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A VISION FOR PARAMETRIC DESIGN For many years, software tools for mechanical engineers and industrial designers have enabled them to with work with computers in ways not available to architects. Using parametric design software, they have been able to quickly manipulate their designs and study many alternative solutions — including those with complex organic shapes — by simply changing the variables, or parameters, defining the geometry of an object or assembly.
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FREE SOFTWARE FOR ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE As the many building codes in the United States struggle for standardization, energy consumption seems to be one area achieving consensus. Many states now base their energy code compliance on the Model Energy Code (MEC '92, '93, or '95) for residential buildings, and on ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90-1-1989 for commercial structures.
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More Design Tools Graphisoft Announces ArchiCAD 8 at UIA World Congress — Press Release at AEC Cafe, 2002.0723ATI Releases Fire GlX1 Graphics Card — CGW, 2002.0723 Graphisoft Announces ArchiCAD 8 at UIA World Congress — Graphisoft press release, 2002.0723 Autodesk Battens Down the Hatches — CAD Digest, 2002.0722 Know Your Options! — PointA, 2002.0722 @Last Software Announces SketchUp For Mac OS X — @Last Software Inc. press release, 2002.0717 Stronger, Smarter Buildings in Less Time — BusinessWeek, 2002.0716 Caligari Ships trueSpace6 — Caligari Corporation press release, 2002.0715 What Goes above Ground Zero Has Only 5 Planning Options — BBC News, 2002.0714 Insight into Solid Edge — upFront.eZine, 2002.0702 3D Systems to Introduce New Multi-Jet Modeling Printer — 3D Systems Press Release at AEC Cafe, 2002.0702 New Capabilities Added to C2 Facility Solutions' FacilityOne — C2 Facility Solutions press release, 2002.0701 Are Holograms Finally for Real? — Business 2, 2002.07 Edition Architecture sans Buildings — Taipei Online, 2002.0630
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