Typical Architectural-Energy Analysis Workflow

Energy Evaluation is a dynamic energy balance simulation function integrated in ArchiCAD, enabling architects to perform accurate building energy evaluations.

It is also possible to export ArchiCAD building geometry data to external energy analysis software tools via IFC or Excel. Use ArchiCAD’s Save as IFC function or the Geometry Data page of the XLS Energy Performance Report spreadsheet to extract data from the architectural model that are required for external energy calculation software.

Since the energy expert produces written documentation, as opposed to modifying the BIM model, the import of energy analysis results from external applications back into the ArchiCAD environment is not supported.

For more information, see Detailed Workflow: Architectural - Energy Analysis.