Why was the basement model changed?
HOT2000 Version 8.0 introduced a new basement heat loss model (BASESIMP) that replaced the original heat loss method developed by G.P. Mitalas of the National Research Council of Canada (Mitalas 1982 and 1987). The new method was developed by Ian Beausoleil-Morrison of Natural Resources Canada, in cooperation with G.P. Mitalas of NRC, to improve upon the accuracy of the original method. BASESIMP is a series of correlations that condenses the run time requirements of the finite element program that was used to research and implement the new method (BASECALC). See our publications section for published papers on the BASECALC method.
