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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=phay@cwjamaica.com href="mailto:phay@cwjamaica.com">Paul Hay</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ramana.koti@gmail.com
href="mailto:ramana.koti@gmail.com">ramana.koti@gmail.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 26, 2007 9:59 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [bldg-sim] Building Information Modeling</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Ramana,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only Autodesk's Architectural Desktop [ADT] is
listed as being IFC 2x compliant, as of 2003 <see <A
href="http://www.bauwesen.fh-muenchen.de/iai/ImplementationOverview.htm">http://www.bauwesen.fh-muenchen.de/iai/ImplementationOverview.htm</A>>
. But, Revit has recently been added.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is my understanding that ADT requires an add-on
to fully utilize IFC capabilities. In energy simulations undertaken
on the Freedom Tower, which was created with ADT, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratories used Graphisoft's ArchiCAD. This may be of
importance to you since the Freedom Tower also involved daylight
simulations.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Hay<BR>Managing Partner</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PAUL HAY Consultants<BR>15a Cassia Park
Road<BR>Kingston 10<BR>Jamaica, W.I.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Strategic Facility Planning & Office
Automation</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>tel: +1 (876)
923-8882/or<BR> +1 (876) 923-9433<BR>fax: +1
(876)923-3038</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>website: <A
href="http://www.phcjamaica.com">www.phcjamaica.com</A><BR>e-mail: <A
href="mailto:phay@phcjamaica.com">phay@phcjamaica.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ramana.koti@gmail.com href="mailto:ramana.koti@gmail.com">Ramana
Koti</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=bldg-sim@gard.com
href="mailto:bldg-sim@gard.com">bldg-sim@gard.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [bldg-sim] Building Information
Modeling</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear all,<BR><BR>What is the current situation on the Industry
foundation classes (IFCs) of International Alliance For Interoperability (IAI)
with regards to building energy and daylight simulation? <BR>Also with regards
to AutoCAD and Revit: with the CAD shifting to Revit, is there
interoperability between Revit and the simulation tools we use everyday?
<BR><BR>Any information is appreciated,<BR clear=all><BR>Ramana Koti,
Sustainable Building Analyst<BR>LEED AP<BR><BR>ELEMENTS | a division of
berkebile nelson immenschuh mcdowell architects<BR>106 W. 14th Street Suite
200 <BR>Kansas City, Missouri 64105<BR><BR>p 816.783.1635 f
816.783.1501<BR>www.bnim.com| <A
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