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Theme : Design & Retrofit
Aug 29th 2024
Designing for Impact: Enhancing Building Performance Through Early-Stage Analysis

As the global climate crisis intensifies, the performance of buildings has become a critical focus in efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The built environment currently accounts...

Aug 28th 2024
IES Partners with UKGBC to Advance Operational Building Optimisation

We are excited to share that IES has joined forces with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and several partner organisations to spearhead a new project initiative, centred...

Aug 22nd 2024
Free Live Webinar: IES TaP for BREEAM

We are pleased to be hosting a free live webinar for IES TaP for BREEAM, our secure, cost effective and easy to use online project tracking tool to streamline, manage and automate...

Aug 13th 2024
DfE Construction Framework 2021: School Output Specifications

On the 30th November 2021 the UK Government's Department for Education (DfE) released the Construction Framework 2021. The requirements of the framework apply to all school...

Aug 7th 2024
VE Tech Tips - Tabular Space Data

Tabular Space Data allows users to rapidly inspect and modify standard thermal attributes, internal gains and air exchanges for spaces in their models. In this Tech Tip, we...

Aug 7th 2024
How to Calculate Peak Cooling Loads in Humid Climates

Peak cooling coil loads can often occur during either the Monthly Design Dry-Bulb conditions or the Monthly Design Wet-Bulb conditions. As a continuation of ASHRAE Heating and...

Jul 29th 2024
CIBSE Heating and Cooling Load Calculations: Dave’s Top Tip

IESVE has the ability to carry out Steady State peak load calculations, or produce sub-hourly load profiles using Dynamic Thermal Simulation. Following a recent webinar ‘Using...

Jul 24th 2024
VE Tech Tips - Master Template Wizard

Master Templates can support increased modelling productivity in the VE, allowing users to import and merge VE model data from a source master template into their current...

Jul 19th 2024
Free Live Webinar: IES TaP for BREEAM

We are pleased to be hosting a free live webinar for IES TaP for BREEAM, our secure, cost effective and easy to use online project tracking tool to streamline, manage and automate...

Jul 16th 2024
VE Tech Tips - Create Space Groups Using Rules

The space groups function within the VE allows users to group spaces in their model according to various criteria. Space groups are especially useful if you commonly work on...

Jul 15th 2024
Embodied carbon vs operational carbon: reducing building emissions

With the global building stock expected to double by 2050, the built environment has an important role to play in reaching net zero goals. Carbon emissions produced during...

Jul 9th 2024
I2SL Annual Conference

We are exhibited to be exhibiting at the I2SL Annual Conference Technology and Services Fair, from September 29 - October 2 in St. Louis, Missouri.  Stop by our booth #302...

Jul 4th 2024
Python in the VE: VE Scripts – Benchmarking consumption data CBECS (USA)

Our latest Python in the VE series instalment covers benchmarking consumption data.  What? In this article we look at a script that uses publicly available data (CBECS) on...

Jun 26th 2024
Green Loop: Creating Colombia’s Energy Code with IESVE

Green Loop, based in Bogota and Medelin in Colombia, and Miami in the US, is a multi-disciplinary consultancy that optimises the delivery of cost-efficient green building...

Jun 26th 2024
VE Tech Tips - Quick Elevations

This Tech Tip demonstrates quick ways to draw openings from architectural elevations, within the VE.   This VE Tech Tip explains: How to quickly add openings, once the...

Jun 20th 2024
Retrofitting buildings: The role of energy modelling

Retrofitting buildings for increased energy efficiency will be key to achieving net zero carbon targets. Particularly considering that 80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050...