ANALYTICAL SPACE MODEL FOR INTERFACING WITH ENERGY ANALYSIS, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT OR OTHER ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS

In one embodiment, a technique is provided for exchanging a design of a structure between a modeling application and an analysis application. The model of the structure is scanned in the modeling application, to identify model elements and their interrelationships. Using the identified model elements and their interrelationships, an analytical interface model is generated within the modeling application that provides an abstracted representation of the structure. Such analytical interface model is viewable and modifiable within the user interface of the modeling application. Information regarding the analytical interface model is transferred to the analysis application. This information is used by the analysis application to create a separate analytical model maintained and used by the analysis application.