United States. Carrier celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of its Hourly Analysis Program (HAP) with its engineering customers around the world. The celebration commemorates the original launch of HAP and its evolution over the past 30 years.
Carrier's sales engineers are also sharing their enthusiasm for the future version of HAP software version 6.0, which is expected next year.
Introduced in 1987, HAP was one of the first hour-to-hour power modeling tools to run on an engineer's desktop computer. Before HAP software was available, power modeling was done manually or with software tools running on the vendor's central computer. The original HAP software pioneered in making energy modeling more affordable, more accessible, and more flexible for engineers.
In addition, HAP was one of the first tools to deliver system design and seamlessly integrated energy modeling capabilities for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications. Over the past 30 years, HAP has been continuously improved to keep up with changes in HVAC industry practices, ASHRAE standards, and computer technology. It is now used by engineering firms around the world.
"It is important for us to celebrate this anniversary with our HAP subscribers, as their participation and feedback over the years has been key to HAP's longevity and success," said Chris Opie, Director of Commercial Marketing, North America. "Through literally thousands of interactions, with our software support experts, in training classes, surveys and focus groups, our customers have guided us in advancing software and keeping it at the forefront of HVAC engineering tools."
"Those consultations with customers have led us to create a new generation of HAP software starting with HAP version 6.0," Opie added. "PAH version 6.0 will include graphical methods for defining building plans and elevations, to greatly improve model productivity, as well as advances in load calculation and simulation capabilities."
Available for 2018, HAP v6.0 will transform the way building spaces are designed, while retaining its familiar look to help users apply their expertise and remain productive with the software.
