Building Data

Early in the design process room layout and usage may not yet be known. Analysis can still be performed, however, by assigning more general data to the entire building on the Building tab of Set Model Properties.

Simply by defining usage, constructions, an HVAC System and the location of the entire building it is possible to start using VE-Ware and the VE-Toolkits to get early Energy, Carbon and Daylighting assessments and compare different architectural design options.

Building Type

Define the primary use of the building from the list which includes Office, Hotel and University/School amongst others. This is used to apply thermal template data including Heating and Cooling Set Points, Internal Gains and Infiltration rates.

Building Constructions

Apply constructions from the IESVE Constructions Database to surfaces and openings in the building.

Click the Constructions button to open the Building Construction dialog.

The only Construction Type available to edit here is for the whole building. Simply choose a construction for each surface and opening type in the model from the extensive lists. These constructions will then be applied to each occurrence of that surface in the building.

Note: Construction data in the form of Revit Architecture or Revit MEP is not passed directly from the model.

Building Service

This is used to select an HVAC System for the entire building.

Building System	Mechanism
Active Chilled Beam	Heating and cooling
Central Heating Convectors	Heating only
Central Heating Hot Air	Heating only
Central Heating Radiant Floors	Heating only
Central Heating Radiators	Heating only
Constant Volume Dual Duct	Heating and cooling
Constant Volume Fixed O A	Heating and cooling
Constant Volume Terminal Reheat	Heating and cooling
Constant Volume Variable O A	Heating and cooling
Fan Coil System	Heating and cooling
Multizone Hot Deck Cold Deck	Heating and cooling
Other Room Heater	Heating only
Radiant Cooled Ceilings	Cooling only
Radiant Heater Flued	Heating only
Radiant Heater Multiburner	Heating only
Radiant Heater No Flued	Heating only
Split Systems With Mechanical Ventilation	Heating only
Split Systems With Mechanical Ventilation With Cooling	Heating and cooling
Split Systems With Natural Ventilation	Heating only
V A V Dual Duct	Heating and cooling
V A V Indoor Packaged Cabinet	Heating and cooling
V A V Single Duct	Heating and cooling
Variable Refrigerant Flow	Heating and cooling
Water Loop Heat Pump	Heating and cooling