Description

Energos is an intelligent energy analysis module based on the Passivhaus calculation that’s built directly into Vectorworks software, allowing any designer to make critical building performance decisions based on real-time feedback from a building model with a minimum effort to define energy values.

As well as taking you through the key steps of using VectorWorks Energos; the training notes give easy to follow explanations of key Passivhaus concepts.

The Chapters are divided into key Passivhaus concepts and explanations and then how they apply to using Energos. Below is a break-down of what is included:

foreword
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contents:
1.0 Energy Basics – Space Heat Demand
2.0 Energy Basics – Heat Load
3.0 Energy Basics – Specific Primary Energy Demand
4.0 Energy Basics – Airtightness
5.0 Energy Basics – Treated Floor Area
6.0 Energy Basics – Thermal Bridges
7.0 Energy Basics – Overheating
8.0 Setting up the project
9.0 Creating Slabs
10.0 Creating Spaces
10.1 Creating Spaces – Continued
11.0 Creating Walls
12.0 Creating Windows and Doors
12.1 A note on R-value & u- values
13.0 Creating Roofs
14.0 Project Settings – Basic
15.0 Project Settings – Building
16.0 Project Settings – Systems
17.0 Project Settings – Results
18.0 Exporting Energy Data
19.0 Creating an ‘Energy Label’
20.0 Project Settings – Advanced – Usage/Electricity
21.0 Project Settings – Advanced – Building : Airtightness
22.0 Project Settings – Advanced – Thermal Bridges
23.0 Project Settings – Advanced – Overheating
24.0 Project Settings – Advanced – Systems
25.0 Hints/Tips & Miscellaneous
25.1 Hints/Tips & Miscellaneous Continued
26.0 Notes

The file comes as a downloadable PDF (7.7Mb) and you would need to be reasonably proficient in 2D and 3D (using walls, windows etc…) in order to make full use of the notes.