Archive for the 'BIM' Category
VE-WARE from IES (Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd) is now available to download. It works as a Revit plug-in only for now, other options for inputting the geometry data will be coming soon.
Some highlights are:
Suitable for all building types across worldwide locations
Assesses performance against the Architecture 2030 Challenge
Easy to use – produce results at the touch [...]
A few questions for our readers!
Are you an energy modeller working in the early design process of a building?
Do you have experiences with the IDP (Integrated Design Process)?
There are the following workflows/ options for energy modelling in the early design process:
1. Revit -> gbXML -> GBS (Green Buiding Studio) - Web Service
2. Square One - [...]
In line with its commitment to the sustainable building design movement and responding to Architecture 2030 Challenge, IES on May 14 announced the release of VE-Ware, freely downloadable software that enables building owners, facilities managers and architects to analyze, better understand and take steps to increase the energy efficiency and reduce the carbon emissions associated [...]
Autodesk updated the recently acquired Green Building Studio. This web service integrates sophisticated engineer’s tools with architectural design software and enables architects to evaluate the energy use of their designs.
Part of the update is a tighter integration with the 2009 line of the Revit platform. The external application was added to the Tool pull down [...]
Use the vast amount of 3d models from Google’s 3D Warehouse site within Revit.
Here is how
Nvidia’s recent acquisition of Berlin based Mental Images (the maker of the Mental Ray render engine) let’s us speculate if this is going to bring us a step closer to hardware accelerated real time global illumination?
Clearly this move will have some implications to the architectural visualisation and simulation market.
The Mental Ray render engine ships as [...]
Good tutorial on how to bring the free form modeling capabilities of Rhino together with the systematic BIM approach of Revit.
HOK Cad Solutions Blog: Workflow - Rhino to Revit
News came lately that Autodesk is in the process of acquirering Green Building Studio.
Green Building Studio Inc. developed the Green Building XML (gbXML) schema and launched the Green Building Studio web service in 2004. The web service offers whole building energy, carbon, and other analysis tools for architects.
Hopefully this aquisition will better implement energy modelling [...]
