IDA ICE

IDA ICE (Indoor Climate and Energy) is an advanced building performance simulation software developed to analyze and optimize indoor climate conditions and energy use in buildings. It enables detailed, dynamic, and multi-zone simulations that accurately represent a building, its technical systems, and their control strategies.

This space covers the documentation of IDA ICE and is divided in the following parts:

• Encyclopedia
  The heart of the this wiki: Practical guidance on effectively using BPS and IDA ICE

However, the encyclopedia is not the only way to access this knowledge. You can also find reference materials through:

• Getting Started
  Step by Step description for different main topics
• Context-Sensitive Help
  Gives help regarding different topics, forms, dialog boxes, reports, etc. This part can be accessed directly out of IDA ICE while pressing F1 or use the help box.
• Model descriptions
  Detailed description of different models and components

• Background knowledge
  Background knowledge about BPS

Additional documents

• Info center
  More about version history, known bugs and validation and certificates
• Video Tutorials
  Some helpful video tutorials from the process guide
• Tips and Tricks
  (for maintenance customers only)
• Q&A (former Forum)
  Possibility to ask questions (for maintenance customers only)

This structure ensures that both new and experienced users can quickly access the information they need.