We are pleased to announce the next OpenBuildings Energy Simulator Energy Assessor exam has been scheduled for: 19th Sept. 2023 at 10.00am - available for registration here. The exam is for energy assessors who wish to become accredited with…

is it possible in OpenBuildings to calculate the spread of cigarette smoke to plan smoking areas at a distance that is safe for the health of the surrounding people?

OpenBuildings version 10.09.02.36 has been fully approved by the Energy Performance of Buildings Division for PartL submission. This can be downloaded using Connection Client or from the Bentley website as below: Important: Once you have installed…

I have started a new project and defined the floor. I have tried to begin tracing in the rooms and have encountered an issue. I click the Trace Room icon and insert the room type and name. I then click on the starting point to trace the room and the red…

We are pleased to announce the next OpenBuildings Energy Simulator PartL exam has been scheduled for: 6th October 2022 at 10.00am - available for registration here . The exam is for energy assessors who wish to become accredited with using OpenBuildings…

I've copied a project and renamed it in order to undertake a number of modifications, I've ensured that the dgn file is identified with the correct folder (the new one) however when running the Part L I get a string of "bad references: CONSTRUCTION &…

Suggesting that the zone manager be reviewed. Can we implement a change showing a rooms zone before potentially adding it to another zone. I could have a hundred rooms split between 5 zones but every time I start a new zone in the manager it resets…

PartL 2021 and net-zero The new 2021 Part L Regulations will be a major step towards realising the goal of net-zero energy buildings, and achieving this will bring many new challenges and opportunities in nearly all aspects of the building life-cycle…

We are pleased to announce the next OpenBuildings Energy Simulator PartL exam has been scheduled for: 1st July 2022 at 10.30am - available for registration here . The exam is for energy assessors who wish to become accredited with using OpenBuildings…

The OpenBuildings product team recently announced the release of OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition, Update 9.1 (v10.09.01.38): OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition, Update 9.1 (v10.09.01.38) - OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Announcements…

Currently modelling a building where my ground floor has rooms at three different heights -> staircase finishes at 12m (floor height) and a gym finishes at 7m and finally my offices/toilets/circulation which finishes at 3.6m. My first floor finishes 7…

Additional OpenBuildings Energy Simulator training material has been made available to users via our LearnServer: QuickStart ES103: Dynamic Simulations and HVAC Skills and product areas taught in this course include: How to perform Dynamic…

Hello, I need help with placing a window in a wall that doesn't touch the floor level. All the pink figure in the following picture is one room obtained by merging several rooms from different levels. When level 1 is active, the window probably…