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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We use IES, a program from <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Scotland</st1:place></st1:country-region>, to do
our energy analysis. We use it as it’s got a great use for IFC
interfacing via gbXML to Revit. We use many different architectural platforms and
require them to all be interoperable with each other, hence the IFC.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The program has just released a new
version. I advise to at least trial it. It has a large learning curve but not
as much as the other softwares (we’ve tried Energy+, MagiCad, &
others). However, it does have a great support team and is recognised as a
valid energy, HVAC, PMV, CFD and daylight analysis modules for our GreenStar
submission process (LEED equivalent in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Fareed Syed<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 2 February 2010
5:40 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BldgSim Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] Mostly
commonly used energy analysis software?</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Segoe UI"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Segoe UI"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'>Can you please tell me which is
the most commonly used energy modeling software?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Segoe UI"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Segoe UI"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'>Fareed Syed EIT, LEED</span></font><sup><font
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font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>®</span></font></sup><font size=2 face="Segoe UI"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Segoe UI"><span lang=EN-US
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=1
face="Segoe UI"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'>1811
4 Mile Rd NE</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=1 face="Segoe UI"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'>Grand Rapids</span></font></st1:City><font
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"Segoe UI"'>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">49525</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=1 face="Segoe UI"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'>Phone: 616.361.2664
ext. 3247<br>
Direct: 616.447.3447<br>
Fax: 616.361.1493</span></font><font size=2 face="Segoe UI"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=1 face="Segoe UI"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI"'><a
href="mailto:syedf@progressiveae.com">syedf@progressiveae.com</a><br>
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