Bentley Hevacomp V8i Aids ASHRAE Comparisons for LEED
 PHOENIX,
AZ, Nov 12, 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 its
Hevacomp Simulator V8i building energy simulation software, which takes full
advantage of the U.S. Department of Energy’s EnergyPlus simulation engine, now
automates ASHRAE baseline comparisons of building designs to determine LEED
certification requirements. These automated comparisons against a baseline
building in the same geometric orientation with ASHRAE-defined construction
types, for items such as walls, windows, roofs, and slabs, will save engineers
and architects hundreds of design hours on a typical project.
Hevacomp Simulator V8i enables designers to calculate percentage
performance improvements for designs incorporating construction types that
outperform minimum default values. The software compares the actual design
to a comparative baseline building by averaging the results of four baseline
simulation orientations. It then compares those results with the design
building simulation run to determine eligible energy-efficiency credit
points, in areas such as building fabric, lighting, and equipment, for use
in the project’s LEED certification application.
“Manually calculating ASHRAE baseline comparisons to determine increased
energy performance is an extremely time-consuming endeavor, often adding
days or even weeks to the advancement of the design,” said Noah Eckhouse,
Bentley vice president, Building Performance Group. “The ability of Hevacomp
Simulator V8i to automatically rotate the baseline in three 90-degree
increments to average baseline simulation runs helps users deliver their
projects quickly and profitably.”
Hevacomp Simulator V8i, along with Hevacomp Mechanical Designer V8i and
Bentley Tas Simulator V8i, is 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’s Hevacomp Simulator V8i and
Energy Performance Series, visit
www.bentley.com/green.
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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