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Computers&Software FINITE ELEMENT MODELING & ANALYSIS LapFEA 2008, a ﬁnite element modeling and analysis application, offers capabilities including a 3-D pre-processor, a 32-bit static and dynamic solver, a post-processor displaying color shaded contours of stresses and displacements, and an animator displaying frequency vectors and static displacements. — LEI Software, a division of LAPCAD Engineering, Inc. F O R F R E E I N F O R M AT I O N C I R C L E : 7 0 0 HVAC DESIGN PUMP SELECTION The company’s CAD library, which is part of its ESP-PLUS® online pump selection program includes 3-D drawings and other features that allow engineers to download 2-D and 3-D ﬁles in several ﬁle formats, or directly insert these ﬁles into leading CAD systems. Other features include preview capability in which users can preview the drawings through a 3-D viewer and access a much larger number of drawings of the company’s product. — Bell & Gossett Design Master HVAC 6 includes improvements in usability, ductwork, diffusers, schedules, and load calculations, and supports all forms of copy, cut, and paste via standard Windows® functions Features include a command to export the 3-D ductwork to a separate ﬁle, which can be imported by all of the leading architectural building information modeling (BIM) programs, including AutoCAD Architecture, Revit, ArchiCAD, and Microstation. — Design Master F O R F R E E I N F O R M AT I O N C I R C L E : 7 0 1 F O R F R E E I N F O R M AT I O N C I R C L E : 7 0 2 BITS & BYTES The Athena Institute’s Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool, the Athena® EcoCalculator for Assemblies, provides LCA results for more than 400 common building assemblies — including exterior walls, roofs, intermediate floors, interior walls, windows, columns, and beams, to help designers make environmentally informed decisions about the materials they specify for buildings. WORLD WIDE WEB GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, launched a website (www.gesensing.com/ market/education.htm) to educate visitors about the effects of ventilation in educational facilities. Calculator Edge (www.calculatoredge.com) offers free online engineering calculators for engineers and students worldwide, featuring several types of calculators for solving complex equations in the electrical, mechanical, and many other fields. The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), and National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) unveiled the United States National CAD Standard® (NCS) Version 4.0, the first update to the standard since 2005. Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson, has added RSS feed capabilities to its public website, www.emersonclimate.com, allowing users to stay connected to the latest company news. Autodesk, Inc. has expaned its portfolio of software programs to support sustainable A/E/C markets with the acquisition of technology assets of two energy analysis software companies Green Building Studio and Carmel Software Corporation. Wrightsoft Corporation announced a new website at www.wrightsoft.com designed to be easier to use and provide updated information on their new Right-Suite™ Universal HVAC design and sales software package. Proliphix’s Uniphy™ platform, UniVista™ IP network-based energy management software monitors and controls up to hundreds of network-enabled thermostats and intelligent thermal management devices in different geographical locations. Industrial Scientific Corporation announced the launch of its new corporate website (www.indsci.com) with more intuitive navigation and dynamic design to guide users through a complete gas detection online resource center. Bentley Systems, Incorporated and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that they have collaborated on the development of “The Building Information Modeling (BIM) Guide Series 02 – Spatial Validation Program,” which helps designers develop Final Concept designs for GSA’s Public Buildings Services (PBS) to meet GSA’s spatial program BIM minimum requirements. CECO Energy released a new downloadable presentation (www.cecoenviro.com) detailing the cost impact of wasted energy in industrial buildings and processes, and explains the solution steps to reduce the energy component of manufacturing costs. Intuitive Systems Corporation, an authorized Meridian Systems global reseller serving Florida and Latin America, announced the availability of a new Spanish language pack for Prolog® Manager and Prolog WebSite. The Environmental Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory provides extensive information on its research at its Commercial Buildings Research & Development page (http://buildings.lbl.gov/). Contemporary Controls Systems, Inc.’s “Tech Tips” on CD-ROM is aimed at engineers, and includes extensive information required to perform industrial Ethernet installation without frustration. Mueller Steam Specialty announced the release of a revamped website (www.muellersteam.com) with improved navigation and search capabilities. 78 En gi neer ed Sy stem s June 2008 http://www.gesensing.com/market/education.htm http://www.gesensing.com/market/education.htm http://www.calculatoredge.com http://www.emersonclimate.com http://www.wrightsoft.com http://www.indsci.com http://www.cecoenviro.com http://buildings.lbl.gov/ http://www.muellersteam.com

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