2.0.0

These changes went live on 14 July 2024

BESS Release 2 (Beta)

This release includes a brand new user interface for BESS, featuring:

• A more responsive design for tablet and mobile devices
• Dark and light mode options
• Redesigned editor grids / editor modals, no more horizontal scrolling
• Improved filtering and data entry options, particularly for complex projects.
• Improved navigation via redesigned and expanded sidebar
• Improved Projects page including maps, plus more search and filter options
• Ability to bookmark credits to return to later
• Changes to how projects are saved and published.
• Improved Supporting Evidence page that removes duplication
• A new Tool Notes documentation website

The new user interface is fully back compatible - so you can use it to access BESS projects created in any previous engine.

The BESS Release 2 User Interface is currently in beta. During this period, the existing BESS user interface (now called "BESS Classic") will be available and users can switch between the BESS Release 2 User Interface and the BESS Classic User Interface.

Note that BESS-9 Engine Projects can only be created and managed in the BESS Release 2 User Interface.

A new way to manage your projects

You can now:

• Keep all versions within one 'project', including multiple 'drafts' / scenarios with their own version name
• See which versions are in draft or have been published
• Copy any version to a new version within that project, or to a new project at a new address.

BESS-9 Engine

This release includes a new engine (BESS-9). BESS-9 includes:

• Updated greenhouse emission factors, in line with the latest release of the Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors.
• Category change: new Integrated Water Management (IWM) category to replace Water and Stormwater categories
• IEQ credit 1.5 Minimal internal bedrooms has been removed
• IEQ credit 2.3 Ventilation - Non-Residential. Minor change to scoring.
• On project setup, dwellings data entry now includes number of bedrooms
• Category name change: Energy category now called Operational Energy
• Category name change: Waste category now called Waste & Resource Recovery
• Innovation changes: users can select an initiative from the built in library, or add their own.

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