Achieve greater profits, increased productivity, and more control over your building services projects
Today, most managers and contractors use software solutions for building services designs to speed up their service delivery, execute projects faster, aid in decision-making and budget management. From the outset, these software types provide greater control and precision to building services providers as they can efficiently manager some of the project variables such as material, cost, and time.
Project cost management is
essential to turning a profit. Softwarefor building services designers provide project managers with a delivery
framework to assess the feasibility of the project and also provide an
evaluation of the building’s future performance.
Assessing
inconsistencies in the project beforehand
The total cost of building
services delivery is reduced due to a decrease in delays and requests for
information. As the computer programs automate a large part of the project
including advanced engineering calculations, the possibility of human error due
to manual work is eliminated. The software allows project managers and
engineers to assess the constructability while checking for inconsistencies in
the project. All the tasks and processes associated with the project are
improved and become more efficient thanks to the accurate 3D simulations
provided by software for building services designers, which includes fire sprinkler calculation
software among many others.
Popular
fire sprinkler calculation software
Two popular fire sprinkler calculation software
used by building services providers in Australia, New Zealand and other regions
of the world include HYENA and SPRINK2000. With a given sized network, HYENA
computer program can perform a complete hydraulic analysis determining the
water flow in and pressure drop through each pipe. It is capable of analysing
looped, gridded systems and tree configurations. All nodes not nominated as
discharges or input points are automatically assigned as reference nodes to
save input time.
Other key features of HYENA
software for hydraulic analysis of fire sprinkler and hydrant systems include:
·
It can comply with a wide range of codes for
piping materials to Australian, New Zealand, and API piping codes.
·
A wide range of fittings are provided for
with equivalent lengths stored in the program.
·
Check valves can be made to restrict flow to
one direction in a given pipe.
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HYENA computer program can determine the
design point given the K-factor and minimum discharge of each sprinkler head or
hose reel.
Large building fire codes
and safety codes require the installation of fire sprinkler systems to protect
lives and minimize damage to property in the event of a fire. The best building
services design firms know that fire sprinklers are far more than just being on
show. In the unfortunate event of a sudden fire breakout, an automated fire
sprinkler system can help put out the fire before the firefighters reach the
site. That’s why, ACADS-BSG has enriched SPRINK2000 fire sprinkler calculation
software with features that will aid in saveing your building’s occupants and
property but also prevent extreme damage caused by a fire.
SPRINK2000
fire sprinkler calculation software
The computer program can be
used to carry out a sprinkler system analysis of hydrant systems, with or
without hoses or hose reels. When pipe sizes are entered as nominal sizes, the
program determines the actual ID from the stored data. Any number and
arrangement of sprinklers on the grid can be made operational and the program
can find the least favourable position of the operating heads.
Other key features of
SPRINK2000 computer program for carrying out hydraulic analysis of fire
sprinkler and hydrant systems include:
·
Sprinkler elevations can be entered
individually across a grid row or as a single slope or pithed slope across the
grid row.
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The grid commands can be converted into
longhead detailed individual pipe and sprinkler elevations.
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Range checks are carried out on all input
items as they are entered.
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For design estimation, SPRINK2000 can also
determine quantities in the system including pipe lengths and the number of
fittings categorised by pipe material type and diameter.
ACADS-BSG have designed many other useful building services software including CAMEL for building air conditioning load analysis and psychometrics, PYTHON for designing of water piping system for air conditioning, DOLPHIN for sizing and pressure drop calculations of duct runs, among others.
Streamline
and improve work efficiencies
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