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Apr 14th 2025
Decarbonizing Denver: Building Performance Standards and Codes

Commercial buildings make up 49% of carbon emissions in Denver. With other Colorado cities working on their building performance standards, the Energize Denver Building...

Apr 9th 2025
Johan Haeberle on Focus Entreprises: Benefits of Dynamic Thermal Simulation

IES’ Johan Haeberle recently featured on Focus Entreprises, hosted by BFM Business, to discuss the benefits of dynamic thermal simulation (DTS) for improving energy efficiency and...

Apr 9th 2025
BIM-to-BEM Interoperability: Pollination’s Integration with IES-VE, Revit and Rhino

The conversion of a Building Information Model (BIM) to a Building Energy Model (BEM) has typically been technically challenging. While BIM platforms like Revit provide architects...

Apr 7th 2025
Meet the Front-Runners in the Race to Zero Energy Buildings

The transition to energy efficient, low carbon buildings isn’t just a goal – it’s a challenge our industry is tackling every single day. Meet the front-runners who are using IES...

Apr 4th 2025
AtkinsRéalis: Retro-Commissioning for Net-Zero with IES Digital Twins

AtkinsRéalis have used IES Digital Twin technology to provide operational energy modelling and retro-commissioning services for more than 50 of Hong Kong’s government buildings,...

Apr 3rd 2025
The Importance of Indoor Air Quality

In response to an increased need for energy efficiency to meet climate targets, most new or recently retrofitted buildings are becoming more airtight to reduce heat loss. While...

Mar 19th 2025
Optimizing Building Performance with IESVE: Suncast and RadianceIES

High-performance building design requires a strong understanding of solar radiation, daylight penetration, and their impact on energy efficiency, HVAC loads, and occupant comfort....

Feb 28th 2025
CFD in IESVE: Enhancing Building Performance with MicroFlo-CFD

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has long been a critical tool for optimizing airflow, heat transfer, and thermal comfort in buildings. Traditionally, implementing CFD analysis...

Feb 20th 2025
IES Appoints Christy Martell as Senior Vice President of Revenue for North America

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Christy Martell as Senior Vice President of Revenue for North America at IES.  This key hire marks an exciting step forward in...

Feb 19th 2025
From Buy-In to Monitoring: Executing the Plan for a Long Lasting Successful Retrofit

Did you miss our recent retrofit masterclass with edie? The session is now available to watch on demand. Last week, IES joined forces with edie for a live masterclass as part of...

Feb 14th 2025
Evaporative Cooling - Energy & Water Performance Modeling

There are two options available for modeling the performance of evaporative cooling technology:  Direct, and/or Indirect  Direct vs indirect evaporative cooling...

Feb 12th 2025
Accurate Load Calculations: Importance in Designing High-Performance Buildings in Canada

Have you ever stepped into a building that felt freezing in the summer or overheated in the winter, despite a seemingly sophisticated HVAC system? More often than not, this stems...

Feb 7th 2025
The Importance of Accurate Geometry in Building Performance Modeling

Geometry is one of the foundations of any building performance simulation. It defines how heat moves through a space, how sunlight enters a building, and how HVAC loads are...

Jan 29th 2025
IESVE Australasia Summer School: Answering Your Questions

Late last year, IES ran a series of lecture-style sessions covering key analyses that can be undertaken using IESVE. With over 100 questions submitted across the sessions,...

Jan 27th 2025
Case Study: Leveraging IESVE's Parametric Simulation for Optimised Building Performance

An EU project has demonstrated the power of IESVE’s Parametric Simulation feature for efficient analysis and optimisation of building design choices to reduce energy consumption,...

Jan 24th 2025
Fundamentals of ApacheHVAC Airside Controllers

Understanding the intricate workings of HVAC systems is essential for achieving accurate building performance simulation. In IESVE software, ApacheHVAC airside controllers play a...