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Automated New Zealand
Building Code Compliance with IES
With its VE-Ware and VE-Gaia products, IES now offers a variety of automated
assessments for New Zealand (NZ) Building Code compliance.
Developed in conjunction with the University of Canterbury, the new tools
cover NZ Part H1, NZS 4218: 2009 or NZS 4231 pt 1: 2007 standards.
The collaboration between the University of Canterbury and IES has
been sponsored by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology,
the Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand.
VE-Ware
Free building energy and carbon analysis
Yes, completely free whole-building
annual energy and carbon usage tool.
Accessed by the IES plug-ins to Google
SketchUp™ (also free) or Autodesk®
Revit®, VE-Ware is a way for everyone
to get involved in the drive for energy
efficiency in buildings – IES believes
everyone should have the capability
to understand “how well does my
building perform?”
VE-Ware can analyse both new and
existing buildings of all types and
across all global locations, allowing
anyone involved in building design or
refurbishment to compare at the click
of a few buttons how different designs,
layouts and system options affect
energy performance.
This tool utilises our world leading
ApacheSim dynamic thermal analysis
software to provide indicative comparison
results. The calculation is based on real
geometry, international data on climatic
conditions and typical characteristics for
different building, room and system types,
as chosen by the user.
NEW NZ Building
Code Compliance
For locations in NZ, users can
access our Building Code tool
for NZ Part H1 compliance.
(Outside of NZ the AIA 2030
Challenge tool is accessed).
This tool uses the verification
method (IES VE is ASHRAE 140
tested) automatically
determining which standard for
compliance should be used;
NZS 4218: 2009 or NZS
4231 pt 1: 2007.
The tool includes datasets from
these standards, developed by
the University of Canterbury to
automatically generate proposed
& reference models, simulate
both models and produce a
straightforward compliance
report.
VE-Ware results
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Virtual Environment
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Automated New Zealand
Building Code Compliance with IES
VE-GAIA
Step-by-step complete analysis workflows
A revolution in building performance
analysis, VE-Gaia’s complete workflow
environment is driven by “step-by-step”
smart navigation that makes the power of
the VE accessible to all users. A series of
Navigators guide users through a range
of tasks; from advanced modelling, to
energy/carbon analysis, to LEED/Green
Star credit assessment.
Steering a clear route through the
analysis process, from creating models,
through simulation to reportage, users
can easily undertake complex advanced
simulations. Designers can track progress,
control quality, iterate workflows, trigger
simulations, filter results and produce
automated visual and rich-text reports.
Direct connectivity to SketchUp™, Revit®
and ArchiCAD® allows quick, effective
feedback direct from early and detailed
architectural models. gbXML and DXF
import functions are also offered,
alongside the ability to input and
manipulate exact building data within
an integrated central data model.
Within a project users can easily mould
and define their workflow within the
framework provided by the Navigators.
Any common Navigator component is
always up to date and users can move
between Navigators at any time, setting
up rapid cycles of development and
analysis. Users can utilise ‘notes’ and
‘date/user stamp’ functions within
Navigators to facilitate a direct quality
assurance process which can be exported
for documentation purposes.
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West of Scotland Science Park
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NEW NZ Building
Code Compliance
VE-Gaia provides a Navigator
for NZ Part H1 to guide the user
through the compliance process.
The VE uses the verification
method (IES VE is ASHRAE 140
tested); users are able to adjust
compliance settings (climate
zone, weather file, user details
and more), simulation settings
including, for example, detailed
solar pre-analysis, plus access
the extensive data editing and
definition features of VE-Gaia.
Both NZS 4218: 2009 or NZS
4231 pt 1: 2007 standards are
applied in the tool. The VE
includes datasets from these
standards, automatically
generates proposed & reference
models, simulates both models
and produces a detailed
compliance report. This includes
breakdowns of the proposed
and reference models generated,
and a breakdown of the
compliance analysis and
outcome. HTML tables and
charts are provided for the
user to easily cut and paste.
Compliance report
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