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Maintenance agreement 

 
With an annual Support and Maintenance Agreement connected to your IDA ICE license, you will get technical support for your software and you will always have access to the latest versions.

 

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We explain how the software works and how to best operate it. We also assist if technical bugs or other issues are discovered in the software. 

 

Support is provided 1

Monday - Friday

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (CET)


1 excluding EQUA holidays

 


  

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The maintenance agreement includes both minor and major software upgrades, which means that you will always have the latest version.

 


 

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As a maintenance agreement user, you also get access to our user forum, a knowledge database where the support team and other users interact and share information.

 

 

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 Validations & certifications

 
Validation of simulation software is important in order to ensure quality. Tests are normally performed to ascertain that the computational models of the software give acceptable values compared to either measured data or compared to other software, but also in order to avoid bugs.

 


Below is a list of the most recent validation tests performed for IDA ICE.


 

ASHRAE 140, 2004   Download (pdf)
CEN Standard EN 15255 and 15265, 2007   Download (pdf)
CEN Standard EN 13791   Download (pdf)
International Energy Agency SHC Task 34   Download (pdf)
Technical Memorandum 33 (TM 33)   Download (pdf)
LEED and BREEAM   Available upon request
DGNB   Available upon request


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Comparison table

 

Features 
   
Standard
     
Expert

Multi-zone, whole-building energy and carbon emission analysis

   

Dynamic cooling and heating load calculation 

   

System and plant sizing 

   

Thermal comfort analysis using view factors (PPD, operative temperature, EN15251)

   

Daylight computation 

   

Solar penetration and shading animation

   

Natural and mixed mode ventilation (bulk air flow model)

   

Hydronic radiators, chilled beams and panels 

   

3D visualization of input and results 

   

3D real-time animation of results

   

Variable timestep solver (sub-second resolution)

   

Fully transparent model (log any variable)

   

Multiple natural languages 

   

Early Stage Building Optimization wizard (ESBO) with renewable energy components such as solar collectors, stratified tanks, boreholes, heat pumps, PV, wind turbines, CHP etc. (beta)

   

Build free schematics of HVAC, control and envelope objects

     

Editable AHUs and plants

     

Replace default plant with ESBO plant

     

Write your own models using NMF, Neutral Model Format (similar to Modelica)

     

Version handling system (manage multiple case versions with automatic batch updates)

     

Full scripting language 

     

Model difference listing 

     

Model search 

     

File comparison functions 

     

Outline view

     

Editable GUI forms

     

IDA Simulation Environment (write your own component models)

     

 


 

Extensions
 
Standard
 
Expert

BIM Import

 

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Enhanced Window Models

 

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Slab Cooling and Heating

 

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ASHRAE 90.1 (beta)

 

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Ice Rinks and Pools (beta)

 

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Boreholes (beta)

 

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1 Extension can be purchased separately

  

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Try hands-on

 


Are you interested to learn more about IDA ICE?

We offer:

  • Free seminars and webinars
  • Free live web demos
  • Free trial versions

 

leaf Seminars and webinars

Our seminars and webinars are excellent ways to quickly get an understanding of IDA ICE and what it can do for your projects. Checkout the event calendar for the next event!

 


  

leaf Live web demo

Do you want a private demonstration of IDA ICE? Do you have special needs or questions that you would like to discuss in privacy? Let's save the environment and schedule a web based demo.
Contact us!

 


 

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Take IDA ICE on a spin on your own! We offer time-limted full versions of the Expert edition. Send us a request and tell us shortly about your needs and experience of building simulation.
Contact us!

 

 

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Commercial use

 

IDA ICE can be used for both commercial and educational purposes. The commerical editions (Standard and Expert) are available as both standalone licenses and as network licenses.

 

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A standalone license allows the operation of IDA ICE on a single computer. A license is needed for each computer running the software.

 


  

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A network license allows the software to be shared in an office (LAN license) or between several offices (WAN license). A central license server dynamically allows licenses to float on the network, instead of being tied to a specific computer. Floating licenses benefits both users and license administrators. Users make more efficient use of fewer licenses by sharing them on the network. License administrators can easily install the software on client computers and administrate licenses from a single server. It is also possible to temporarily check-out licenses from the network for remote use.

 

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