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Feb 28th 2024
IESVE Software Approved for Florida Energy Compliance

IESVE Software is now officially approved by the Florida Building Commission as a code compliance software tool for the 2023 Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,...

Jan 22nd 2024
CIBSE TM52, TM59 & Part O: Overheating Assessments with IES

Overheating is an area of growing concern for building design, with global temperature rises presenting complex challenges when it comes to balancing occupant comfort, health and...

Jan 3rd 2024
IESVE Officially Approved for Compliance with NECB 2020

Only tool capable of automatically creating the NECB 2020 reference building and reports for all Canadian provinces and territories  We’re delighted to announce that the...

Jun 14th 2023
Compliance with the New Massachusetts Energy Code

The State of Massachusetts is taking significant steps to promote energy efficiency and sustainability in its buildings. The new Massachusetts Energy Code, which will take effect...

May 4th 2023
Navigating the evolving landscape of US Building Energy Codes

Across the US, a range of building energy codes exist to set minimum requirements for energy efficiency in new and renovated buildings. These codes are developed by organizations...

Jul 5th 2022
Dave's Top Tip: Weather Files & Part L 2021

Dave's "Top Tip" 12 With the release of Part L2 2021 Building Regulations, many building modellers are raising questions over which weather files to use. My Weather Files folder...

Jun 20th 2022
EU Taxonomy: What it is and how IES can help you achieve it

EU Taxonomy is a new regulation produced by the European Commission that will ask large companies across the EU to classify and quantify how sustainable their investment...

Apr 20th 2021
IESVE Officially Approved for Compliance with NECB 2017

Only tool capable of automatically creating the NECB 2017 reference building and reports We’re delighted to announce that the IESVE has been officially approved by Natural...

Feb 18th 2021
Preparing for Zero-Carbon: Future Buildings Standard Consultation Underway

Last month, the UK government published its response to the Future Homes Standard consultation. The first of a 2-part consultation on Part L and Part F of the Building...

Jan 22nd 2021
Northern Ireland Regulations Update: Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

With so much going on in 2020, you would be forgiven for missing this important update to Northern Irelands Part F (Conservation of Fuel and Power). From the 31st Dec 2020,...

Jan 11th 2021
Getting ready for NABERS UK

What is NABERS? NABERS – the National Australian Built Environment Rating System – is a six-star rating system that measures the energy use of buildings over the course of a...

Oct 29th 2020
Better than Zero Carbon Building Regulations needed to meet 2050 Targets

On 8th October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a special report that warned of the catastrophic dangers of allowing global temperatures to reach...

Feb 14th 2019
Airside Economizers

Commercial buildings often require mechanical cooling even when the outdoor air temperatures are mild or cool. Internal core spaces of commercial buildings often contribute to...

Jan 11th 2019
ASHRAE's New Hourly Profiles for Plug Loads

The December 2018 Feature of ASHRAE’s eSociety highlighted the updated weekday & weekend power consumption profiles for various office equipment. These new sub-hourly profiles...