The document provides an overview of new features in the IES VE2013 software update, including: 1) A master templates wizard that allows design strategies to be easily transferred between models without geometry. 2) An expanded parametric batch processor that allows single parameter changes to be applied to multiple models. 3) Tab editing capabilities for ModelIT parameters such as room name, type, and area calculations. 4) New cost analysis, lifecycle cost analysis, and lifecycle assessment features using UK industry standards.

1. IES Faculty September 2013
Presented by: Dr Sarah Graham, Michael
Pollock & Niall Gibson

2. New Features

3. New Features Document
Google: IESVE New Features

4. VE2013 Update
Master Templates Wizard
Strategy of a design embodied in a
model made easily transferrable – all
data, no geometry

5. VE2013 Update
Parametric Batch Processor
Batch queue with
single parameter
change.
Number of
Variables will be
expanded.

6. VE2013 Update
Tab Edit for ModelIT
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Room name
Room type
Visible state
Colour
Inner Volumes
Circulation area
Lettable area
Layer

7. VE2013 Update
Cost & Value
Costplan – capital cost analysis based on UK industry
standard NRM code reporting.

8. VE2013 Update
Cost & Value
Lifecycle cost analysis based on UK industry standard NRM
code reporting.

9. VE2013 Update
Cost & Value
Lifecycle assessment based on BRE methodology. Output can
be configured to display Ecopoints or characterised results.

10. VE2013 Update
Macroflo Arrows in Modelviewer II

11. VE2013 Update
Variable browser filter
Define criteria to
display only
variables of
interest.
e.g. boiler + load
shows all variables
that contain boiler
or load.
Boiler & load shows
all variables that
contain boiler and
load.

12. VE2013 Update
Apache Input Data Visualisation

13. VE2013 Update
Apache Input Data Visualisation
Thermal Template
Miscellaneous gain (W)
Lighting gains in W/m2

14. VE2013 Update
Check for Updates
Check can be performed manually at any time by using the
„Check for Update…‟ entry in the Help menu.

15. VE2013 Update
VE Gaia Solar Navigator
„Get Position‟
determines altitude
& azimuth for
camera position

16. VE2013 Update
ApLocate

17. VE2013 Update
BTM Interface Tidy

18. VE2013 Update
HVAC Controller Dialogs
Revised layout for network
controllers and room unit
controller dialogs.
Graphs for all profiles.
Graphical set point and
proportional control
representation.

19. VE2013 Update
Find Node
Zoom in to any given
node.
Ease of navigation of
large networks.

20. VE2013 Update
Fans Upgrade

21. VE2013 Update
ASHRAE 90.1
• Rule based determination of the HVAC system – guidance to
correct baseline
• Internal heat gains
• Proposed building constructions
• Single baseline model, rotated at runtime, reducing size of
.mit file
• Increased calculation flexibility
• AHU default grouping scheme change
• Baseline fan power adjustment
• HVAC system reports - equipment load + energy use

22. VE2013 Update
LEED Navigator
IES TaP integration

23. New Features Document
Google: IESVE New Features

24. IMPACT

25. AEC Software: VE-Pro

26. AEC Software: VE-Pro

27. AEC Software: VE-Pro
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3 Year TSB Part funded Project
Integration of Cost and Environmental Impacts
Concept and detailed stage assessment
BIM Integration
BREEAM compliance

28. IMPACT - BIM
Import your BIM for analysis or create from scratch

29. IMPACT – Navigation Workflows
• Navigators to aid the user in a step by step procedure in determining
the capital cost of your building

30. Cost Plan – Construction Database
Pre-defined construction types can be imported to your project

31. CostPlan – Cost Templates
• Cost templates can be created from scratch, or pre-defined
cost templates can be imported to your project.
• Concept templates operate solely on user GIFA value and
therefore can be used without a 3D model for early cost
ideas.
• Detailed templates use a mixture of GIFA and model
quantities and provide greater interaction with the model.

