IES-VE User Forum

Thank you for responding to my question and my apologies for not getting back sooner. I did find that changing the template works best.

I am working on a model originally created with VE 2016 with the HVAC Methodology set to ApSys. I updated the model to VE 2017 FP3 and I am hoping to change the HVAC Methodology to ApHVAC. I am not able to find a way to do this easily. The only method I can think of is to go through the Building ...

Phil,
Yes, I am currently doing this task using Vista reports but it does take some time. Automating with Python would be a welcome addition.

Our local code requires that we report the TEDI metric - Thermal Energy Demand Intensity. This is calculated by reporting the sum of heating energy of all HVAC components in a model. It would be great if the IES API could include this ability.

Thank you!

Hello IES Gurus,
I am also working on a high rise office project. The HVAC system consists of a DOAS serving all floors. On each floor there is a VAV system serving the core part of the floor and 4-pipe fan coils serving the perimeter. The DOAS serves 2 VAV boxes on each floor. One VAV box provides ...

I am just getting my feet wet with IES VE. I am wondering if there is a setting for window setback (setback from the face of the exterior wall). With DOE2, the window setback is used to calculate shading.