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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>DesignBuilder v4 can't import IDF but this is something we expect to add in the not too distant future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So as Gurneet says, it is best to prepare geometry in DesignBuilder. It can of course export IDF.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Andy Tindale<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Managing Director </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>I</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Tel: +44 (0)1453 755500 </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>I</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:andy.tindale@designbuilder.co.uk"><span style='color:blue'>andy.tindale@designbuilder.co.uk</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>DesignBuilder Software Ltd</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>, 1st Floor, Clarendon Court,<b> </b>54-56 London Rd<b>,</b> Stroud<b>,</b> GL5 2AD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.designbuilder.co.uk/"><span style='color:blue'>www.designbuilder.co.uk</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bldg-sim [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Dirkes<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 15, 2015 12:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Gurneet Singh<br><b>Cc:</b> Karol Bandurski; bldg-sim<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] LEED simulation in energy plus<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#B45F06'>If DesignBuilder can import and IDF, that's a very new feature that I was unaware of. (I think you should confirm it.)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Gurneet Singh <<a href="mailto:gurneet@edsglobal.com" target="_blank">gurneet@edsglobal.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you are planning to do the final calculation/model in Design builder , then it is better to prepare the geometry in design builder itself. Preparing geometry is not that tough in DesignBuilder.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#006600;background:white'>Gurneet Singh</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#006600'>Director</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#006600'>Environmental Design Solutions Pvt. Ltd.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#006600'>D-1/25, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110057</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#006600'>[m] +91 9899240140 [t] +91 11 2614 7085 [f] </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'>+91 11 4056 8633<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#888888'><a href="mailto:gurneet@edsglobal.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#222222;background:white'>gurneet</span><span style='color:#006600;background:white'>@edsglobal.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#006600;background:white'> | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#888888'><a href="http://www.edsglobal.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#006600;background:white'>www.edsglobal.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 7:41 AM, <span style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>冷面寒</span><span style='font-family:MingLiU'>枪</span> <<a href="mailto:503271081@qq.com" target="_blank">503271081@qq.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p>it seems that idf files can be import to designbuilder.You can develope geometry model in openstudio and export idf file,then import the idf file into Designbuilder.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>hope this help!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Yongqingzhao<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#909090'>------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:#3366FF'>赵永青</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:#006600'>长沙绿建节能科技有限公司</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#006600'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:#3366FF'>长沙市韶山中路</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3366FF'>438</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic";color:#3366FF'>号</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3366FF'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:#3366FF'>电话</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3366FF'>:13574805636</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3366FF'><a href="mailto:Email%3Azhaoyongqing1987@126.com" target="_blank">Email:zhaoyongqing1987@126.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:503271081@qq.com" target="_blank">503271081@qq.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>------------------ Original ------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EFEFEF'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> "Karol Bandurski";<<a href="mailto:karol.bandurski@put.poznan.pl" target="_blank">karol.bandurski@put.poznan.pl</a>>;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EFEFEF'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> Tue, Dec 15, 2015 04:57 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EFEFEF'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>To: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> "bldg-sim"<<a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a>>; <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EFEFEF'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Subject: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> [Bldg-sim] LEED simulation in energy plus<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Modelers,<br><br>I am going to do calculation for LEED (EA P2 and EA C1) using EnergyPlus. I<br>am new in this software, but I get license for DesignBuilder.<br><br>Could you write me what is difference (difficulty level, future<br>possibilities) between building modeling in OpenStudio and DesignBuilder?<br>I mean: is it easier to draw in OpenStudio, but e.g. HVAC development is<br>nicer in DesignBuilder...?<br><br>Could I model building in OpenStudio (envelope), but later work on it in<br>DesignBuilder (and vice versa)?<br><br>Thanks in advance for your hints and tips!!!<br>Regards,<br>Karol Bandurski<br>------------------------------------------------<br>Karol Bandurski MSc.<br>Institute of Environmental Engineering<br>Poznan University of Technology<br><a href="http://www.put.poznan.pl/~karol.bandurski" target="_blank">www.put.poznan.pl/~karol.bandurski</a><br><a href="http://www.ee.put.poznan.pl" target="_blank">www.ee.put.poznan.pl</a><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Bldg-sim mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG" target="_blank">BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Bldg-sim mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG" target="_blank">BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Bldg-sim mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG">BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>James V Dirkes II, PE, BEMP, LEED AP<br>CEO/President<br>The Building Performance Team Inc.<br>1631 Acacia Dr, GR, Mi 49504<br><br>Direct: 616.450.8653<br><a href="mailto:jim@buildingperformanceteam.com" target="_blank">jim@buildingperformanceteam.com</a><br><br><a href="http://buildingperformanceteamcom" target="_blank">Website </a>l <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-dirkes/7/444/413" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Love is the bridge over which Truth travels </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>