32. CostPlan – Construction Dataset
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Import Completed Cost Plan
Export Completed Cost Plan
Current
Project
Project 4

33. CostPlan – Category Breakdown

34. CostPlan – Element Breakdown

35. LifeCycle - Life Cycle Costing
LCC (LifeCycle) is a module which enables assessment of the total cost of
ownership over the life of a building.
• For a LCC analysis, the following building operational and maintenance
cost are calculated:
• Routine maintenance cost
• Operational cost
• Construction cost
o Fuel
• Maintenance cost
o Electricity
o Major repair cost
o Water
o Minor repair cost
• Occupancy cost
o Reactive repair
• End of life cost
cost
o Recycle cost
o Decorate cost
o Demolish cost
o Replace cost
o Other end of life cost
o Clean cost

36. LifeCycle – Present Values

37. LifeCycle – Category Pie

38. LifeCycle – Annual Costs

39. LifeCycle – Cumulative Costs

40. EnviroIMPACT - Life Cycle Analysis
EnviroIMPACT (LCA) enables users to evaluate the environmental impact
associated with assigned materials/products, for the chosen building.
Production
Use
Disposal
• Within the <VE> exists a wide range of BRE Green Guide specifications
and CMP material specification, so the user can quickly re-assign and
assess the IMPACT of chosen materials and construction types.

41. EnviroIMPACT– Constructions/Materials
Creating layer by layer constructions allow the user to include composite
layers, for example; concrete block with cement mortar whilst editing the
thickness, conductivity and density of each composite layer.
Scheme
Concept
Detailed
Through the use of the <VE>, quantities “take-offs” are automatically
measured and extracted from materials assigned to the model.

42. EnviroIMPACT– Element Codes
• A wide range of „Element Codes‟ can be selected, which automatically
(once chosen) extracts useful information from the 3D model, such as
the area, thickness, volume, perimeter, length etc… for each of the
assigned elements.
• Non thermal elements can also be included in the LCA, as to allow the
user to take into account miscellaneous elements that haven't been
assigned to the model.

43. EnviroIMPACT– BRE Ecopoints
BRE methodology calculates the following environmental impacts
associated with construction and materials from product stage through
to disposal.
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Global Warming
Water Extraction
Mineral Resource Extraction
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer
Human Toxicity
Ecotoxicity to freshwater
Waste Disposal
Fossil Fuel Depletion
Eutrophication potential
Formation potential of tropospheric ozone photochemical oxidants
Acidification potential of land and water sources

44. EnviroIMPACT– BRE EcoPoints

45. EnviroIMPACT– Carbon Footprint

46. BREEAM MAT01: Life Cycle Impacts

47. BREEAM MAN05: Life cycle Cost &
Service life Planning

48. CaseStudy
Roof: In situ reinforced concrete

49. Demo - Capital Cost

50. Demo – Life cycle

51. Demo – Life Cycle Analysis

52. Demo – Roof Option 1
Roof: In situ reinforced concrete
• Capex:
£6.34m / £155k
• LCC:
£7.63m / £375k
• LCA:
5,166 EP / 630 EP

53. Demo - Roof Option 2
Profiled metal deep decking with in situ concrete

54. Demo – Capital Cost

55. Demo

56. Demo

57. Demo – Option 2
Roof: Profiled metal deep decking with in situ concrete?
• Capex:
£6.34m (£6.34m) / £152k (£155k)
• LCC:
£7.62m (£7.63m) / £367k (£375k)
• LCA:
4,917EP (5,166 EP) / 410 EP (630 EP)

58. Demo – Option 2
Roof: Profiled metal deep decking with in situ concrete?
• Capex:
£6.34m (£6.34m) / £152k (£155k) -0.01%
• LCC:
£7.62m (£7.63m) / £367k (£375k) -0.01%
• LCA:
4,917EP (5,166 EP) / 410 EP (630 EP) -4.8%

59. Demo – Option 3
Roof: Timber Frame

60. Demo – Capital Cost

61. Demo – Life Cycle Cost

62. Demo – Life Cycle Analysis

63. Demo
Roof: Timber frame
• Capex:
£6.12m (£6.34m) / £75k (£155k)
• LCC:
£7.38m (£7.63m) / £173k (£375k)
• LCA:
4,647EP (5,166 EP) / 110 EP (630 EP)

