[Bldg-sim] DesignBuilder

[Jeremiah Crossett]

My experience is that Design builder is much more intuitive than TRACE, and
that GBXML is possible with design builder so long as you enclose your
zones. Since your firm is a Revit user, you have a real advantage with
Design Builder over Trace if you use their Revit plugin.  Design Builder
recently added a lot of ASHRAE 90.1 templates etc so your LEED projects
will be easier.



*​​Jeremiah D. Crossett ** | Senior Analyst  **| **LEED Green Associate *
*​​7411 SW Capitol Highway | Portland, OR 97219 ​​ |
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On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 6:42 AM, Shane Wells <shane.wells at hfa-ae.com> wrote:

>  Does anyone have experience with both Trane Trace and DesignBuilder?
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> I am researching the advantages my firm will gain from DesignBuilder. The
> 3D, Revit compatibility, Daylighting, Optimization and CFD are very
> appealing and I can see how these would allow us to help client’s in new
> ways. DesignBuilder seems to be relatively new as a full-fledged EnergyPlus
> interface. I am having trouble finding 3rd party reviews or comparisons of
> this software. Really just having trouble finding anything bad about it at
> all except for bloggers complaining about it not being as user friendly as
> they thought(I can’t imagine it being any worse than Trace). I am also
> skeptical about its ability to transfer geometry from Revit - Especially
> since generally our Revit models are not full BIM models.
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> A little background:
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> I work for a full service A&E firm. We are primarily a “production” firm
> and work with a lot of Commercial – Retail building. We are looking to
> expand what we do with our energy services. We currently run all of our
> HVAC loads, LEED and Code compliance models with Trane Trace. We use Revit
> for almost all of our projects.
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> Thanks everyone!
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> *Shane Wells *
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> *Mechanical Intern II*
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> shane.wells at hfa-ae.com
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