http://aecbytes.com/blog/2009/06/04/sustainable-design-tools-exhibited-at-aia-2009/ A Forum for AECbytes Readers Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:21:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://aecbytes.com/blog/2009/06/04/sustainable-design-tools-exhibited-at-aia-2009/#comment-26190 Ian Highton Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:14:35 +0000 http://aecbytes.com/blog/2009/06/04/sustainable-design-tools-exhibited-at-aia-2009/#comment-26190 I think your conclusion in this piece is very apt. Reading some of the product details makes me think these are ‘rose tinted’ views on the current state of affairs in BIM and energy analysis. Certainly we’ve seen our fair share of ‘garbage’ gbXML files which, if used without checking, would certainly lead to ‘garbage’ results. On a positive note, many applications have been seriously improved lately and with the formation of the gbXML advisory board, I hope we’ll see further improvements for the industry generally. I think your conclusion in this piece is very apt. Reading some of the product details makes me think these are ‘rose tinted’ views on the current state of affairs in BIM and energy analysis. Certainly we’ve seen our fair share of ‘garbage’ gbXML files which, if used without checking, would certainly lead to ‘garbage’ results. On a positive note, many applications have been seriously improved lately and with the formation of the gbXML advisory board, I hope we’ll see further improvements for the industry generally.

]]> http://aecbytes.com/blog/2009/06/04/sustainable-design-tools-exhibited-at-aia-2009/#comment-26186 Lachmi Khemlani Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:42:28 +0000 http://aecbytes.com/blog/2009/06/04/sustainable-design-tools-exhibited-at-aia-2009/#comment-26186 To my knowledge, such a comparison has not been done. But I agree that it would be a very useful and informative exercise. It could even be undertaken as a research project at a university. To my knowledge, such a comparison has not been done. But I agree that it would be a very useful and informative exercise. It could even be undertaken as a research project at a university.

]]> http://aecbytes.com/blog/2009/06/04/sustainable-design-tools-exhibited-at-aia-2009/#comment-26184 Paul Teicholz Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:59:51 +0000 http://aecbytes.com/blog/2009/06/04/sustainable-design-tools-exhibited-at-aia-2009/#comment-26184 Now that there are a number of energy evaluation tools, is there a way that their results can be compared for a given building at a given location? It would be useful to have some way to compare their results to each other and to measurements taken from an actual building. Is this type of analysis done by any government agencies? Now that there are a number of energy evaluation tools, is there a way that their results can be compared for a given building at a given location? It would be useful to have some way to compare their results to each other and to measurements taken from an actual building. Is this type of analysis done by any government agencies?

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