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IES-VE does it very well, and has capability for ASHRAE 90.1-2004, 2007, and 2010. There are a couple things the user has to edit- i.e. number of chillers & boilers- but it's very minimal. It also outputs some of the LEED documentation in table reports. They have also included an interface to California's new Title 24-2013 API, CBECC-Com.

IES-VE does it very well, and has capability for ASHRAE 90.1-2004, 2007, and 2010. There are a couple things the user has to edit- i.e. number of chillers & boilers- but it's very minimal. It also outputs some of the LEED documentation in table reports. They have also included an interface to California's new Title 24-2013 API, CBECC-Com.

IES-VE does it very well, and has capability for ASHRAE 90.1-2004, 2007, and 2010. There are a couple things the user has to edit- i.e. number of chillers & boilers- but it's very minimal. The baseline model is fully visible and editable, so it accommodates any required customization (such as with existing buildings). It outputs some much of the LEED documentation in table reports. reports: i.e. LEED Online form Table EAp2-4 through 7. They have also included an interface to California's new Title 24-2013 API, CBECC-Com.

I know eQuest can produce the baseline model to an extent, but I have never used that feature and have always created it from scratch.

IES-VE does it very well, and has capability for ASHRAE 90.1-2004, 2007, and 2010. There are a couple things the user has to edit- i.e. number of chillers & boilers- but it's very minimal. The baseline model is fully visible and editable, so it accommodates any required customization (such as with existing buildings). It outputs much of the LEED documentation in reports: i.e. LEED Online form Table EAp2-4 through 7. They have also included an interface to California's new Title 24-2013 API, CBECC-Com.CBECC-Com. Note that moderate knowledge of the VE is still required to create a baseline model. It is done in a series of steps, with the ability to alter inputs at each step.

I know eQuest can produce the baseline model to an extent, but I have never used that feature and have always created it from scratch.