Table 1. Interoperability of the thermal tools investigated. |
Tool |
Application |
Input data |
Output data |
BIM based geometry import |
DPV (Design Performance Viewer) |
Environmental design, thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, energy cost, Exergy/CO2, life cycle assessment, scheduling. |
CAD-BIM, revit |
– |
The building model is directly built in the CAD-BIM environment. |
DesignBuilder |
Environmental design, 3D Model (3D Design), thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, natural and artificial lighting, Internal air, mean radiant and operative temperatures, humidity, CO2 emissions, solar shading, heat transmission, solar shading, scheduling. |
gbXML, .dxf, .pdf, .bmp, .jpg |
CAD: AutoCAD, Microstation, SketchUp using 3-D dxf, .epw, .csv, .tmy, .tmy2 |
Provides interoperability with BIM models through its .gbXML import capability. |
Ecotect |
Environmental design, 3D Model (3D Design), thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, Validation; Solar control, overshadowing, prevailing, winds & air Flow, natural and artificial lighting, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, scheduling, geometric and statistical acoustic analysis. |
.dwg, .ifc, gbXML, .obj, 3DS, .xml, ASCII,etc. |
Metafiles, Bitmaps or animations. RADIANCE, POV Ray, VRML, AutoCAD dxf, EnergyPlus, ESP-r, ASCII Mod files, XML, etc. |
Imports CAD-BIM models from most CAD software |
eQUEST |
Energy performance, simulation, energy use analysis, conceptual design performance analysis, 3D Model (3D Design), thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, Solar control, overshadowing, Lighting system, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, Scheduling. |
gbXML, .dwg, dxf |
dxf, gbXML, .xls |
Support gbXML format |
EnergyPlus |
Energy Simulation, thermal design and analysis, Heating and cooling loads, Validation; Solar control, Overshadowing, Natural and artificial lighting, Life cycle assessment, Life cycle costing, Scheduling. |
ifc, gbXML, text |
ASCII |
.ifc compatible. (BIM Application) |
EcoDesigner |
Energy balance evaluation, CO2, overshadowing, heating, cooling, lighting, water use, Life cycle costing, Scheduling, prime energy usage (gas, energy, electricity etc.) |
gbXML |
gbXML, .pdf |
Provides another dimension in the BIM environment for the architect in shaping his design |
ESP-r |
Environmental Design, 3D Design, thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, Solar control, lighting, natural ventilation, combined heat and electrical power generation and photovoltaic facades, acoustic analysis, life cycle and environmental impacts assessments. |
XML |
XML, csv, VRML |
no |
Green Building Studio |
Environmental Design, thermal analysis, annual energy consumption (electric and gas), Carbon emissions, day lighting, water usage and cost, Life cycle costing, natural ventilation. |
gbXML-enabled BIM or 3D-CAD |
gbXML, VRML |
Supports gbXML format and has easy interoperability with BIM Application |
Lesosai |
thermal design and analysis, Heating and cooling loads, Solar control, CO2, natural and artificial lighting, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, Scheduling. |
gbXML, .nbdm, .skp |
.xls, .xml, .pdf, .bld, .txt files |
Supports gbXML format and has easy interoperability with BIM Application |
IDA ICE |
Environmental design, 3D Model (3D Design), thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling, Solar and shading, surface transmissions, air leakage, cold bridges and furniture, lighting, Air CO2 and moisture levels, Energy costing. |
.ifc, .dxf, .dwf, .3ds, .cgm, .cmx, .dgn |
.html, .doc, .xls, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tiff, .bmp |
.ifc compatible. (BIM Application) |
IES VE |
Thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, CO2, Validation; Solar, Shading, Lighting, Airflow, Life cycle costing, Scheduling, fire evacuation. |
gbXML, .dxf, .dwg |
.ve |
Supports gbXML format and has easy interoperability with BIM Application |
TRACE 700 |
Environmental design, 3D Model (3D Design), thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling, life cycle costing, plants system. |
gbXML |
.pdf, .rtf, .txt, .doc, .xls |
Supports gbXML format and has easy interoperability with BIM Application |
TRNSYS |
Environmental design, 3D Model (3D Design), thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, Solar control, overshadowing, prevailing winds & air Flow, electrical, photovoltaic, hydrogen systems, Life cycle costing. |
.skp, ASCII, .xml |
ASCII (Simulation Studio Tool : HTML, C++) |
no |
Riuska |
Environmental design, 3D Model, thermal design and analysis, heating and cooling loads, validation; Solar control, overshadowing, lighting, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, scheduling. |
.ifc |
.ifc |
.ifc compatible. (BIM Application) |
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