IES Plug-In Turns Free 3D Modeler into Sustainability Tool

As many of you are probably aware, IES makes a number of products to perform building analysis. IES has now created a plug-in for SketchUp that allows you to perform energy analysis at a very early stage. I haven't used or seen the product used in practice, but I believe it has a great deal of potential. For more information, I have provided a link to the CADALYST magazine article.

Building Performance Analysis Tools

Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd (IES) offers a number of building performance analysis tools that have been integrated with Revit. IES’s plugin for Revit Architecture 2008 is a free Plugin that provides the linkage between Revit Architecture and both the IES Sustainability Toolkits and the IES .

Sustainability Toolkit Features: Sustainability Toolkit enables designers to perform common sustainable design analysis with a single button click. Perform quick ‘what-if’ scenarios to establish the most appropriate sustainable and energy efficient approach. The Toolkits are exclusive to Autodesk Revit projects uniquely leveraging sustainability into your BIM project.

 

You can download the free trial at http://www.iesve.com/content/default.asp