It’s a topic that cannot be avoided for any longer. The ongoing Paris Climate Conference has seen an unprecedented amount of participation - even before the summit began, over 150 countries submitted ...

The TRACE™ 700, an HVAC load design and building energy modeling software, makes modeling for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification faster and easier. Version 6.3 features ...

Fujitsu's new CYPETHERM software allows professionals to model and simulate HVAC energy demand and consumption in the building with Airstage VRF systems and compare results with other commonly used ...

New versions of the EnergyPlus engine and the OpenStudio software development kit have been released by the U.S. Department of Energy and national labs. EnergyPlus 8.8.0 includes the following ...

Two years after the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory provided a model of every building in America, commercial partners are using the tool for tasks ranging from designing ...

Within the next five years, the AE firm SmithGroup wants to be able to incorporate the highest level of energy efficiency into every project it designs and builds. But the challenge is selecting the ...

Suppose you meet with an architect and ask her to design a building. You tell her the design you'd like, the size, and where it will be located. You might also specify the level of energy efficiency ...