New Web Tool Makes Carbon–Neutral Buildings Easier
Green Building Studio Inc. recently launched a beta program to help architects virtually assess a building's carbon neutrality. Green Building Studio V3.0 is an updated web service that is geared toward the designers of carbon neutral buildings. Its carbon neutral building check can predict the feasibility of a building reaching carbon neutral status using local grid emission data. The service can compute a building's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR score or Architecture 2030 targets. The potential for use of a photovoltaic and wind energy generation at a given building can be analyzed as well as PV potential for every building surface. Architects building owners and designers can perform a water use analysis to estimate water needs efficiency savings potential for rain capture and LEED credits. The service also can peg the LEED Glaze factor for any room with lighting control energy savings. It's also possible to gauge whether a building is a good candidate for a natural ventilation strategy. The web service was developed to create a whole building energy analysis linked to the design team's CAD systems cutting out the cost and time needed to perform energy modeling.