Ground Coupling in IESVE

As buildings become progressively more efficient, ground contact heat loss begins to represent a larger portion of the total building load and plays a greater role in issues such as plant size, energy use & summer overheating. This upskill with IES session addresses modelling Ground Coupling in the VE; it reviews existing methods and explores the KivaTM method now available in VE 2022 Feature Pack 2


Your Instructor


Richard Quincey
Richard Quincey

Richard Quincey is a Technical Director at IES, and has over 30 years’ experience in the design and construction of low energy and sustainable buildings. Richard is a Chartered Engineer, holds an MEng in Architectural Engineering and is a member of CIBSE. Richard has been a leading IES VE user for many years; he is currently working on many new VE features and external projects with partners across the world.


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  Ground Coupling in IESVE
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