Martin discusses how BIM authoring tools perform the following: Coordinating duct design, sizing calculations, pressure drop calculations, design validation – visualize areas of high velocity / pressure drop and pressure loss reporting. Martin uses an example from the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals that will show near apples-to-apples comparison of the results from the BIM software vs. the results from hand calcs.
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