# eQUEST Reviews **Vendor:** DOE2.com **Category:** [Energy Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/energy-management) **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 8 ## About eQUEST eQUEST is a sophisticated, yet user-friendly, freeware building energy analysis tool that delivers professional-level results with minimal effort. Designed to facilitate detailed comparative analysis of building designs and technologies, eQUEST employs advanced building energy simulation techniques without necessitating extensive experience in building performance modeling. This is achieved by integrating schematic and design development building creation wizards, an energy efficiency measure wizard, and a graphical results display module with a comprehensive, up-to-date DOE-2.2 building energy use simulation program. Key Features and Functionality: - Building Creation Wizards: Simplify the process of developing building models through intuitive schematic and design development wizards. - Energy Efficiency Measure Wizard: Evaluate various energy efficiency measures to optimize building performance. - Graphical Results Display: Visualize simulation outcomes with comprehensive graphical representations for easy interpretation. - Advanced Simulation Engine: Utilize the latest DOE-2.2 simulation engine for accurate and reliable energy use analysis. - Detailed Interface Mode: Access 2D and 3D building geometry displays, HVAC equipment layouts, and all DOE-2.2 input parameters and summary/hourly report data. Primary Value and Problem Solved: eQUEST addresses the need for a comprehensive yet accessible building energy simulation tool that caters to all design team members across various design phases, including schematic design. By combining advanced simulation capabilities with user-friendly interfaces, eQUEST enables users to perform detailed analyses of modern building designs and technologies efficiently. This empowers design teams to make informed decisions that enhance energy efficiency and overall building performance without requiring extensive expertise in building performance modeling. ## eQUEST Reviews ### 1. eQUEST for Trainings **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Deepak M. | Senior Manager - Quality Systems & Learning Management, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2024 **What do you like best about eQUEST?** Variety of Training Projects on eQUEST helps a Quality professional like me to choose and leverage programs on wide variety of topics and especially on ISO Standard related trainings. It is often required to qualify myself on updated Standards so that I can help my clients while implementing the Standards with latest versions. **What do you dislike about eQUEST?** For in-house yrainings program the rigidity to maintain minimum number of participants is sometimes challenging. For example if we urgently require to train 5 resoorces on a training topic and their required number of particpants is min. 10 then we are compelled to send particinats in their Public Progrma for which dates may not match with our stipulated time frame. **What problems is eQUEST solving and how is that benefiting you?** eQUESt has great resources in terms of training literatutre which is developed by sesoned professionals and thus it helps on critical topics such as compliance related topic. For example in my case it really helped for EHS Legal Requirement related trainings and explaining Factory Act related requirements for manufacturing set up. ### 2. Very useful tool, as long as you know its limitations **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 02, 2021 **What do you like best about eQUEST?** The agility of use, default settings and data, calculation times. **What do you dislike about eQUEST?** Absence of the International system, some limitations in the choice of HVAC systems schemes, graphically non-attractive outputs, no specific and updated interfaces for LEED. **Recommendations to others considering eQUEST:** it is not the best tool of all, but it is convenient to have and important to know. **What problems is eQUEST solving and how is that benefiting you?** The tool is valuable and competitive in making simplified but comprehensive energy simulations, for concept design analysis or quick numerical feedback. It provides fast simulation results and, therefore, fast calculation of various scenarios. ### 3. energy engineer, actively involved with eQuest Energy Modeling. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2021 **What do you like best about eQUEST?** Ease of learning and ease of use. GUI based. Robust details. **What do you dislike about eQUEST?** Version incompatibility. The eneryg model built using the previous model should work in the newsest version of equest. **Recommendations to others considering eQUEST:** G2 must be confused. eQuest is for engineering and construction of energy retrofit... not for job search or recruitment marketing. **What problems is eQUEST solving and how is that benefiting you?** Energy Modeling in the energy retrofit savings project. Ability to quickly estimate the savings, instead of spending hours using excel spreadsheet. Industry accepted software. ### 4. Very useful software for energy calculations (heating and cooling load calculations) **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2021 **What do you like best about eQUEST?** This software give access to add location, 2d image of building, show all materials used in building construction and all heat exchanging devices. **What do you dislike about eQUEST?** Please make more comfortable for Indian users. **What problems is eQUEST solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used this software to calculate heating and cooling load of building. And this software help me to complete my post-graduation project. ### 5. eQuest design training at D2O Consultant **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 28, 2021 **What do you like best about eQUEST?** Training was provided by well experienced faculties, recording were provided for self paced learnings. Equest is a good simulation tool. **What do you dislike about eQUEST?** In eQuest there is no provision of directly incorporating renewable energy devices like a solar roof top etc. **Recommendations to others considering eQUEST:** Recommended **What problems is eQUEST solving and how is that benefiting you?** You can model and simulate a building Energy consumption before construction. So it can help on energy efficiency. ### 6. Good software to use to insure compliance with projects energy targets **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 01, 2021 **What do you like best about eQUEST?** Its free, online resources and forums are available, the software has wide range of systems and control strategies, its output reports are very detailed **What do you dislike about eQUEST?** Takes sometime to get the hang of the software and be able to troubleshoot the model, also online support is a bit limited **What problems is eQUEST solving and how is that benefiting you?** Document compliance with building energy certification programs such as LEED, and also insure projects compliance with codes and standards energy targets ### 7. My Review on equest **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 15, 2021 **What do you like best about eQUEST?** Very user friendly. Easy to Draw complex models. **What do you dislike about eQUEST?** It is for only Basic HVAC systems. Expecting to expand the range of software **What problems is eQUEST solving and how is that benefiting you?** Basic HVAC system modeling, Able to train freshers. Able to do green building certificate oriented courses ### 8. Best experience **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 29, 2021 **What do you like best about eQUEST?** Interfaces and user experience is very good **What do you dislike about eQUEST?** Some times there are error in importing cad and some time file get courupt **What problems is eQUEST solving and how is that benefiting you?** Basically we use eqest for the building energy simulation - [View eQUEST pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/doe2-com-equest/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-04+12%3A47%3A42+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=a981e73f-465c-445d-bf52-9d115db22f52&secure%5Btoken%5D=be1a1b0e68b615b710d23d3d2ec7fb7a899a78b98d7027f1e58cd5e40aa9600a&format=llm_user) ## eQUEST Features **Platform Basics** - Interoperability **Platform Content** - Automation - Messaging **Platform Data** - Dashboard - Alerts and Notifications - Visualization **Platform Interoperability** - Pre-Built Connectors - API - Hardware **Agentic AI - Energy Management** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making ## Top eQUEST Alternatives - [Futr OS](https://www.g2.com/products/futr-os/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (51 reviews) - [Spacewell Energy](https://www.g2.com/products/spacewell-energy/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (50 reviews) - [CurrentWare](https://www.g2.com/products/currentware/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (43 reviews)