Has Bentley added new products to its software portfolio specifically designed to promote sustainability?
Yes Our acquisition of Hevacomp, Ltd., which we announced in January of this year, is an excellent example. Hevacomp is a Sheffield, England-based provider of building services design software dedicated to improving the energy performance of buildings. Included in its portfolio is software for energy analysis, heating and cooling load calculartions, pipe and duct sizing, and electrical system design and product catalogs. Hevacomp is at the forefront of simulation for building energy analyses, incorporating in its offerings software certified to perform CO2 emission calculations required under Part L of the U.K. building regulations. Market demand for these energy analysis products is growing rapidly in the U.K. due to the country’s firm commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. The U.K. government is making rigorous policy-level decisions, which include the implementation of aggressive regulations, to reduce the country’s carbon consumption. For example, to build or substantially renovate a fa
