The Green Building Studio® web-based energy
analysis service can help architects and designers perform whole
building analysis, optimize energy efficiency, and work toward
carbon neutrality earlier in the design process. With faster, more
accurate energy analysis of building design proposals, architects
and designers can work with sustainably in mind earlier in the
process, plan proactively, and build better.
Green Building Studio
(GBS) is accessed from within the design team's 3D-CAD or BIM
software, and uses the wide range of building design information in
that model to create a geometrically correct thermal model of the
building, with appropriate zoning and orientation. This model is
developed using regional building standards, and codes for
intelligent assumptions for the appropriate space type. The
building is then run through the DOE 2.2 hourly simulation model
using typical year weather data for the building's location. Annual
energy consumption, costs, and a wide range of data on the building
heating and cooling loads, spaces, and systems is summarized and
presented within the 3D-CAD or BIM tool environment.
Using gbXML for data
exchange, GBS is one of the first engineering analysis tools to
deliver true interoperability between building design teams using
CAD, engineers using energy models such as DOE-2, and building
product manufacturer's like Trane using Trace700 for sizing and
pre-sales design.
About Green Building Studio
The Green Building
Studio web service was developed by GeoPraxis, Inc. supported by
funding grants from the California Energy Commission Public
Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program, United States
Environmental Protection Agency, the Northwest Energy Efficiency
Alliance, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Energy Design
Resources Program).
Initial R&D work
beginning in 1999 included extensive market research (surveys,
focus groups, and interviews) with architects and engineering
design teams. Based on beta test results, a production version of
the Green Building Studio web service was released in April 21,
2004.
GeoPraxis Inc. was
renamed Green Building Studio, Inc. in 2005 and Autodesk's acquisition of Green Building Studio's
assets was completed on May 1, 2008.
Software & System
Requirements
BIM Tool:
- Revit® Architecture (Autodesk)
- AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite (Autodesk)
- AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite (Autodesk)
- ArchiCAD* (Graphisoft)
- SketchUp** (Google)
Internet Connection/Browser:
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Netscape
- Safari
- Opera
* ArchiCAD requires the Green Building Studio add-on
** SketchUp requires Greenspace Research'
s Demeter plug-in (in beta).
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