<s>
IDA	B-Application
Indoor	I-Application
Climate	I-Application
and	I-Application
Energy	I-Application
(	O
IDA	O
ICE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Building	O
performance	O
simulation	O
(	O
BPS	O
)	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
daylight	O
calculation	O
are	O
achieved	O
by	O
interfacing	O
the	O
Radiance	B-Application
lighting	O
simulation	O
tool	O
with	O
result	O
visualization	O
in	O
the	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interface	O
with	O
OpenFOAM	B-Application
for	O
detailed	O
CFD	O
studies	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
equation-based	O
approach	O
enables	O
solving	O
more	O
complex	O
mathematical	O
problems	O
than	O
software	O
using	O
imperative	B-Application
programming	I-Application
languages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
features	O
like	O
parametric	O
simulation	O
runs	O
and	O
visual	B-Language
scripting	I-Language
support	O
decision	O
making	O
in	O
a	O
parametric	O
design	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDA	O
ICE	O
library	O
components	O
are	O
either	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
Neutral	O
Model	O
Format	O
(	O
NMF	O
)	O
or	O
Modelica	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
fully	O
scriptable	O
with	O
Common	B-Language
LISP	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDA	O
ICE	O
supports	O
IFC	B-Application
BIM	B-Architecture
models	O
generated	O
by	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
,	O
Revit	B-Application
,	O
MagiCAD	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geometry	O
an	O
shading	O
on	O
site	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
imported	O
from	O
SketchUp	B-Application
,	O
Rhino	B-Algorithm
or	O
other	O
geometry	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solar	O
influx	O
is	O
evaluated	O
through	O
windows	B-Application
(	O
also	O
internal	O
)	O
with	O
full	O
3D	O
accounting	O
for	O
the	O
local	O
shading	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
table-based	O
input	O
structure	O
allows	O
full	O
interoperability	O
with	O
MS	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
and	O
comparable	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
features	O
like	O
copy	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
paste	I-General_Concept
and	O
Drag&drop	O
combined	O
with	O
visual	O
input	O
data	O
check	O
make	O
input	O
data	O
management	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Results	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
or	O
Excel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
