Program Options - International

International tab of the Program options dialog

Language

DesignBuilder currently supports 5 languages:

• English - native language of DesignBuilder
• Italian
• French
• Spanish - available only from our Spanish speaking representatives Aurea Consulting (Spain), Sol Arq (Mexico) and Energy Arq (Chile)
• German

When you change the language you must restart DesignBuilder for all screens and dialogs to be refreshed.

Units

Two options for units are available:

• 1-Metric (SI) units and,
• 2-Inch-Pound (IP) units.

Because the program uses SI units internally, and because the databases which come with the program have mainly been built up using SI units, US users may find some limitations with the user interface when in IP mode. For example the sliders used on some dialogs are replaced by text boxes.

Region filter

The region filter allows you to see only the data relevant to your particular region. Note that if you have a file loaded then DesignBuilder will use the region associated with the location of the site. The region in this dialogue is only used when no file is loaded. Data tables which can be filtered in this way are:

• Constructions
• Glazing
• Materials
• Metabolic rates
• Schedules
• Holidays
• Activity templates
• Construction templates
• Glazing templates
• Lighting templates
• HVAC templates
• DHW templates
• Sectors

Show other region data

Use this option to display/hide component and template data from other regions.

Show 'General' data

Use this option to display/hide component and template data from the 'General' region. Options are:

1-Never - never show General data

2-Always - always show General data

3-When no region specific data - only show General data when the is no region specific data available.

Show program 'Early' data

Use this option to display/hide special 'Early' and other 'broad-brush' typical system component and template data. Options are:

1-Never - never show 'Early' data

2-Always - always show 'Early' data

3-When no region specific data - only show 'Early' data when the is no region specific data available.

Note: When categories of data are hidden using the program options described above this does not mean they are deleted from the database - the data is still there but it does not appear on lists.