Experience of using Sketchup to IES (VE-SBEM) to produce EPCs in the UK

Commercial and Collaborative Work
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Hi,

I’m looking for someone who has experience of using Sketchup to create a building model from scratch to then export to IES (VE-SBEM).

This is for the purpose of creating an EPC (non-domestic) only.

Currently i’m using G-iSBEM but I want to see if the Sketchup/IES route is any easier/quicker seeing as I already have Sketchup Pro.

I’m very familiar with the iSBEM software but the layout appears to be slightly different going through the IES route so I could do with a walkthrough to make sure i’m not missing anything.

If anyone has experience of producing non-domestic EPCs in the UK this way I would appreciate a start to finish walkthrough just utilising the functions required so i’m not making it more complex than it needs to be.

Thanks

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Hello
I can assist you with your requirement . PM sent please check.

BR
Sofia

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Sofia cannot do commercial work with SketchUp unless she purchases a paid version.

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Hi Ellisium, I know this was an old post but did you have success using VE-SBM or did you go back to using GisBEM?

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Hi @cadmunkey I actually ended up going down the DesignBuilder route as it seemed more intuitive. I still use SketchUp to create the floorplan and then export the .dxf file to use as a trace around.

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Interesting, thank you for taking the time to reply. I’m looking at solutions for SBEM myself at the moment.

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No problem @cadmunkey ,depending on the complexity of your workflow I would strongly suggest trying an evaluation period of the DesignBuilder licence. It really depends on the outputs required.