What are small residential firms using for energy modeling? HEED? Open Studio/Sketchup? Sefaira? Autodesk Insight? Most of our residential work is additions and renovations.
We use Revit so it would be great to be able to use that geometry, but I wouldn't be opposed to using Sketchup. I'm not sure such an animal exists, but we would love use one software to; show performance based code compliance, provide 2030 Challenge reporting, test different design options and show clients cost savings by investing in the envelope.
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Thomas Ahleman AIA
Studio Talo Architecture, Inc.
Evanston IL
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