Energy Models for IES VE

Tevmo builds energy models from Revit projects and exports them as native IES VE projects. The export contains the MDL and MIT model files and an Apache folder with the weather file, so the project opens in IES VE directly, without gbXML import.

How it works

  1. Export the model from Revit with the Tevmo plugin: Tevmo tab → Export model. The plugin collects the geometry and room separation lines into a zip archive.
  2. Upload the archive to the Tevmo Energy Model web app.
  3. Prepare the model: exclude elements that don't take part in the energy calculation, cluster levels, build the simplified model and assemble the energy model.
  4. Export: Export → IES Export, then open the project in IES VE.

Revit to IES VE: Energy Model of a Twin-Tower Residential Complex

A residential complex with two high-rise towers on a shared podium. We exclude rooftop signage, roof flashings and parapet panels, cluster 97 stories into 51 levels, assemble the energy model, turn spaces at the tower base into outdoor spaces and export a native IES VE project.

Revit to IES VE: Energy Model of a Curved Exhibition Pavilion

An exhibition pavilion with a curved roof and a fully glazed facade. We fix element types, exclude glass partitions, build the simplified and energy models, remove internal spaces and zones that don't participate in the thermal envelope, export to IES format and open the result in IES VE.

Revit to IES VE: Energy Model of a Star-Shaped Building

A building with a complex star-shaped plan. We exclude facade cassettes and inclined columns, get 17 levels from the actual element elevations instead of Revit's 10, build the simplified model by anchor levels, assemble the energy model, turn top-floor volumes in the wings into outdoor spaces and export to IES VE.