Space, surfaces, and openings can now be renamed using a custom naming scheme.
By choosing ‘Custom Rename…’ from the extensions menu, you can enter the new names containing placeholders, for example:
Spaces: sp-[spaceIndex] Surfaces: su-[surfaceIndex] Openings: op-[openingIndex]
The placeholders you can currently use are:
[spaceIndex] [surfaceIndex] [openingIndex] [surfaceOfSpaceIndex] [openingOfSurfaceIndex]
We have listened to our customers and our new V2 has many new features including:
Download the new version at:
At this years Consultancy and Engineering Awards, Rapiere won the prestigious Collaboration Champion of the Year award, fighting off competition from the likes of Network Rail, Crossrail, Arcadis, Jacobs and Apple Inc.
– Richard Newman, CEO, Rapiere Software Ltd
Rapiere Software Ltd is a company consisting of four founder partners; GreenspaceLive, Architype, ChapmanBDSP and Sweett Group. Together we have developed a web-based building simulation platform, that will save construction practitioners time and asset owners money by running multiple building simulation scenarios of cost, carbon and energy to optimise the sustainability of the design.
“Rapiere is a great example of organisations working together across an industry to develop a product that will deliver a real benefit to the creators of our built environment”
– Richard Hill, Director of Cost Consultancy, Sweett Group
For more information about Rapiere Software Ltd, please click here.
On Tuesday the 15th of September 2015, RAPIERe was officially unveiled to the public at an event at the Battersea Power Station near London.
Rapiere Software Ltd, is a company consisting of four founder partners; GreenspaceLive, Architype, ChapmanBDSP and Sweett Group. We have developed a web-based building simulation platform, that will save construction practitioners time and asset owners money by running multiple building simulation scenarios of cost, carbon and energy to optimise the sustainability of the design.
RAPIERe software (beta edition) overview with Gareth Selby of Architype:
https://youtu.be/GkTZj9zgnf0
For more information please visit www.rapiere.net
In April 2012, GreenspaceLive were confirmed as the UK’s official consortium in The Affirmative Integrated Energy Design Action (AIDA) project. AIDA is a project funded by Intelligent Energy Europe with a view to supporting building professionals and local authorities in the design and implementation of nZEB’s (nearly Zero Energy Buildings). Through a series of study tours, sustainable policies and web-based BIM (Building Information Modelling) software; the AIDA project aims to achieve several targets. To increase the number of nZEB buildings throughout Europe, the number of building professionals trained on integrated energy design, and the number of municipalities beginning to build and refurbish buildings to nZEB levels.
On Friday the 29th of August we will present our fourth study tour, a local building; the newly completed Temporary Accommodation Centre located in Stornoway. It has been built to high energy efficiency standards, incorporating air source heat pumps and solar PVs.
The tour will consist of a design presentation and tour of the building, followed by a Q&A and a demonstration of our Energy Design Tools.
If you wish to attend the tour please, register using the following link:
www.aidaproject.eu/study_tours_en.php
or call 01851 707876
Are you aware that it’s even easier to make gbXML and IDF models with gModeller with our automated texture and spacing functionality?
Once you’ve built your model, you can easily automatically apply your surfaces by clicking “Auto Apply Surfaces” shown below.
Once this has completed, you can review your model and, if any incorrect surfaces have been applied, overwrite them with the correct surface.
You can space your model automatically by clicking the “Auto Apply Spaces” button shown below.
This will space your model using our latest spacing technology. Count the rooms against your space count, you should find that they are both equal!
If you make changes to your model, you can update the model without resurfacing and respacing! Simply use the “Sync Geometry” button below!
If you have any queries or problems, contact GreenspaceLive via our webpage.
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gWorkspace is a cloud-based storage system we developed here at greenspaceLive. It allows multi-disciplined users to work collaboratively on building projects. We see gWorkspace as the central hub for a project, with users sharing images, floor plans, survey reports, simulation analysis and more.
We recently partnered with Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) as part of a study looking at energy efficient housing and the reduction of fuel poverty in the Western Isles. gWorkspace was the perfect tool for this, it held all the project data and provided a shared area for the participants to upload files and ensure that all parties were made aware of additions as the project progressed. Storing this data on the cloud means it can be accessed at any time, from anywhere in the world. Once the study is completed it allows for future analysis to be undertaken by HHP on different house types as technologies improve and become more cost effective.
gWorkspace comes integrated with all of our products, your workspace can be viewed from your desktop, tablet or smartphone and it even allows you to share through social media applications like Facebook and LinkedIn. We want to connect all participants of a project and make the whole process that little bit easier. Sign up for a free 30-day trial today and see for yourself!
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And to make the deal even sweeter, cloud computing can save your small business money, too.”
– Susan Ward, “Why Cloud Computing Is Ideal for Small Businesses”
In April 2012, we were confirmed as the UK’s official consortium in The Affirmative Integrated Energy Design Action (AIDA) project. AIDA is a project funded by Intelligent Energy Europe with a view to supporting building professionals and local authorities in the designing and implementation of nZEB’s (nearly Zero Energy Buildings). Through a series of study tours, sustainable policies and web-based BIM (Building Information Modelling) software; the AIDA project aims to increase the number of nZEB buildings throughout Europe, the number of building professionals trained on integrated energy design and the number of municipalities starting to build/refurbish buildings to nZEB levels.
We have already completed one study tour of a primary school in Wolverhampton, which was the UK’s first Passivhaus certified primary school. The tour proved to be a success and the full document can be read here (OakMeadow_successStory_2012_02_15). In addition, our gEnergy tool is now ready to be presented in workshops during the study tours. gEnergy is being offered for use to project partners and participating municipalities, architects and engineers. It will be used to identify where improvements are needed in existing buildings and to demonstrate that proposed new designs meet nZEB requirements.
On the 22nd of January we will be presenting our second study tour, a local island building; The Galson Trust Business Centre:
This will feature a design presentation and tour of the building, followed by a Q&A and a demonstration of our Energy Design Tools. Finally we will be stopping at the Galson Wind Turbine where our AIDA Project Manager will be giving a brief technical lecture. If you would like to be present at the study tour please follow the link and register:
http://www.aidaproject.eu/study_tours_en.php
AIDA’s core objective is the eventual widespread adoption of nZEB throughout Europe and to help the EU’s 2020 objectives for reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. We at GreenspaceLive are excited to be part of this collaboration project, and we hope it’s the beginning of a sustainable future.
AIDA CONSORTIUM
Vienna University of Technology – Energy Economics Group
AEE – Institute for Sustainable Technologies
CIMNE BEEGROUP, – Building Energy and Environment
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving – Energy Policy Analysis Department
EURAC research – Institute for Renewable Energy
Geonardo Environmental Technologies Ltd.
HESPUL – énergies renouvelables & efficacité énergétique
We’ve just activated our gEnergy wiki – 450 EnergyPlus sample projects linked to gEnergy Public Projects. Click here to visit it!
Each wiki page links to a corresponding gEnergy Public Project which can be used to inspect and query the EnergyPlus model. Eg:
http://greenspacelive.com/
We’re looking to add more and get world-class Revit/gbXML/SketchUp/