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Tag : Compliance
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 14th 2023
Compliance with the Massachusetts Energy Code

The State of Massachusetts is taking significant steps to promote energy efficiency and sustainability in its buildings. The Massachusetts Energy Code, which took effect on July...

Feb 3rd 2023
TLC use IESVE to ensure Boca Raton Regional Hospital passes Florida’s Building Energy Code

TLC Engineering Solutions used the IES Virtual Environment (IESVE) to carry out the detailed energy modeling required to ensure that Boca Raton Regional Hospital complied with the...

Jun 20th 2022
EU Taxonomy: What it is and how IES can help you achieve it

EU Taxonomy is a new regulation produced by the European Commission that will ask large companies across the EU to classify and quantify how sustainable their investment...

Jan 27th 2022
IES’ Top Ten Trends to Watch Out for in 2022

2021 was a busy year for us all at IES, and 2022 certainly looks to be no different! With lots of exciting developments and new projects on the horizon, we’re looking forward to...

Dec 16th 2021
Australian energy modelling protocols in state of flux as they adapt to driving net-zero buildings

As the industry strives towards net-zero, Australia is making a number of changes to its building regulations and rating systems to help keep it on track. To help guide our IESVE...

Oct 20th 2021
IESVE for ASHRAE 90.1-2016 Compliance

According to the US Building Energy Codes Program at the time of writing this article, there are over 15 states and many other AHJs whose energy code requires compliance with the...

Jul 9th 2021
IESVE preferred teaching tool for Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University has been teaching the IES Virtual Environment (IESVE) to its Building Service Engineer students for around 14 years. Being the leading tool used in...

Jun 29th 2021
IES Welcome Top Building Performance Experts to its Ireland Consulting Team

New team brings a wealth of expertise to IES’s consulting services in the region IES is excited to welcome new talent to its Ireland Consulting team including LEED and Building...

May 24th 2021
Understanding and Minimizing Unmet Load Hours – A User Guide - Part: 1 Understanding Unmet Load Hours (UMLHs)

Part 1: Understanding Unmet Load Hours (UMLHs)  In this, Part 1 of our Unmet Load Hours series, we dive into the fundamentals of UMLHs—much more so than the...

May 15th 2019
Dave's Top Tip: Gain two extra reports with the Compliance Navigator

Dave’s “top tip” 1 IES offer workflow navigators that boost your productivity when working with the VE. These navigators provide a detailed step-by-step structured workflow of...

Apr 10th 2019
TEN Key Building Energy Metrics

Prediction of building energy consumption & associated carbon emissions are common tasks in the building design & compliance industry. However, the regional metrics that...

Feb 14th 2019
Airside Economizers

Commercial buildings often require mechanical cooling even when the outdoor air temperatures are mild or cool. Internal core spaces of commercial buildings often contribute to...