Design PH - New 3D modelling tool for PHPP coming soon
The Passivhaus Institut (PHI) has developed a Trimble Sketchup plugin tool to input building geometry into PHPP. The designPH tool allows users to model their Passivhaus projects in 3D. The benefits of the tool are two-fold; firstly it simplifies the process of entering data into PHPP and secondly, it provides preliminary feedback on the performance of the design within Sketchup. designPH provides a variety of useful features including:
- The ability to work with a new or existing Sketchup model (some simplifications may be required)
- Automatic recognition of temperature zones, element types and area groups
- Schedules of areas, windows/doors and TFA components as well as recognition of external shading objects
- Rendering of heat-loss areas to indicate their area group or status
- Export geometry and shading data to PHPP via a PPP file, with conversion of elements to meaningful dimensions and quantities that can be manipulated in PHPP
- Tools to insert and edit window and door components, either with user-defined properties or from standard libraries
- Simple energy balances within the tool along with warnings as to high-levels of glazing that could lead to overheating3D
The new designPH modelling tool will be released together with the English PHPP 8 in summer 2013. More information on designPH can be found on Passipedia.
3D modelling with designPH ©Passive House Institute
30th May 2013
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