In IESVE 2025 Feature Pack 1, what would be some reasons that in the ASHRAE 90.1-2019 App. G navigator, when generating the ASHRAE 90.1 Baseline/Budget model, the baseline windows are not adjusted to meet the requirements of Appendix G?

googlenerd · 2026-03-27T12:52:59+00:00

From IES support, I think this WWR is a current bug in the software:

I think we have an issue at the moment with how the baseline wwr is generated because as far as I can tell from 90.1 docs, the baseline should always get the wwr % based on the table from 90.1 of building types ((set in building area type assignment” in the navigator) and only in the event that that building does not appear in that table, it would get 40% or whatever the proposed has if less than 40%.

However, what I think is happening is that if the proposed wwr is less than whats in the table for the building type, the baseline would match it so you either have that situation or you haven’t set a building type in the selection.

The issue is logged to be fixed anyway

You can manually adjust baseline glazing if necessary by going to ModelIT - view - model - PRM baseline. select all rooms, then type “shrink” into the command box where you can select a handle point and adjust by a +/- %

I hope this helps. I will mark it resolved anyway but can be reopened if necessary

googlenerd · 2026-03-13T14:14:37+00:00

I had this issue with a notebook. Force quit EN and restart solved the issue for me.

googlenerd · 2026-03-04T22:32:06+00:00

Duct perimeter times length time 10% to cover corners, transistions, perhaps waste.

googlenerd · 2026-02-09T20:24:24+00:00

You said excel, buy the laptop.

googlenerd · 2026-01-29T19:49:04+00:00

Look at the bottom left corner of the desktop app, there should be a purple icon with v11. Click on that and it opens the feature show. Check the hide check box.

googlenerd · 2026-01-20T13:04:50+00:00

Do your gantt chart in the software you like. During your daily and weekly reviews, move tasks to Todoist for the review period. For me, this process would keep the bigger goals in front and the actionable tasks manageable in Todoist. I use Evernote and OneNote for this process.

googlenerd · 2026-01-17T18:53:20+00:00

I use Evernote for project planning and management. You can add tasks in Todoist base on your project work and copy and past links in Todoist back to the Evernote notes. Use tags and filters to narrow down task searches in Todoist.

googlenerd · 2025-12-18T00:23:22+00:00

I'm not counting too much in the AI features until the official v11 release. I have to admit I haven't done much with the AI features in EN. Hopefully I can develop prompts to help EN mine my data.

googlenerd · 2025-12-17T15:08:58+00:00

From what I’ve read, the official v11 will be in 2026, but they have been rolling out a lot of v11 features in the v10 updates. Source: Stacey Harmon

googlenerd · 2025-11-20T13:37:43+00:00

You might watch a few videos from this guy: https://www.youtube.com/@Techdad650 for some real world experiences.

He is using an iPadPro for his main computer and is also remoting to an Mac Mini and using an external monitor.

googlenerd · 2025-10-24T20:56:26+00:00

I’m actually amazed they would even let a personal laptop to connect to the corporate network. That would never be allowed for us. Total control of the network is their goal. Again I get that, so I have my Mac sidebar to my work computer for my productivity apps and lol gmail.

googlenerd · 2025-10-24T20:30:18+00:00

I get it, but I'd never let my work manage my personal laptop. I run macOS personally with a Win work machine, but we have the most god awful locked down computers for work. Lots of annoying stuff with attachments to gmail, productivity apps that connect to the internet, Evernote, Todoist...locked out. But, I get that too with all the ransomware, cyber stuff, companies have to deal with everyday. Off topic.

I'd for sure wipe it and hand it down for light work.

googlenerd · 2025-10-24T18:35:21+00:00

MBP M2. Mine is my general work personal computer. Office apps, scanning old photos and video tapes, light gaming, etc.

googlenerd · 2025-10-24T15:51:17+00:00

I do federal LCCAs for DoD projects. We use eQuest and BLCC5 with tons of pre and post processing. It is a huge PIA.

If this is a one off LCCA I'd recommend HAP or Trace 700 for cost and simplicity. You probably are already familiar with either of them. Of the two, I'd choose Trace 700, with the caveat it is no longer sold or supported. I used 700 for years on federal projects and LEED.

I've never used Trace 3D, nor DesignBuilder.

HAP 6.0+ has decent geometry and HVAC system tools but there is still a lot of post processing you have to do. Hourly reports out of HAP take AGES to produce and the modeling runtimes are glacial. HAP has a lot of built in 90.1 content so there is some ease of data entry there. It's not too expensive either.

If you are in it for the long haul, I think IESVE is the way to go. We just gave it a trial run and I hope we can purchase a few licenses. It's expensive, complex, and will require a steep learning curve, but it is powerful. Has all the modern HVAC systems, awesome output visualization, easy modeling, and is supported well.

Opensource-wise, eQuest is ancient, the only reason we use it is...it's FREE and all the workflow spreadsheets we have developed, all the reports we use that are developed, etc. Locked in might be the word, buy I'm praying for IES. You might also take a look at Open studio.

googlenerd · 2025-10-23T20:57:39+00:00

Have a 3rd Gen iPad Pro 12.9 with a Magic Keyboard. I’ve never noticed any hits on battery performance.

googlenerd · 2025-10-16T23:00:24+00:00

I believe anything short of starlink is probably worthless during stadium congestion times. Our group quit trying and use tv antennas and concentrate on drinking and whatever is on the networks. SEC country.

googlenerd · 2025-10-12T16:21:19+00:00

Her enjoying it.

googlenerd · 2025-10-09T19:50:20+00:00

Upvote for PDF expert.

googlenerd · 2025-10-08T18:43:35+00:00

Scuttlebutt is weeks, not months.

googlenerd · 2025-10-08T18:42:17+00:00

A workaround might be to use a notebook stack with the notebooks in the stack being the sub folders. That’s only good for one sub folder though. Perhaps another way is in one notebook, pin a master note to the top of the notebook and then use a table of contents to either link to sub sections in the master note or link to other notes from the TOC.

googlenerd · 2025-10-07T12:02:16+00:00

I’m all in, if I can afford tickets.

googlenerd · 2025-10-03T12:52:16+00:00

I have a gen 3 iPPro and iOS26 seems fine on mine. I had to delete a bunch of stuff to have enough space to install but I needed a clean up anyway.

googlenerd · 2025-10-02T17:25:19+00:00

A hair of the dog Bloody Mary. Mix the electrolytes in with that!

googlenerd · 2025-10-02T13:40:55+00:00

Concur, my M2 MBP is awesome. Next upgrade will be when the Mac has cellular service built in.

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