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Content Type : Blogs
Jul 7th 2025
Preparing for the CIBSE TM59 Update

What’s Happening with TM59? CIBSE is in the process of updating its TM59 overheating guidance to reflect the latest research, policy priorities, and practical feedback from...

Jun 26th 2025
Optimizing Existing Buildings: Answering Your Questions

Recently, IES ran a webinar covering how energy models and digital twins can be utilized to help optimize existing building performance. During the Q&A portion of the session,...

Jun 20th 2025
Digital Twins: The Key to an Energy Efficient Built Environment

In this article, featured in the latest issue of Energy Future magazine, Rohan Rawte envisions how digital replicas of physically built structures can help predict their lifespan,...

Jun 16th 2025
How Atelier Ten Uses IESVE to Deliver High-Performance Green Mark Projects

As sustainability goals in Singapore continue to rise, achieving Green Mark certification—particularly at the GoldPlus, Platinum, or Super Low Energy (SLE) level—requires advanced...

May 13th 2025
IESVE & Pollination: Streamline Revit & Rhino Model Imports

IES’s partnership with Ladybug Tools makes importing Revit and Rhino models into IESVE via Pollination easier and more efficient than ever before.  The need for Pollination,...

May 7th 2025
LEED v5 Raises the Bar on Building Performance

It’s been over 10 years since the last major LEED version change, with the launch of LEED v4 in 2013. Much has changed technically, digitally and socially in those years, as has...

May 2nd 2025
Introducing: VE Model Checking Service

At IES, we understand the value of accuracy, credibility, and trust. That’s why we’ve launched our VE Model Checking Service. This is more than a quality check – it’s a...

Apr 28th 2025
The IESVE HVAC Wizard: A Streamlined and Accurate Approach to System Sizing & Design

The HVAC Wizard in IESVE guides engineers through the HVAC system sizing & design process with an intuitive four-step workflow. The goal is to model, size, and analyze HVAC...

Apr 16th 2025
IES R&D Project ‘Minority Report’ Named in Top 10 Horizon Europe Deep Tech Innovations

I’m delighted to announce that the EU funded ‘Minority Report’ project, led by IES R&D, has been recognised as number 8 in the Top 10 Horizon Europe Deep Tech Projects...

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
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 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 28th 2025
UN Reports Buildings Sector Emissions Are Slowing - But Not Fast Enough

Last week the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Alliance for Buildings & Construction (GlobalABC) released their latest Global Status Report for...

Mar 19th 2025
Optimize Building Performance with 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 28th 2025
IESVE CFD: 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...