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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear all:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have recently come across a European energy simulation program
called ‘IDA Indoor Climate and Energy 3.0’ (<a
href="http://www.equa.se/ice/intro.html">http://www.equa.se/ice/intro.html</a>).
The program seems to have undergone some rigorous validation efforts and its
modular structure looks quite attractive for advanced users and researchers.
Has anybody on this list used it and could you share your impressions and how
capable the tool is in modeling complex systems and geometries? Are there any
mature GUIs and comprehensive libraries available for the tool? Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Christoph<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Christoph Reinhart, Dr. Ing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Associate Professor of Architectural Technology</span><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Graduate School of Design - Harvard University</span><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Gund Hall 331b, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA</span><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>t: 617 384 7269, f: 617 495 8916, </span><a
href="mailto:reinhart@gsd.harvard.edu"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>reinhart@gsd.harvard.edu</span></a><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Daylighting Design: <a
href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/people/faculty/reinhart/documents/DiffuseDaylightingDesignSequenceTutorial.pdf"><span
style='color:blue'>Rules of Thumb</span></a>, </span><a
href="http://www.daysim.com/"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Simulation</span></a><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>, <a
href="http://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/exec_ed/details.cgi?offering_id=101683"><span
style='color:blue'>Executive Education</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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