliance: integration of new BPI standards for utility bill calibration of models and savings
Operational Efficiency
Utility calibration via expert system: expert system uses data collected during audit and analysis of utility bills to adjust model based on expert knowledge and utility calibration
Simplified audits via Wizard: Wizard guides auditor through simplified inputs focusing on all important building characteristics
Optimal package selection: one-button generation of 4-10 packages that automatically rank and optimize payback
Multiple package savings: compare up to 10 packages to maximize savings and cost effectiveness
Multiple defaults for any control: set multiple defaults for any input, and select multiple improvement selections and costs
Form-filling: automated filling of custom forms from standard or added inputs
Signature capture: ability to capture customer or auditor signatures on-site directly on pdf forms on tablet
Touch-optimized: interface resizes automatically to optimize tablet interface, including special inputs designed to improve the Windows touch experience
Complete Modeling and Reporting in the Field – No Internet Required
Discovery tool with instant modeling feedback: delivers results real-time with every click of a control showing the progress towards calibration and the payback of multiple improvement packages
Advanced Modeling Features
Window overhangs
Window interior/exterior shading
Mass walls: thermal benefits of masonry, block, log and straw bale walls included per IECC
Detailed ASHRAE 152 duct analysis plus simplified interface
Dishwasher and clothes washer EnergyStar model database: complete list of EnergyStar dishwasher and clothes washers to enter model, EF and MEF with one click
Detailed pool pump analysis (with optimization routine for variable speed pumps): three levels of pool pump analysis, from one click, simple selection, to detailed pump specification analysis
Miscellaneous electrical loads: detailed electrical loads and savings analysis for over 120 appliances and equipment types
Combustion safety analysis: detailed CAZ and combustion safety analysis following BPI standards
Ventilation standards: detailed ventilation analysis and requirement for BAS
Customizable interface: easily modified interface optimizes usability, minimizes complexity and incorporates custom inputs and reports
Heating and cooling design loads: detailed design load calculations
PV modeling with panel and inverter databases: detailed modeling of PV generation
Detailed Financial Analysis
Loan calculations: flexible and simply configured financing analysis
Incentive calculations: up to 5 incentives with ability to include incentive computations
Periodic O&M costs: include periodic operation and maintenance costs (e.g., inverter replacement) in cash flow analysis
SIR with or without incentives
Modified internal rate of return (MIRR): use the most respected measure of project profitability to compare improvement packages
Multiple rebate and incentive rules: up to 5 incentive calculations, plus easy integration of custom calculations and decision logic
Unmatched Versatility
Customizable report generation
Bid system: detailed and expandable estimating system works inside or outside OptiMiser as a spreadsheet
Clean, customizable proposals: automatic generation of proposal fully customizable by user
Prefilled forms: generation of any form without double entry
Signature capture: capture signatures directly to pdf forms - eliminates need to scan
Complex graphs: wide variety of graphs and tables, or quickly add your own
Custom layouts: create custom reports from over 50 customizable pages
Replicate any report: inexpensive custom report generators can recreate your report
Estimates and proposals
User-editable measures library: library of improvements easily modified, adding improvements, picking defaults, limiting available improvements, and setting costs
2,000+ item NREL measures and cost database: improvement library includes built-in database of over 2,000 measures with high, average and low national costs, and costs adjustments by location
Detailed estimate spreadsheet: detailed and expandable estimating system works inside or outside OptiMiser as a spreadsheet
Fully editable proposal form: automatic generation of proposal fully customizable by user
Apportion non-improvement costs: taxes, discounts, margins, audit and other costs that are not associated with a specific improvement can be distributed over improvements in a package
Labor and materials costs: labor and material costs are available for the 2,000+ NREL improvements, and costs are generated by unit extensions of labor and material costs
Taxability set for each cost: tax status for every improvement, and labor and material costs for each improvement, can be set separately
Add multiple tax rates: preset and use multiple tax rates
Add multiple discounts, margins: preset and use multiple discounts and margins
Flexible QA/QC system
Multi-stage projects: support any number of project phases, including audit, test-in, job-progress testing, test-out, M&V analysis, and second phase projects
Incorporate strict workflows and validation: user-configurable QA/QC process and validation
Customized interface for reviews: user-configurable review interface optimizes review process by gathering every input that must be reviewed in a compact view
Build in custom rebate and incentive calculation and automatically generate your rebate forms: include simple or complex incentive calculations and eligibility criteria
Generate prefilled authorization or safety deferral forms and collect signatures on the tablet
IDSM features
TOU and variable rate plans: generate usage and savings estimates for a variety of rate plans, and compare savings potentials under various plans. Support for up to six different unique rate periods. Each period supports up to six energy rate tiers and one demand rate. Each period can be assigned a time of use by month, hour and weekday/weekend designation.
PV and Solar Thermal: detailed PV generation analysis, including panel and inverter databases
Solar Thermal: detailed solar thermal water and space heating analysis, including panel database
Multiple demand response measures: modeling for reduced usage of dishwashers, clothes washers, dryer, stove/oven, pool pumps, hot water, set back thermostats and ceiling and whole house fans
Full pallet of efficiency measures: all common energy improvement measures supported
Data Exchange
Database integrator imports & exports: easy-to-use Database Integrator allows novice user to send and receive data from your database (variety of online and local databases supported)
HPXML generation: industry leading generation of HPXML standard data exchange files
Spreadsheet integration: read and write to any spreadsheet, provides rapid and low cost expansion and integration of any new or existing spreadsheet forms or calculations
ePortal for usage tracking and file handling
ePortal pre-loaded file delivery: deliver files pre-loaded with utility bills and any other information to auditors / contractors in the field, providing secure data handling, and a quantum leap in auditor efficiency
ePortal file retrieval: send files back with the click of a button to OptiMiser’s dedicated server bank, ready for retrieval to your central data warehouse, or for storage in the cloud
ePortal data extracts: custom extracts from OptiMiser audit files of any fields, transmitted in the format for your database
ePortal maintains custom versions: maintenance of custom versions in the field for all clients
Great Support!
Free 1 hour support per license: but just so you know, to date we’ve never charged for additional hours!
Dedicated staff: you’ll love working with your staff of friendly and knowledgeable codevelopers of our software; we care and you’ll know it
One-on-one sessions: we frequently work with auditors and contractors one-on-one to solve their issues and get them the results they need
Assistance with tricky models: when you have a tricky model, we see that as an opportunity to improve the accuracy and versatility of our modeling engine, so we’ll work with you to get good results
Do whatever is needed: our mission is to make our energy improvement industry scalable by providing software that makes your work more efficient, and we’ll go to any lengths to meet your needs
Assist with customization: rapid application development platform means we can make your custom system for less
