Design Builder, however, exports the Revit model to Design Builder giving more control on all the inputs. Of the 3, IES and Sefaira can do an “in-Revit” real time analysis which is based on assumptions and generate numbers either for EUI or total energy consumption of the building. However, both IES and Design Builder plug-ins lose a point to Sefaira because they are not compatible with Revit 2015, which is a major let down.Īll 3 tools, on installation install plug-ins within the REVIT’s add-ins bar. Sefaira is a new player and started with energy and daylight plug-ins for Sketchup and then launched a Revit plug-in.Īlthough all 3 plug-ins are paid and require a valid license or subscription to perform any analysis, IES-VE works with limited capabilities on a trial version too. IES and Design Builder are 2 standalone energy simulation software famous among energy modelers and MEP consultants. Since LMN loves Revit, we tested 3 energy simulation plug-ins available for Revit: IES-VE, Design Builder and Sefaira. With our continued efforts in enhancing sustainability in all our projects, we have been looking into early-design daylight and energy analysis.
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