[Bldg-sim] SITE PLAN MODEL

[Nick Caton]

I'd also support the suggestion to look into Sketchup, alongside the
IES-VE free plugin for sketchup.  

 

The tool is ideally used on very simple geometries ("blocks" sound
perfect), and will let you observe the effects of some of the earliest
design decisions - orientation, site location, comparing different
building massing and glazing configurations - in a time-efficient manner
once you have your feet wet.  There are a series of short videos on
youtube (I think linked from the IES website) that do a great job of
giving you a primer before you get started.

 

I'd also advise on simply planning to dump the models in favor of
eQuest/Trace when the time comes to investigate more in-depth/detailed
items... unless you happen to have a copy of IES's suite lying around
gathering dust of course =).  What I'm getting at is I've had very
little luck trying to take sketchup work and move it into another
workflow.

 

~Nick

 

 

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From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Rob Hudson
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 3:08 PM
To: Umesh Atre
Cc: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] SITE PLAN MODEL

 

Thanks for all the responses so quickly.  The site plans have not yet
been created, and the project is hardly a more than a project name, so
my question was meant to be very general.  I am expecting the "model"
will be more of a few generally sized blocks with various arrangements.

My personal experience is in mostly eQuest, but also Trane Trace and
very little time spent in GBS.

It seems like the google sketch up is worth some research as a potential
program.  

thanks again for all the help,

Rob

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Umesh Atre <umesh at innovativedesign.net>
wrote:

Rob,

Are you asking what factors affect site design so that you can choose
one over the other, or is your question aiming at which programs can

best help simulate the factors that influence site design? Or is it
both? 

Just trying to understand..

 

 

 

 

 

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From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Rob Hudson
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 2:39 PM


To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org

Subject: [Bldg-sim] SITE PLAN MODEL

 

I am going to be given a task in the near future to help influence a
site plan over another site plan.  Before i start this endeavor, i would
like the community's opinion on the best approach to do this, be it
eQuest or Green Building Suite or some other program.  

-- 
Rob Hudson




-- 
Rob Hudson

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