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Photo Voltaic Panel tool

Seems like PVs are getting very popular. Energy Simulator does allow this to be incorporated somewhat. It would be great to have a design tool to allow the user to place the panel in 3d. Mstn is getting quite good at referencing context info like ...
21 days ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Needs review

TM59 overheating

Reports for TM59 overheating compliance are now a standard requirement and this should be available in the Energy SImulator simulation results.
6 months ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Future consideration

Titlebox for printouts

I am former Hevacomp user. There I had option to add a title box to layout printout, so client was presented with project number, building name, scale etc. It looked professional and helped to avoid mistakes. Not sure why it is not available on En...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Future consideration

Spaces are not in alphabetical order

Spaces appear in the project tree in order of tracing and not in alphabetical order. The trouble is it cannot be changed and it is being replicated in all the results and reports. Numbers are often a part of room names, so I often end up with room...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Future consideration

Option to Add Company Logo to Results

On Hevacomp, you were able to add your company logo to results such as Heat Loss and Heat Gain. It would be good if the same can be done for open buildings energy simulator results.
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Future consideration

Chillers should be in the HVAC Category, NOT Plumbing

There aren't any .... it should be obvious/self-explanatory
over 2 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Needs review

Part O Overheating Assessment Tool

Addressing overheating due to solar gain is increasingly a big problem for building designers, and is now also a statutory requirement. OBD/OBES/Hevacomp is well placed to provide an analytical design tool that provides quick feedback to the facad...
almost 4 years ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Planned

Room Ref and Room name lines when creating a new room

When tracing a new room, the window pops up to input the room reference. I want an additional line put in, so I can write the room name/description, as well as the room reference. Currently, I have to complete tracing the room to create it, then r...
about 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Future consideration

Room by Room Schedule Summary

I want a facility to quickly print a schedule that shows every room within the whole building and summarizes the area of each room and the occupancy of that room. I do not want a total for the whole building. It needs to be on a room-by-room basis...
about 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Needs review

room ref numbers on the layout cannot be relocated

Sometimes we do not have room references from architects and we need to create them ourselves. We need to be able to show clearly the location of particular room on the layout - it can be done in wireframe top view. Unfortunately sometimes room nu...
over 1 year ago in OpenBuildings Designer / Buildings Services Future consideration