Version 4.0 Build 66

ATHENA Impact Estimator for Buildings 4.0.66 (Version 4.0 Build 66) was released in April 2010.

Changes & Issues Addressed:

1. Unhandled Exception Error: When loading saved project files having New York City as the location, an unhandled exception error was being thrown if the project contained certain materials.

Database Updates

• Updated manufacturing related data for Aluminum for all regions.
• Split Feedstock raw materials into Feedstock and Non-Feedstock for Uranium, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Metallurgical Coal, and Prompt Scrap Steel. Before this change, if a portion of the raw material was combusted during the manufacturing process instead of used as feedstock, it was tracked as part of the feedstock quantity.
• Updated energy raw material data to use the new non-feedstock fuels.
• Updated manufacturing related data for Softwood Plywood for Canadian Regions.
• Updated manufacturing related data for Oriented Strand Board for Canadian Regions.
• Updated manufacturing related data for Small Dimension Softwood Lumber Green for Canadian Regions.
• Updated manufacturing related data for Small Dimension Softwood Lumber Kiln Dried for Canadian Regions.
• Updated manufacturing related data for Large Dimension Softwood Lumber Green for Canadian Regions.
• Updated manufacturing related data for Large Dimension Softwood Lumber Kiln Dried for Canadian Regions.
• Updated construction transportation data for New York City.
• Corrected manufacturing emissions to water for Radium-226 and Radium-228.
• Corrected envelope material data for Modified Bitumen membrane.
• Corrected Material Demolition Energy Value for all Concrete materials.
• Corrected Material Demolition Energy Value for all Steel materials.
• Corrected Material Demolition Energy Value for all Wood materials.