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EnPROVE Projekt

GEM Team Solutions is among one of the 8 partners in the EnPROVE project. The objective of EnPROVE is to develop a software model for predicting the energy consumption of a specific building, with different scenarios implementing energy-efficient technologies and control solutions, based on actual measured performance and usage data of the building itself. To read more about EnPROVE, visit the project website http://www.enprove.eu.

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The objective of EnPROVE is to develop a software model for predicting the energy consumption of a specific building, with different scenarios implementing energy-efficient technologies and control solutions, based on actual measured performance and usage data of the building itself.
The key hypothesis of EnPROVE is that it is possible, from adequate gathering and assessing data on how a structure performs and is being used from an energy viewpoint, to build highly accurate and specific energy consumption models relevant for prediction of alternative scenarios.
The EnPROVE software tools will assess the energy-efficiency impact of alternative technologies for which available investment resources can be directed and, thus, support the decision maker finding the optimised set of energy-efficient solutions to be implemented. These results will be tailored to the actual building itself, through automated measurements of the building usage and energy efficiency. Technological solutions will include energy-reducing, -generating, and –storing options, and with user-defined criteria on resources and restrictions, will identify through new prediction algorithms when the return on investment will be realized.
By solving these problems, EnPROVE will be able to develop tools, interoperable with existing CAD or Facility Management tools, to model the energy consumption from monitored data, predict the performance of alternative scenarios and support the decision maker in finding the optimal point for the investment. Compared to current available energy auditing services and prediction tools, it is foreseen that EnPROVE will increase the cost-effectiveness of renovation investments by 15 to 30%.
These services will open new business opportunities for both construction companies that work on building renovation, as well as building management companies on long-term contracts. The application of the tools will be validated in two real buildings.

IFC-Utility 2x für ADT

Press release of Autodesk and G.E.M. Team Solutions about IFC-Utility 2x for ADT.
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IFC Zertifizierung für Baurichtlinien

G.E.M. Team Solutions has successfully achieved the first stage code checking certification of their IFC 2x Utility for Autodesk® Architectural Desktop. Previous certifications checked a geometrical view of the model data exchanged via the IFC interface. With this geometrical view it is possible to solve coordination scenarios. E.g. it is possible for an architect to pass the model data to the building service engineer, in order to let him do the pipe planning. When the architect gets the model data back again, he can verify the data and pass them on to the one doing the planning of the electric installation. Exchanging topology data - data which describes the spatial relationship between objects - allows the CAD application a more abstract view of the model. The code checking view enables the CAD application to support a more abstract view of the model by exchanging information of the spatial relationships of objects. In order to do this the IFC interface of ADT is using the new technology of Spatial Relationship Graphs. Due to the additional exchanged information it is possible to run automatic checks of the model data, like checking the length of the escape routes, or checking that all doors are opening in the direction of the escape route. In Singapore they plan that building projects have to deliver IFC files to the Singapore's Building and Construction Authority (BCA). Then the BCA can automatically check for violations of instructions and regulations. Read more about CORENET (COnstruction and Real Estate NETwork) under http://www.corenet.gov.sg/. A second certification stage - focusing on real business cases - is planned for spring 2004.