FR5 Software

FirstRate5® house energy rating software

FirstRate5® is an easy-to-use interactive tool with a graphic user interface that enables designers and thermal performance assessors to generate energy ratings for a home by tracing over floor plans. The software integrates the AccuRate calculation engine to estimate the annual heating and cooling energy and can be used to rate an existing design or as an interactive tool to optimise the design beyond compliance.
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  • Release of FR5 v5.2.10a (3.13)

    Dec 14, 2018
    FirstRate5 v5.2.10a (3.13) is now available as a free download from www.fr5.com.au. This version is a minor bug fix release and Sustainability Victoria (SV) recommends that all users upgrade to this version. This bug fix version addresses the issue related to the Raked Wall Helper that could result in corrupted project files. The software bug was triggered if a user edited the raked wall properties for multiple walls at the same time on the Plan tab or Zoning tab.
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