User:Thebaronvonjedders/sandbox

The IESVE or IES Virtual Environment is a suite of software for building performance analysis.

=Features=
 * 3D ModelBuilding
 * Solar Analysis
 * Plant Sizing
 * Thermal Simulation
 * Daylight/Glare analysis
 * CFD
 * Building Regulations Compliance (UK, New Zealand, Singapore)
 * EPC - Energy Performance Certificates (England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland)
 * LEED
 * LCC/LCA
 * Capital Costing
 * Egress (occupant movement, lift simulation)

VE-Pro
The most powerful and flexible product.

VE-Gaia
A simpler interface than VE-Pro driven by IES' Gaia Navigator technology.

VE-Toolkits
Thermal toolkits for SketchUp and Revit.

VE-Ware
This is the Freeware version of the IESVE.

=Supported Operating Systems= It runs natively on Microsoft Windows and on Mac OS using a Hardware virtualization tool like (for example) Parallels Desktop for Mac.

=Licensing= The IESVE is protected by a time-locked software key which is provided on purchase.

=Support= Customers who pay for a maintenance and support contract get access to a dedicated held desk. There is a free user forum where customers without a support contract can exchange knowledge which is visited regularly by IES staff.

=Version History=

=Alternative Products= Perhaps not the most exhaustive list...
 * BEAVER
 * BSIM
 * Designbuilder
 * DOE-2
 * EnergyPlus
 * RIUSKA
 * TAS
 * TRNSYS

=See Also= SketchUp

=External Links=