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Tag : Building Performance Analysis
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....

Mar 5th 2025
Beyond BMS: Five Ways IES Live is Transforming Energy Management

Are the days of traditional BMS and energy management systems over? Energy managers, facilities managers and sustainability leaders have a new opportunity to take: move beyond...

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 16th 2025
How are Architects Leveraging Building Performance Modelling with IESVE?

Q&A with Kevin Truss, Senior Architectural Technologist at Coombes Everitt Architects We recently caught up with Kevin Truss, Senior Architectural Technologist at Coombes...

Dec 5th 2024
Case Study Spotlight: Decarbonising Existing Buildings

To reach net-zero, rethinking what we do with existing buildings is a non-negotiable. From simple operational optimisation interventions, to more in-depth retrofit upgrades and...

Nov 19th 2024
IES Partners with Armstrong® World Industries to enable simulation of Templok® Energy Saving Ceilings in IESVE

We’re delighted to announce this collaboration to bring Armstrong® Templok® Energy Saving Ceilings into the IES Virtual Environment (IESVE), our world-leading suite of...

Nov 18th 2024
On-Demand Webinar: Net-Zero Needle-Movers - Making Decarbonisation a Reality

Did you miss our Chief Operating Officer, Ruth Kerrigan, speaking at edie’s Net-Zero Carbon Action Sessions recently? You can now catch the session on demand. Now in its sixth...

Nov 14th 2024
EECO2: MicroFlo-CFD supports CFD Analysis for Energy Efficient Cleanrooms

EECO2 leverages IESVE's CFD application, MicroFlo-CFD, to demonstrate the potential for using lower air change rates as part of a dynamic ventilation control approach,...

Nov 1st 2024
Optimisation: The Crucial First Step in Improving Existing Building Performance

When it comes to decarbonising existing buildings, even small changes can make a big impact. So, before you go rushing into building retrofits to “fix” a poorly performing...

Oct 24th 2024
IES Launches New Guide: Energy Modelling for Retrofit - A Best Practice Approach to Decarbonising Existing Buildings

Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of a brand new guide, exploring the vital role of energy models, data and dynamic simulation tools in improving the performance of...

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...

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...