Dear Bldg Simers,

I work for an SME here in Europe that provides sustainability consultancy for many years now. We use IDA ICE for building energy modeling and we are planning to purchase another tool now.

Highlighted features of the new tool would be:

* easy to learn/use for both architects and engineers

* faster model building (compared to IDA ICE)

* supporting the early stage design decisions

* compatible with ArchiCAD 3D import

According to the software descriptions and user guides both IES and DesignBuilder is perfect for these. I want to hear now your practical experience with them as there are always bugs and hidden errors in these tools.

Any comments are appreciated.

Many thanks!
Regards,

Zs?fia B?lafi
Junior Consultant

MSc. Architect
DGNB Consultant

ABUD I Advanced Building and Urban Design
L?nyay u. 29.
H - 1093 Budapest

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