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Sep 27th 2023
Aligning building strategies to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Since they were established in 2015, more than 10,000 companies, most national governments and thousands of investors have pledged to support the UN’s Sustainable Development...

Sep 25th 2023
District Level Energy Modelling of Budapest’s 18th Municipality

As part of the EU Horizon 2020 funded project, StepUP, IES have created a large scale district model encompassing 114 buildings within the Municipality of the 18th District of...

Sep 12th 2023
Decarb NY: Local Law 97 Compliance

Ahead of our attendance and sponsorship at the Companies for Net Zero’s Decarb New York 2023 event on the 14th September, we at IES have been discussing how companies can utilise...

Sep 7th 2023
The Future of Energy: Unlocking the Potential of Heat Networks

District heat networks have a vital role to play in a net-zero future. The Times Future of Energy report, released earlier this summer, featured some interesting insights on the...

Aug 24th 2023
IES co-authors new Digital Twin Consortium guide: A Whole Systems Approach to Decarbonization Across the Building Lifecycle

Through our involvement in the Digital Twin Consortium (DTC), IES Founder & CEO, Don McLean, has recently served as the lead co-author on a new user guide, explaining the role...

Aug 17th 2023
Views sought from built environment stakeholders for collaborative industry whitepaper - Complete the survey

IES are inviting stakeholders from across the built environment to contribute their views to a collaborative industry whitepaper aimed at improving the tracking, measurement...

Aug 8th 2023
Energy security concerns are at a high – but solutions can’t come at the cost of our net zero goals

Energy security has understandably risen higher on the agenda in recent years, after successive political and economic pressures culminated in full scale global energy crisis. IES...

Aug 7th 2023
IESVE used by BAM to future proof a number of UK schools for predicted Climate Change

BAM’s Design team (BAM Design) have been using IES Virtual Environment (IESVE or VE) for the past 10 years to carry out performance modelling on over fifty UK schools as part of...

Aug 3rd 2023
The UK’s Net-Zero target is under threat: We must push forward despite policy barriers

The news that hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences will be granted is hugely concerning. It is the latest in a string of political developments in recent weeks that have...

Jul 27th 2023
Public Sector Carbon Conundrum

Many leading climate experts already believe that the 2030 1.5°C warming limit is already out of reach. As more and more scientific evidence backs this up, the goalposts will move...

Jul 20th 2023
Python in the VE: VE Scripts – Adding new features to the Parametric scripts

In our latest Python in the VE article we look at adding new features to the Parametric scripts.  What? The IES TM54 training seminar (& related article) demonstrates...

Jul 18th 2023
Unleashing Environmental Synergy: Cutting-Edge Solutions for Sustainable Data Centres in Ireland

The following blog post was written by IES' Saeed Misaghian, Senior Research Consultant and Giovanni Tardioli, Senior Research Lead.  In the digital era, data has...

Jul 13th 2023
How digital twins are revolutionising net zero in manufacturing

The following article originally featured in the Raconteur Insight ‘How tech is cutting energy waste and boosting efficiency in manufacturing.’ You can access the full...

Jul 11th 2023
Hourly Carbon Emissions Factors in IESVE Software

Whole Building Lifecycle carbon accounting has three requirements: Embodied (initial) carbon of materials and processes to construct a building Operational carbon emitted to...

Jul 10th 2023
IES Receives Highly Commended Honour from Lloyds Banking Group & Wates in Sustainable Innovation Competition

IES is proud to receive the Highly Commended honour in the 2023 Sustainable Innovations Competition, a unique partnership between Lloyds Banking Group and Wates Group to pioneer...

Jul 7th 2023
Optimisation studies for heat network schemes

Heat networks are fundamental when it comes to clean and cost-effective decarbonisation of UK heat to meet current net-zero targets. They can make use of energy that would...