Tuesday, July 20, 2010
IES Offers Workshops for Engineers as part of SimBuild 2010 Sponsorship
<Virtual Environment> workshops focus on modeling and
simulation of building performance
Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a provider of integrated performance analysis software for sustainable building design, today announced two <Virtual Environment> workshops in New York August 9 and 10. These will take place prior to SimBuild 2010 as part of the company’s sponsorship of the event. The goal of SimBuild 2010 is to improve the design and operation of buildings through advances in the modeling and simulation of building performance. This year’s biannual conference will be held on the campus of NYU, Greenwich Village.
IES’ workshops precede the conference on Monday, August 9 and Tuesday, August 10, and are open to all. Workshop 1 focuses on “Intermediate 3D Modeling, Daylighting, Loads Analysis, and HVAC Systems” and Workshop 2 tackles “Advanced and Building-Integrated Systems Modeling.” The sessions will also take place at the NYU campus.
During these one-day courses, Timothy Moore, Senior Consultant, Special Projects at IES, will explain the fully integrated building and systems modeling capabilities of the IES VE; from importing models from SketchUp/Revit, to undertaking energy analysis, daylighting, natural ventilation, mixed-mode operation, and controls simulation, including detailed modeling of conventional and non-standard systems and configurations.
“These one-day courses are meant to introduce engineers to version 6.1 of our <Virtual Environment> and the benefits of importing from SketchUp and Revit, in an effort to advance and promote the science of building simulation in both new and existing buildings,” said Moore.
The IES <Virtual Environment> offers detailed, comprehensive, and integrated dynamic simulation of daylighting, thermal loads, HVAC systems, controls, and building energy performance. With the VE-Pro applications, users can take a project from climate analysis and schematic 3D modeling through initial assessments of daylighting, energy, and carbon footprint and on to advanced daylighting analysis, detailed thermal-comfort and loads analysis for critical spaces, and finally to whole-building energy modeling and reporting for the LEED/ASHRAE-90.1 Performance Rating Method.
The workshops can be taken together or separately. The cost to purchase one workshop is $350, both is $600. Registration is now open. More information and the registration link can be found on the SimBuild 2010 website.
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