What is the ‘thermal envelope’ of a building?

In our articles about building energy efficiency, we often use the term 'thermal envelope': let's define what we mean by that.

Daylight Design with Archicad 15 and Velux Daylight Visualizer

Keeping daylight design in mind not only allows for a more comfortable interior space, but can also give you substantial savings in energy consumption. By integrating ArchiCAD’s BIM technology with Velux’s Daylight Visualizer, architects can now precisely simulate daylighting in buildings as……