Graphisoft EcoDesigner
Encyclopedia
Graphisoft EcoDesigner is an energy evaluation tool for architects — an add-on software for ArchiCAD
, Graphisoft
's BIM
application — which aims to provide information about a building's energy performance at the early design phases giving fast feedback for architects on the energy efficiency and sustainability of certain design alternatives.
and the monthly energy balance in three steps:
ArchiCAD
ArchiCAD is an architectural BIM CAD software for Macintosh and Windows developed by the Hungarian company Graphisoft. ArchiCAD offers specialized solutions for handling all common aspects of aesthetics and engineering during the whole design process of the built environment — buildings, interiors,...
, Graphisoft
Graphisoft
Graphisoft SE develops Building Information Modeling software products for architects, interior designers and planners. The company is headquartered in Graphisoft Park Budapest, Hungary. Graphisoft has subsidiaries in Germany, USA, UK, Spain, Japan and representative offices in Russia and Singapore...
's BIM
Building Information Modeling
Building information modeling is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle.BIM involves representing a design as objects – vague and undefined, generic or product-specific, solid shapes or void-space oriented , that carry their geometry, relations and attributes...
application — which aims to provide information about a building's energy performance at the early design phases giving fast feedback for architects on the energy efficiency and sustainability of certain design alternatives.
Features
With EcoDesigner, architects can get results about the enery consumption, Carbon footprintCarbon footprint
A carbon footprint has historically been defined as "the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person.". However, calculating a carbon footprint which conforms to this definition is often impracticable due to the large amount of data required, which is...
and the monthly energy balance in three steps:
- Data input: specifying physical properties of the already modeled building envelope using the default values set for different type of building parts or entering custom data, setting up location, weather data, building type and HVAC systems for the project.
- Evaluation: EcoDesigner passes the data to StruSoft's VIP-Energy calculation engine, which performs a dynamic analysis.
- Results: report sheets available also in PDF format shows the results of the evaluation of the building shell, the energy consumtion and cost values, the carbon footprint and the monthly energy balance.