Introduction

The integration of Passivent Roof Terminals into the VE provides a fast, streamlined and easy-to-use method of simulating the effect of Passivent Roof Terminals® within your VE building model.

A dedicated Navigator is used to guide you through the step-by-step process, from importing the products into your model, configuring their operation, preparing, and applying to rooms, thermal simulation and compliance analysis.

To get started, click on the dropdown list of available Navigators at the top of the Navigators pane (if the pane is not visible on the left side of the VE window, you can turn it on using the

button on the application toolbar, or by selecting Navigator from the view menu). You will find a Passivent Roof Terminals® entry listed under the Partners section.

Fig 2: VE Navigator list

When selected, the Passivent Roof Terminals Navigator will be displayed. This is what you will use to go through the process of applying Passivent Roof Terminals® to your building, simulation, and analysing the results.

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Fig 3: Passivent Roof Terminals Navigator

In order to start using the navigator, you will need to have a fully defined VE model already created and loaded. This model should contain valid geometry representing the building, and also be set up with valid data (e.g. heating set-points, cooling set-points, Apache systems, internal gains, air exchanges, MacroFlo openings) already assigned to the rooms.

As the assignment of Passivent Roof Terminals to rooms will make direct modifications to the assigned data, it is always recommended that you make a back-up of your model prior to commencing the integration – this will allow you to have a baseline that you can easily revert to in the event of any issues. You can do this by clicking the Make an archive of the current model before making changes item in the navigator, or by selecting the Current Project option from the File->Archive menu.

Once completed, you will be ready to start using Passivent Roof Terminals in your building model.