Release notes

SFP for the ventilation units is presented as an indicator
The pie charts presenting the Emitted and Supplied energy can be shown in percent instead of kWh
If the language in the application is changed, the name of the items in the BIM Energy default catalog will automatically be translated

Updates in the Report-step:

The U-value for building components with any of the types slab on grade, basement wall or basement floor, is presented including the ground’s heat resistance
The energy post Heat losses from pipes is presented in the table Specification of energy supply
The building’s location placed on the map can be included

The user can manually select which indicators to present in the Compare step
The indicator Primary energy number can be presented in the Compare step
The climate files for the time period 1991-2020 can be selected for 310 cities in Sweden

Calculation of Energy saving cost for the scenarios have been added to the Compare-step
Usage can be inserted as yearly energy (kWh/m2/year) instead of hourly (W/m2)
Geographical adjustment factor in the Standard-step can be selected from a list of Swedish municipalities instead of inserted manually
Comments about the calculation can be added to the report by the user
In Edit glazing, the facade which currently is being edited is highlighted in the 3D-model
Properties of the construction can be edited from the Proxy-step
VIP-Export has been removed

New functionality for sharing project between users
Calculation of pay off for the scenarios has been added to the compare step
Company logo can be added to the printed report
Emitted and supplied energy are new categories in ‘Add report content’ in the report step
Pie charts with representation of indicators can be added to the printed report
Possibility to copy catalog items from an existing catalog to an active project
Swedish climate files for 2020 and 2021 are available
The grid in ’Edit floor plan’ is adjusted depending on the selected snap interval
Text descriptions have been added to the application to help the user
New instructional film about the Proxy function is available among the other instructional films

Proxy

The user gets full flexibility to define the building components by activating Proxy-data for the building to manually define the input
Define area/length/volume as a matematical expression
Possibility to automatically subtract the window area from exterior wall area to ease the input when defining the building components

Standard

New step in the workflow, Standard, to compare the calculation result to the permitted levels in the Swedish Boverket’s building resultations (BBR) (primary energy number EP_pet, average U_value, installed electric input for heating)
Primary energy number as indicator

‘Energy performance’ as new key value and presentation in the report
Possible to include heat recovery from waste water to pre-heat tap water
Average value of the schedule for ‘Usage’ and ‘Ventilation’ is presented to give a quick overview of the indata

New functionality for ‘Interior walls’ to include the heat capacity of interior walls in the calculation
New functionality ‘Compound material’ for calculating the material properties for a material with both thermal insulation and studs
Add ‘Solar panels’ in the calculation and use the solar power for electricity supply
Possibility to add ‘Outdoor air intakes’ on the fasades to provide the building with outdoor air and keep the underpressure at a reasonably low level in buildings with exhaust air ventilation
New keyword ‘Internal air pressure’
Activated result indicators are saved on the user
Added report content for material properties, constructions and building components

New step in the workflow ‘Compare’ – A comparison of the heat and electricity supply between building altertntives in a project is generated
Peak power heating and electricity is added as Key values

Use air-tight interior floors in the modeling of the building
The module Catalog with the possibility to define new catalogs to use in projects

To examine the result in Excel, it is now possible to export the result to text file

Schedule for usage and ventilation flows are included in the report seption
Possibility to adjust the value for heated floor area generated from the 3D model
Impact from thermal bridges are added to the calculation when including basement in the building
New heat pumps from Bosch, IVT and Nibe are added to the default catalog
Windows with constant solar shading are added to the default catalog

Windows can be added to the calculation both as share of facade (%) and area (m2)
Possible to use ‘Default time’ instead of weekday when generating schemes for usage and Ventilation

Generating schemes for usage and ventilation are greatly improved with respect to speed and ease of use
Choose from one day to another when generating schemes, and ‘Hour to/from’ is replaced with ‘Start time/End time’ (time)
How the schemes are varying over the year is shown under ‘Details’. Possible to view a certain week.
Tutorials of the workflow are accessible within the application

Snap interval 0.5m in ‘Edit floor plan’
Possibility to change the construction of separate building parts with ‘Change building parts’
Copy the scheme from supply air to exhaust air and vice versa
English version available

Add several air handling units with different properties and air flow schemes
Function ‘’Export to VIP-Energy’. The area of the buildings parts and their constructions are exported and can be opened in VIP-Energy
Climate files for 2018 and 2019 from Sveby/SMHI are available
’Copy’ is added in the name of a construction when a copy is created in the catalog
Possible to create an alternative of a typology, usage template and ventilation system by using ‘Create alternative’- ‘Alternative’ will be added in the name of the new created building

Exhaust air temperature and room temperature are added as indicators and can now be included in diagrammes in the report
Include basement in the building
Connect a geothermal rock heat pump to heat recovery from the exhaust air instead of to a ground source collector

Share building with access to write with another user
How many hours the heat pump has been out of order due to high/low temperature is printed out

New section in the report: ‘Surrounding conditions’, ‘Building’, ‘Heat supply’, ‘Cooling’ and ‘Specification of energy supply’
New indicators in the categories ‘Electricity’ and ‘Process energy’