Scalable Energy Analysis

Rapid energy and carbon insights for single and multiple buildings

SketchUp Plugin for Rapid, Scalable Decarbonisation Insights

Map out routes to net-zero with iCD’s high-level analysis capabilities. Identify high/low performers, explore potential retrofit options to investigate further, and use multi-year simulations to understand the energy and carbon impact of various interventions across both new and existing buildings

Energy Use Intensity

Carbon Analysis

Identify High/Low Performers

Retrofit Optioneering

Multi Year Net-Zero Plans

Client Visualisation

Why Choose iCD?

Fast, scalable, and simulation-driven, iCD helps you understand where you are today and how to reach net-zero tomorrow. Get reliable early-stage insights on individual buildings and across entire portfolios with minimal effort and maximum clarity.

Rapid, Scalable Energy & Carbon Insights

Built on the world-leading APACHE engine, ensuring credible, physics-based results even at early-stage resolution. iCD reduces modelling time and costs while increasing consultant differentiation and service scope. 

  • Delivers quick, high-level analysis for one or many buildings. Ideal for early design, portfolio screening, or net-zero roadmap studies.
  • Supports multi-year simulation, future climate, and energy price scenarios for long-term strategy evaluation.
FEATURES

Quick and Scalable Energy Analysis

iCD utilises our Apache simulation engine to enable high-level performance evaluation with minimal data, ensuring robust early insights with a smooth transition to undertaking more detailed analysis in the VE, as your project progresses.

Fast Results

Significantly cut the time it takes to give energy and carbon performance feedback when dealing with individual buildings, portfolios, or campuses.

  • Easy and quick to use
  • Import geometry & data from OpenStreetMap
  • Visualise impacts of decisions immediately
  • Ready-made reports & scenario comparisons
  • Minimal data needed with rapid learning curve

Multi-Year Simulation

Identify your high and low performers, hone in on which retrofit options to investigate further, and simulate the impact of different interventions and climate patterns over time.

  • Create a decarbonisation plan for an individual building, portfolio, campus or district
  • Integrates with iSCAN, allowing import of real operational datasets
  • Add in planned new buildings alongside existing buildings on the timeline
  • Identify promising retrofit options that you want to explore in more detail
  • Plan and visualise interventions & future climate scenarios

Architectural Concept Design

iCD complements IESVE for architects by offering early-stage and portfolio-level studies where fast feedback, and broad insights matter more than detailed or room-by-room analysis. The same data can be exported later into IESVE for deeper simulation..

  • Early energy insight to guide form, glazing and orientation
  • Interactive visualisation and communication layer for clients
  • Wider sustainability analysis including water and solar PV potential
  • Map out routes to net-zero and explore potential retrofit option

Collaborate with iCIM

Communicate, collaborate and exchange ideas with colleagues and clients quickly and easily through a seamless connection to our central 3D visualisation tool, iCIM.

  • Cloud-based visual collaboration environment
  • Transparent communication and engagement with clients and internal teams
  • Aggregate multiple iCD models into single portfolio view
  • Add external datasets to enrich analysis e.g. EPCs, LEED ratings, & flood zones
  • Deliver stakeholder engagement platforms on public-facing projects
CASE STUDIES

iCD in Action

Leverage our integrated Digital Twin solution for decarbonised, healthy and resilient built environments.

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