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Graphisoft EcoDesigner is a discontinued energy evaluation tool for architects. It is 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 and give feedback to architects on the energy efficiency and sustainability of certain design alternatives.
| Graphisoft EcoDesigner | |
|---|---|
| File:Graphisoft-EcoDesigner-logo.jpg | |
| Developer(s) | Graphisoft |
| Initial release | Error: All values must be integers (help) |
| Stable release | 3
/ May 1, 2010 |
| Operating system | Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS X Snow Leopard[1] |
| Type | 3D computer graphics, CAD, Building Information Modeling |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | graphisoft |
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
- ^ "ArchiCAD Hardware and software requirements". Graphisoft. June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-07.