Quick over­view

Core Fea­tures

• Geo­metry edit­ing — cre­ate and re­fine build­ing mod­els with Sketch­Up tools

• Auto­mat­ic U-val­ues — as­sign thermal prop­er­ties auto­mat­ic­ally or manu­ally

• Win­dow hand­ling — in­sert win­dows quickly, define frames, glaz­ing, re­veals

• Shad­ing sup­port — mod­el over­hangs, ver­tic­al, or ho­ri­zont­al shad­ing and ex­port to PHPP

• Thermal bridges — as­sign and ag­greg­ate bridges for ex­port

• Cli­mate se­lec­tion — choose ori­ent­a­tion and re­gion for heat bal­ance

• PHPP ex­port — send mod­el data dir­ec­tly to PHPP for veri­fic­a­tion

The Work­flow in Prac­tice

1. Mod­el your build­ing in Sketch­Up (or use an ex­ist­ing one)

2. Set cli­mate & ori­ent­a­tion in­side design­PH

3. Run ana­lys­is

   • Quick: use auto­mat­ic de­faults to test designs fast

   • De­tailed: re­fine as­sem­blies, shad­ing, and treated floor area for more pre­cise res­ults

4. Ex­port to PHPP to val­id­ate and check against Pass­ive House stand­ar­ds

User In­ter­face & Tools

• Main dia­log win­dow: web-based, with tabs and col­lapsible pan­els for ele­ments, prop­er­ties, and lib­rar­ies

• Tool­bar: launch, run ana­lys­is, re­store ma­ter­i­als, sur­face info, ex­port

• Win­dow tools: in­sert/con­vert win­dows, toggle in­stall­a­tion set­tings

• Con­text menus: edit sur­face or win­dow prop­er­ties dir­ec­tly via right-click