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Have you tried the Beta Potential Energy Savings Widget?

From Revit, you need to: Run Energy Simulation then click Results and Compare From here, click on: Clicking this little icon in Green Building Studio: Will show you something like this: Essentially, t…

2013-08-15 · Luke Johnson
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Python for Energy Modelers – Post-processing

This post looks at the post-processing side of the energy modeling workflow. Often, a spreadsheet tool like Excel is a first choice for many analysis tasks. This is great for simple cases, but if the …

2012-03-21 · Luke Johnson
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Python for Energy Modeling

I have previously posted about Python and Revit (including revitpythonshell ) here. There are some very detailed posts coming from openRevit about using Python in Energy Modeling. Check them out: Pyth…

2012-01-08 · Luke Johnson
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Built-in Energy calculations in Revit Architecture

Depending on where you live in the world, you likely have to satisfy certain regulatory authorities as to the environmental performance of you building. Various external tools may be used for this. Ho…

2011-12-15 · Luke Johnson
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Too many Conceptual Energy Analysis tools?

If all of the various Autodesk energy analysis tools are starting to overwhelm you, check out this overview PDF whitepaper from Conceptual Energy Analysis & CFD Overview – The Sustainable Design Toolb…

2011-11-01 · Luke Johnson
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Australian Standards – Guide to Energy Efficiency Standards

Free Standards Guide – Energy Efficiency This guide provides information on Standards and Certification schemes relating to energy efficiency and climate change and covers topics such as solar panel s…

2011-10-11 · Luke Johnson