Bentley Adds Green Building XML Feature to
Hevacomp
 PHOENIX,
AZ, Nov 11, 2009 – Greenbuild International Conference and Expo – Bentley Systems,
Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software
solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that
it has added Green Building XML (gbXML) 0.37 schema support to its
Hevacomp products for building energy design, analysis, and simulation. The
Hevacomp software joins a growing number of gbXML-enabled Bentley products,
which also include
Bentley
Architecture V8i,
Bentley Building Mechanical Systems V8i,
Bentley speedikon Architectural V8i, and
Bentley Tas
Simulator V8i. The latest gbXML schema promotes the design of
better-performing, more resource-efficient buildings by providing
interoperability among gbXML-enabled Building Information Models (BIMs) and
engineering analysis tools. These tools now include
Bentley’s Hevacomp Simulator V8i – which takes full advantage of the U.S.
Department of Energy’s industry-standard EnergyPlus simulation engine to provide
highly accurate building energy analysis and design – and
Hevacomp Mechanical Designer V8i. This additional capability enables
engineers, architects, and energy assessors to automatically share the models
they create in gbXML-enabled BIM applications with Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
and Hevacomp Simulator for analysis. The data exchange is seamless and enables
energy analyses that empower project teams to accurately design and reliably
predict building energy consumption, CO2 emissions, operating costs, and
occupant comfort.
As John Crosby, Bentley product manager, Building Performance Group,
explained, “This newest enhancement to our Hevacomp product line not only
brings tremendous efficiencies to project teams, but it also enables them to
increase the energy performance of the buildings being designed and
constructed. When architects and engineers create 3D models using gbXML-enabled
BIM applications, all zones, spaces, surfaces, and energy data associated
with the model can be automatically identified and shared with the energy
analysis tools in our Hevacomp applications. Through this streamlined data
exchange, as designs are refined and multiple ‘what-if’ scenarios are
evaluated, all of the engineers, architects, and energy assessors on the
team are provided with a clear understanding of the energy implications of
changes made and options available to them.”
Among the key features and benefits of Bentley’s gbXML-enabled Hevacomp
products are:
Automatic reuse of BIM information in energy analysis applications to
allow for a seamless workflow among architects, mechanical engineers, and
designers without requiring extra steps to redefine spaces and settings,
Validation of the gbXML file to verify the accuracy and completeness of the
data contained within it, The ability to import construction types, such as
wall assemblies, glazing types, and roofs, and automatically add them to the
BIM propagated in Hevacomp, reducing translation errors and saving time, The
ability to make global changes to a project and examine design alternatives,
Additional tools to facilitate third-party certification by the Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
Noah Eckhouse, Bentley vice president, Building Performance Group, said,
“Bentley’s additional support of gbXML in our Hevacomp products further
extends our long-standing commitment to interoperability and iterative
design processes. We first introduced gbXML support in our BIM applications
in 2007 in recognition that adoption of this schema enhances collaboration,
increases productivity, and, ultimately, will help the infrastructure
community at large meet global demand for new, improved, more sustainable
infrastructure.”
Hevacomp Simulator V8i and Hevacomp Mechanical Designer V8i, along with
Bentley Tas Simulator V8i, are part of Bentley’s Energy Performance Series.
This robust software for building energy design, analysis, and simulation
makes it possible for engineers, architects, and energy assessors to better
understand and accurately predict the energy consumption, CO2 emissions,
operating costs, and occupant comfort of projects ranging from small and
simple to very large and highly complex. Bentley’s Energy Performance Series
has been proven in the very demanding U.K. market for the design and
construction of high performance “green” buildings and now supports U.S. and
Canadian standards.
For additional information about Bentley’s Energy Performance Series,
visit www.bentley.com/eps.
About gbXML
The Green Building XML schema, referred to as “gbXML,” was developed to
facilitate the transfer of building information stored in CAD building
information models, enabling integrated interoperability between building
design models and a wide variety of engineering analysis tools and models
available today. For additional information, visit
www.gbxml.org.
About Bentley Systems, Inc.
Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects,
engineers, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software
solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more
than 2,700 colleagues and offices in more than 45 countries, achieved in
2008 the milestone of $500 million in revenues, and, since 1995, has
invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.
For additional information about Bentley, visit
www.bentley.com.
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