For
Immediate Release
Contact
James McCray ? Chief Operating Officer - GeoPraxis,
Inc.
707-766-7010
jmccray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
GeoPraxis
Announces the "Green Building StudioTM" Web Service Beta Program
Green Building StudioTM brings immediate
building energy performance and targeted equipment information for
Architects and Designers using 3D-CAD at the earliest conceptual design
stage.
San Francisco, CA. -- Jan 14, 2004 --
GeoPraxis, an architectural, engineering and construction software company,
today announced the beta release of Green Building Studio, the industry's first
web service for energy analysis. Green Building Studio (GBS) streamlines
the design of green buildings, seamlessly linking architectural 3-D CAD building
designs with energy analysis. GBS enables architects to immediately
understand the operational and energy implications of early design decisions
using Green Building XML (gbXML) based connectors for AutoDesk?s
Architectural Desktop and Graphisoft's ArchiCAD. Architects and
building designers can participate in the GBS beta program for free, beginning
January 14, 2004. The GBS web-service is expected to be generally
available in early 2004.
"GBS will significantly
accelerate the incorporation of energy efficient and sustainable
technologies into new and retrofit buildings. The GBS web-service is based
on R&D funded by the California Energy Commission and leading Utilities,"
said John Kennedy, President and CTO of GeoPraxis. "The GBS beta program
lets the design community access the GBS web service for the first time. User feedback will help fine tune the
linkages between Architectural Desktop and ArchiCAD. The beta program will
provide feedback on technologies that for the first time link early design
decisions with precisely targeted, relevant equipment and vendor information.
This represents a huge breakthrough for the building design industry,
leapfrogging other information services.?
GBS
web service drives significant time and cost out of building design and
lifecycle management processes. Major benefits include:
·
It's Free, and saves
thousands of dollars in advanced Green Building analyses.
·
Reduced
design costs, allowing more design options to be explored within
budget.
·
Compression
of early design time, speeding project time to completion.
·
Acceleration
of Green Building ?LEED? Compliance Analysis.
·
Identify
relevant products necessary for early building designs decisions.
GBS
automatically generates geometrically accurate, detailed input files for major
energy simulation programs. GBS currently uses the DOE-2.2 simulation
engine and will provide geometrically accurate input files for EnergyPlus
simulation software.
To
participate in the beta, you can sign up over the web at http://www.greenbuildingstudio.com. Participation in the beta program is
free of charge. A simple beta test
non-disclosure agreement is required. Participants selected will be
notified by GeoPraxis and are required to provide feedback to the
developers. The beta program will run from early January until March 30th,
2004.
About GeoPraxis
GeoPraxis, Inc., an architectural, engineering
and construction software company, is the industry leader in the development and
implementation of building energy analysis tools and web-based solutions.
With the release of Green Building Studio, GeoPraxis is pioneering integration
with architectural 3D-CAD programs using gbXML. Please contact GeoPraxis' COO, James
McCray for assistance at 1-707-766-7010,
jmccray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx