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{{Infobox software
| name = Graphisoft EcoDesigner
| logo = Graphisoft-EcoDesigner-logo.jpg
| developer = [[Graphisoft]]
| released = {{Start date|2009|apr}}
| latest release version = 3
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2010|05|01}}
| operating system = [[Windows XP]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows 7]], [[Mac OS X Leopard]], [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard]]<ref name="sysreq">{{cite web| url=http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/| title=ArchiCAD Hardware and software requirements| publisher=Graphisoft| date=June 15, 2010| accessdate=2010-09-07}}</ref>
| genre = [[3D computer graphics]], [[Computer-aided design|CAD]], [[Building Information Modeling]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[commercial software]]
| website = {{URL|graphisoft.com/products/ecodesigner/}}
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'''Graphisoft EcoDesigner''' is a discontinued energy evaluation tool for architects. It is an add-on software for [[ArchiCAD]], [[Graphisoft]]'s [[Building Information Modeling]] application which aims to provide information about a building's energy performance at the early design phases and give feedback to architects on the energy efficiency and sustainability of certain design alternatives.
==Features==
The tool can generate results about the energy consumption, [[Carbon footprint]] and the monthly energy balance of a building. This is done by specifying physical properties of an 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. EcoDesigner then passes the data to [[StruSoft]]'s [[VIP-Energy]] calculation engine, which performs a dynamic analysis to produce a final report.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.graphisoft.com/products/ecodesigner/}}
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[[Category:Computer-aided design]]
[[Category:Building information modeling]]
[[Category:Sustainable architecture]]
[[Category:Low-energy building]]
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