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Having HVAC software around means that installation and maintenance of a HVAC system has never been this easy. You don’t have to worry much about duct-size and load calculations, construction estimations, and proposal writing, among others, as these processes have their own equivalent software to handle these functions.
Surfing the Web will help you find a number of companies that sell HVAC software.
Carmel Software, a company located in San Francisco Bay area and operating since 1995, has recently introduced into the market their newest product called Design-Build 6.0. This is a set of programs that performs design-build analysis. The beauty of it lies on its flexibility. For example, its two kinds of load calculations, LoadSoft 6.0 and Residential 5.0, make Design-Build 6.0 applicable to both commercial and residential facilities. This tool also contains other data such as construction types, ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers) fittings, and HVAC parts database useful for the various programs of Design-Build 6.0.
Engineers, designers, contractors, and other interested individuals can take advantage of MeMate HVAC. It is a simple, user-friendly interface that gives you the ultimate freedom of designing an HVAC job from scratch well as of estimating costs in the shortest period of time. This software allows you to calculate heating and cooling load, choose the most appropriate device for air distribution, identify variable air terminal units, design ducts, and estimate costs, along with other useful functions. You can also download a demo from the Web site. Using the demo will give you a better idea of how the system works. You can also find a manual on their site that provides step-by-step instructions on what the different procedures involve.
The most popular HVAC software from Elite Software is Rhvac, which is used to calculate temperature loads of residential buildings and small commercial facilities. It has a built-in ACCA Manual J, the recognized standard for residential load calculation. But aside from peak heating and cooling calculations, the software also has the ability to measure its duct sizes and their static pressure loss. You can also use this program in creating proposals as well as in choosing the best HVAC equipment to use. Its Drawing Board software, however, is sold separately.
HVAC Estimator contains ready-to-use, easy-to-manipulate documents such as HVAC service agreement templates, helping you create and print contracts, proposals, reports, and other essential papers at the shortest time possible. You can select among the various types of contracts, alter the verbiage, insert a logo, or change autofill tags’ position to make the contract look more consistent and businesslike.
Yet don’t be misled that HVAC softwares are only limited to and available for desktop PCs. Handheld computers and PCs can use Silverglance’s HVAC software. The program also has the same function as other programs like Elite Software and Design-Build 6.0. It can still calculate pipe sizes, convert units, conduct time factor, and other related procedures.
Like any other kind of shopping, there are many factors that should be looked into when choosing the right kind of software. Definitely, picking and purchasing one that is more appropriate for bigger facilities will only prove to be somehow useless if you’re only considering installing an HVAC system for your home. Price is also one of the important aspects to be considered. The sites mentioned have their own price lists for the different software packages they carry. You can view them, and then you determine which for you is the best. You can also visit stores, ask colleagues and other friends who are using their own HVAC program, or personally call the different software companies to help you come up with the best decision.
With all the technicalities involve with an HVAC system installation, having your own software in your PC, handheld or desktop, can simplify almost everything.