Choosing the Best Building Service Software and Ductwork Software for Your Building

Building owners are increasingly interested in data that provides a clear picture of their facilities' operations, equipment, and efficiency prospects. For many, installing building service software is the first step toward achieving this goal. Building service software is critical because it allows for computerized centralized regulation of energy consumption systems such as the electrical system, plumbing, fire alarm system, HVAC, electric power control, and lighting control. The software helps in the speedy installation of building services as well as the overall efficiency of the contractors' work.

As energy efficiency becomes a higher priority for building owners, building service software is a vital component of both new construction and retrofit projects. It enables you to concentrate on results that are actionable and straightforward.

The following are some of the advantages of building service software:

Access to a fuller picture of building service installations

• Simple custom reports
• Smooth running internal systems
• Increased uptime of utility services
• Efficient maintenance

Building service software includes air conditioning load estimation, hydraulic calculations, ducting design, and other services. The following are some of the most widely used and trusted building service software, such as ductwork software and air conditioning load estimation, that are widely used and trusted by construction engineers in Australia, New Zealand, and other parts of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

DONKEY ductwork software

DONKEY ductwork software by ACADS-BSG performs a thorough acoustic study and calculates amounts for costing purposes. In AutoCAD, DONKEY ductwork software employs a series of add-on menus. To determine sounds and duct size, it uses parameters such as air volume, duct insulation, sizing method, fan type, and more.

Key features of DONKEY ductwork software

The fan, connections, and fittings are installed via a series of pull-down selections after the ducts have been sketched.

• Additionally, the menus allow for the entry of VAV boxes, and plenums and the designation of a listener location for comprehensive noise estimates.
• The information needed for the calculations is then taken from the drawing. These computations are then carried out using items from the utility's menu.
• Duct sizes and pressure drops can display terminals and noise levels at specific frequencies on a duct layout drawing.
• The sheet metal weight, the number of terminals, dampers, and other factors can all help you find the most cost-effective alternatives.

Benefits of DONKEY ductwork software

The DONKEY computer program's noise level algorithm is quite extensive and unique.

• It represents the most up-to-date technology in the ducting system program.
• Drop-down lists in the computer application provide access to various material absorption coefficients and transmission loss statistics.
• Data on pressure loss for various fittings and balancing dampers is included in the computer software.
• With various limits on different system components, the program provides for sizing the static regain, continuous pressure gradient, or balanced pressure drop.
• The DONKEY ductwork software program allows duct leakages based on I/s per joint per kilopascal pressure difference.
• All input items in the DONKEY ductwork software program's different conversation boxes have a complete range and data validation.

CAMEL air conditioning load estimation and psychrometrics

CAMEL is one of the most popular air conditioning load calculation programs offered by ACADS-BSG. It helps in the calculation of design heating and cooling loads, as well as the psychrometrics associated with air conditioning systems in buildings. These calculations are based on the AIRAH/IHRACE Application Manual DA9 "Air Conditioning Systems, Load Estimation &Psychrometrics," which incorporates cooling load estimation techniques and refines and extends Carrier International Corporation's data. The computer program is popular in both the southern and northern hemispheres, as well as Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.

Benefits of CAMEL air conditioning load estimation and psychrometrics

CAMEL is a psychrometrics calculator that estimates chiller, AHU, zone, room loads, air quantities, and reheat amounts with and without coil reset, as well as room temperatures.

• There is comprehensive support on every screen and for each item of input.
• Individual values, columns of data, or entire screens can be copied from zone to zone using toolbar buttons and unique keys, making data entry incredibly simple and quick.
• Many items can be adjusted globally, making re-runs quick and easy. For example, wall types, room conditions, absorption coefficients, and so on, can be altered across all AHUs.
• Overhangs with drop panels and exposes on windows and walls are all accommodated by the computer program.
• On a design day in each month of the year, an hourly cooling load analysis is performed, considering thermal storage.
• For each AHU, the computer program performs psychrometrics analysis, with coil performance expressed as a bypass factor, coil temperature, or nominated air quantity remaining unchanged, including fixed bypass and dump back systems.

ACADS-BSG building service software also offers DOLPHIN duct and fitting pressure loss calculation, KOALA for simplified building air conditioning load estimation, LLAMA for lift design for commercial buildings, PYTHON for water piping system for air conditioning, and more other software that are useful to building contractors.

Acads-Bsg is a leading building service design software firm. We aim to provide building services designers with the software to design and check services.