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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=392100405-06092002>Warren,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=392100405-06092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=392100405-06092002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>GeoPraxis recently completed our California Energy Commission<SPAN
class=068353916-06092002> <SPAN class=392253418-06092002>(CEC)
</SPAN>funded R&D </SPAN>project<SPAN class=068353916-06092002> to
develop a</SPAN> Conceptual Design Energy Analysis Tool (CDEAT)<SPAN
class=068353916-06092002> </SPAN>that links energy analysis
capabilities to <SPAN
class=068353916-06092002>architectural </SPAN>3D-CAD
applications. <SPAN class=392253418-06092002>Our brochure on the project
can be found at <A
href="http://www.greenbuildingstudio.com/cdeat_trifold.pdf">http://www.greenbuildingstudio.com/cdeat_trifold.pdf</A>,
and the </SPAN>final report for <SPAN class=392253418-06092002>i</SPAN>t
can be found at </FONT><A
href="http://www.energy.ca.gov/pier/buildings/reports.html"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.energy.ca.gov/pier/buildings/reports.html</FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=392100405-06092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=392100405-06092002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
tool is currently at the beta stage of development, but the CEC<SPAN
class=068353916-06092002>, the leading CAD vendors, </SPAN><SPAN
class=068353916-06092002>and nearly all of the architectural CAD users we
have spoken with </SPAN>are very excited about the technology. This tool is
enabled through our Green Building Studio web site as a web service and uses
gbXML (</FONT><A href="http://www.gbxml.org/"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>www.gbxml.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>) and SOAP
to allow any gbXML-compliant 3D-CAD application to request energy simulation
results.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=392100405-06092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=392100405-06092002><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=392253418-06092002>An exciting feature is that the
</SPAN>resulting files produced can be read into <SPAN
class=068353916-06092002>DOE-2.2/</SPAN>eQuest as well as Trane's TRACE 700
application for more detailed analyses.<SPAN
class=726120915-06092002> W<SPAN
class=392253418-06092002>e</SPAN> <SPAN
class=392253418-06092002>have </SPAN><SPAN
class=392253418-06092002>also </SPAN><SPAN class=392253418-06092002>tested
the application with an early beta version of the</SPAN><SPAN
class=068353916-06092002> Department of Energy's new </SPAN><SPAN
class=392253418-06092002>EnergyPlus simulation engine</SPAN>. </SPAN><SPAN
class=726120915-06092002> </SPAN> Over the next year we plan on conducting
a public beta test with several market leading 3D-CAD applications. Keep an eye
on </FONT></FONT></FONT><A href="http://www.greenbuildingstudio.com/"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>www.greenbuildingstudio.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> for the beta test announcement if you want to
participate.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=392100405-06092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=392100405-06092002>Sincerely,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=392100405-06092002>John
F. Kennedy</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=392100405-06092002>CTO</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> postman@gard.com
[mailto:postman@gard.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Warren A.
Campbell<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 01, 2002 11:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Bldg-sim@gard.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bldg-sim] 3D Modeling / Energy Analysis
Compatibility<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is anyone familiar with the progress the industry
is making towards integrating energy analysis software with some of the
leading 3D CAD programs (ArchiCAD, Revit)?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Warren Campbell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Millennium 3 Design Group</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(704) 333-1965.Ext 22</FONT></DIV><PRE>
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