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Bentley's Hevacomp Simulator V8i Gets UK DSM Certification

EXTON, PA, Oct 2, 2009 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that its Hevacomp Simulator V8i building energy simulation software has been certified by the United Kingdom’s Communities and Local Governments (CLG) for dynamic simulation modeling (DSM). As a result, Hevacomp Simulator V8i now meets the demanding requirements under Part L2 of the U.K. Building Regulations, which establishes measures for reducing CO2 emissions in all new and existing Level 5 buildings. Level 5 buildings typically have mixed-mode or passively conditioned spaces and employ sophisticated power plants and systems – making it difficult to effectively simulate their energy use with the simplified building energy modeling method (SBEM). Hevacomp Simulator V8i is the first and only software certified for DSM to use the EnergyPlus engine, the global standard developed by the U.S. Department of Energy for dynamic energy analysis.

To support the DSM certification of its Hevacomp Simulator V8i software, Bentley is offering a new Level 5 Energy Assessor training program and exam. The training program provides aspiring energy assessors with the knowledge and skills they need to demonstrate competence in the production of Level 5 Energy Performance Certificates and apply to become a member of an accreditation scheme.

“Given the U.K.’s rapidly growing demand for high performance buildings, building service engineers must increasingly carry out over-heating frequency, mixed-mode ventilation, and computational fluid dynamics analyses. All of these can be readily and reliably accomplished using our Hevacomp Simulator software,” said Nigel Bird, global manager, Bentley Building Performance Group.

Bird continued, “Equally important, Hevacomp Simulator V8i interoperates with Hevacomp Mechanical Designer V8i, Bentley’s tool for generating engineering-quality building load and energy calculations. Therefore, rather than being forced to carry out mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design, analysis, and dynamic energy simulations in separate workflows, building service engineers can perform all of these calculations in a seamless, highly efficient workflow that saves time and money and leads to better-performing buildings.”

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 United States and Canadian standards.

For additional information about Bentley Hevacomp Simulator V8i, Hevacomp Mechanical Designer V8i, and Bentley’s new Level 5 Energy Assessor training program and exam, visit http://www.bentley.com/uk-green

For additional information about Bentley’s Energy Performance Series, visit www.bentley.com/eps

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, had 2008 revenues surpassing $500 million, 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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Dec 18 - Bentley Publishes 'Year in Infrastructure 2009' Book
Nov 24 - Bentley Seeks Nominations for 2010 Student Design Contest
Nov 18 - Bentley to Open Offices in Dublin, Ireland
Nov 13 - Bentley to Add Energy Performance Series to Academic SELECT
Nov 12 - Bentley Hevacomp V8i Aids ASHRAE Comparisons for LEED
Nov 11 - Bentley Adds Green Building XML Feature to Hevacomp
Nov 4 - City of Phoenix Acquires Bentley's SewerGEMS
Oct 23 - Dr Earl Mark Gets Bentley '2009 Be Inspired Educator' Award
Oct 22 - NJDOT to Use Bentley SUPERLOAD for Online Vehicle Permits
Oct 20 - Bentley Unveils InRoads, GEOPAK, MXROAD V8i SELECTseries 1
Oct 15 - Bentley Announces 2009 Be Inspired Award Winners
Oct 13 - Bentley Ships MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 1
Oct 13 - Bentley Ships ProjectWise Navigator V8i  SELECTseries 1
Oct 13 - Pointools Vortex API to Integrate with Bentley Apps
Oct 13 - Bentley Acquires South Korea's 9SQ, Maker of PlantWAVE
Oct 13 - Bentley Offers Country License, 'Passport' Subscriptions
Oct 13 - Bentley to Acquire KSJ Beijing, Maker of BridgeMaster
Oct 13 - Bentley Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Oct 9 - Bentley Names 2009 Be Inspired Special Recognition Winners
Oct 2 - Bentley's Hevacomp Simulator V8i Gets UK DSM Certification
Sep 11 - Bentley Names Smith, Biagi, Sanins as Solutions Executives
Aug 20 - Bentley Gets 2009 Africa Rail Award for Services
Jul 30 - Philippines' Davao City Selects Bentley WaterGEMS
Jul 28 - Bentley Ships Substation V8i for Electrical Design
Jul 15 - Bentley Building Electrical Systems V8i for AutoCAD Ships
Jun 12 - Bentley Opens 'Be Connected' Online Seminar Registration
May 28 - Bentley ProjectWise Dynamic Plot v8i Links Paper, Model
May 21 - Bentley Expert Designer V8i Updated for Water, Gas Projects
Apr 21 - Greg Bentley Named In Chester County Hall of Fame
Mar 17 - Bentley Ships Green’Building Design Series for US, Canada
Mar 6 - Bentley Cancels Annual User Meeting, Conference
Mar 5 - Bentley Motors Uses Icona Solutions' aesthetica in Crewe
Feb 24 - Bentley's 'Be Employable' Initiative Offers Free Training
Jan 21 - Bentley Names Neethling Solutions Executive, Mining/Metals
Jan 21 - Delhi School Wins 2008-09 Future Cities India 2020 Contest
Jan 29 - GHAFARI Associates Accelerates Design with Bentley
Dec 24 - Bentley Publishes 'Year in Infrastructure 2008' Book
Nov 20 - Bentley Introduces promis•e V8i for Schematics
Nov 6 - Bentley Announces V8i Portfolio
Nov 6 - Bentley Launches BE Communities for Professional Networking
Nov 4 - CPS Energy Adopts Bentley MicroStation, ProjectWise System
Oct 28 - Florida DoT Gets Bentley Enterprise License
Oct 17 - Baker Egerton Joins Bentley as VP Lead Generation
Sep 30 - Germany's EVM Gets Bentley Enterprise License
Sep 25 - Bentley Releases SewerCAD V8 XM Edition
Sep 25 - Bentley Launches 2009 BE Awards Student Design Contest
Sep 18 - Bentley Opens Building Performance Group, Names Eckhouse VP
Sep 18 - Bentley, Tsinghua University to Offer BIM Support in China
Aug 28 - Bentley Acquires North American ProSteel VAR Struc-Soft
Aug 12 - MicroStation to Incorporate Luxology Photorealistic Rendering
Aug 1 - Italy's City of Genoa Selects Bentley
Jul 8 - Bentley Releases Gas V8 XM Edition
Jul 08 - Autodesk, Bentley Announce Interoperability Agreement
Jul 1 - Bentley Expands Building Energy Analysis Product Portfolio

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