64. Demo
Roof: Timber frame
• Capex:
£6.12m (£6.34m) / £75k (£155k) -3.5%
• LCC:
£7.38m (£7.63m) / £173k (£375k) -3%
• LCA:
4,647EP (5,166 EP) / 110 EP (630 EP) -10%

65. Announcement!!!! - Training
• 2 day training workshop
• Location: BRE HQ Watford
• Date: 3rd & 4th December 2013

66. VE Compliance FAQ

67. UK Compliance
The Actual, Notional & Real Building

68. UK Compliance
Understanding the Notional Building

69. UK Compliance
Understanding the Notional Building

70. UK Compliance
Understanding the Notional Building

71. UK Compliance
Zoning the model

72. UK Compliance
Zoning the model

73. UK Compliance
Zoning the model

74. UK Compliance
Unheated zone assignment
Internal Void or Warm roof
Unheated Roof

75. UK Compliance
Shading object assignment
Actual
Building with
Shading
objects
Notional
Building with
Shading objects

76. UK Compliance
Constructions - Ground Contact Floors
Description
Image
Un-insulated U-Value
Small Office Building
425m2 Footprint
84m Perimeter
0.367 W/m2.K
Supermarket
7919 m2 Footprint
404m Perimeter
0.129 W/m2.K

77. UK Compliance
Constructions – Glazing Visible Light Transmittance

78. UK Compliance
Constructions – Retain Construction in Notional Building

79. UK Compliance
Constructions – Door Type Selection

80. UK Compliance
Constructions – Door Type Selection

81. UK Compliance
Constructions – Assignment

82. UK Compliance
Lighting Power & Control

83. UK Compliance
Auxiliary Energy

84. UK Compliance
Auxiliary Energy

85. UK Compliance
Room query system parameters

86. UK Compliance
DHW Settings

87. UK Compliance
DHW Settings

88. UK Compliance
Understanding the Dominant Loads

89. UK Compliance
Understanding the Dominant Loads

90. BIM Integration

91. Golden Rules
•Keep it simple
Is the geometry absolutely necessary for the type of analysis I am running?
Can I eliminate anything?
•Detach from Central
•Purge what’s not required – file size
Clean out what’s not relevant for analysis
•Use appropriate family type for custom components
•Use lowest complexity setting for export
Dependant on stage of design
Purpose of analysis
Will speed up analysis
Once in the VE
•Run model check
•Set model to 0,0 (Revit uses datum levels)

92. Area & Volume Computation
Levels

93. Settings & Complexity

94. Wall Condition 1 - Step in wall
construction
Wall Condition 2 – Sill construction
Wall Condition 3 – Layers of
constructions
Wall Condition 4 – Room separation
lines
Wall Condition 5 – Protruding partitions

95. Ceiling Plenums/Voids
• Include if analysis requires them
• If model has been built to take account of them
• If not exclude or model in VE
• Assess Time v Requirement

96. Import Enhancement FP1
Tools > Preferences > Shell import tab

97. Import Enhancement
New import settings gives the user control.
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Whether or not to tidy
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Whether or not to include space
boundaries from columns
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Minimum space boundary area to be
considered for inclusion
– this allows small surfaces to be ignored
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Maximum space boundary count for
use in tidying

98. Import Enhancement – What do they mean?
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Our Tidy Algorithms have been improved
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Tidy will try and
- close rooms
- add/remove vertices & edges
- invert surfaces that come across incorrectly
The user can turn this on and off.
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Work has been done to improve the algorithm to allow all rooms to import no
matter what level of quality the geometry is.
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The ability to excluded Columns without having to manipulate the Revit model has
been added.
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Space boundary areas below any user-entered minimum area can be excluded
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Spaces that have too many surfaces can be reduced/simplified on import to a user
defined level. Any spaces above a set level will be imported untidied.
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New report gives details of the quality of the file being imported before and after
the VE attempts to fix the raw geometry.

99. Import Enhancement – Report