With the recently published Air-Fit 300 and Air-Fit 600 ceiling-induction units, a large part of the HC Barcol-Air product range is now available as BIM content on MEPcontent.com. The manufacturer is “BIM ready”. Good BIM content, enriched with intelligent trade information, is essential to the international manufacturer of air distribution components and adjustment control systems.
More than 10,000 products
"There is an upward trend in the demand for our content," says Lars Wiersma, Technical Director and Export Manager for Barcol-Air. "Users want content that, in terms of dimension and size, corresponds 100% with the product so that a project is completed that actually works in reality." Barcol-Air meets this need. Of the nearly 15,000 products in the range of air distribution components, almost 90% have now been converted to Revit families. Currently, this content has the most relevant data such as technical specifications, item numbers and deep links to the website. This ensures that the content is light and easy to implement in BIM projects. By adding a GTIN, it is possible to connect each specific product to databases of external parties, e.g. 2BA. This enables users to instantly view trade information such as pricing and inventory.
Smart content
Wiersma sees the bringing together of different data sources into content as the future for BIM content. "Enriching content by adding relevant data will ensure that all stakeholders in a construction project can easily retrieve data for specific products. You can click a product in the model, which immediately displays data on maintenance, spare parts and prices. This enables speed and efficiency advantages to be achieved in the entire chain, from design to delivery and maintenance."
Barcol-Air wants to make its content even smarter by adding calculation and selection data in the future. For example, virtual simulations can be carried out with the addition of data such as quantities of air, noise levels and pressure. "If we can carry out simulations in Revit with intelligent 3D content, this will provide us with both time and money. We can then focus more on innovation to continue to improve our products."
Reliable standard
Barcol-Air collaborates with Stabiplan in creating the content. "Stabicad users have had access to our products for many years through the supply product line in Stabicad. Since we had our PLSs converted to Revit Families on MEPcontent.com, we now can provide BIM content to customers around the world. MEPcontent is a user-friendly platform that contributes to our international strategy because it is available in many countries and different languages. That our content is used all over the world is also reflected in the statistics," says Wiersma.
"The EMCS (Extended MEPcontent Standard) was decisive in choosing Stabiplan as a content partner. There was no good standard in the market for BIM content to meet yet. Stabiplan made a good step with introducing the standard. We can guarantee users of the quality of our content since the EMCS meets other norms and standards. We find that this really helps in the acceptance and use of content."
About Barcol-Air B.V.
Barcol-Air has years of experience in the design, development and implementation of an optimal thermal indoor climate for creating a work environment where people enjoy their work and thus deliver maximum performance. For this purpose, Barcol-Air provides a comprehensive range of high quality air distribution components and adjustment control systems.
Since October 2015, Barcol-Air is part of SIG Air Handling Nederland.
More than 10,000 products
"There is an upward trend in the demand for our content," says Lars Wiersma, Technical Director and Export Manager for Barcol-Air. "Users want content that, in terms of dimension and size, corresponds 100% with the product so that a project is completed that actually works in reality." Barcol-Air meets this need. Of the nearly 15,000 products in the range of air distribution components, almost 90% have now been converted to Revit families. Currently, this content has the most relevant data such as technical specifications, item numbers and deep links to the website. This ensures that the content is light and easy to implement in BIM projects. By adding a GTIN, it is possible to connect each specific product to databases of external parties, e.g. 2BA. This enables users to instantly view trade information such as pricing and inventory.
Smart content
Wiersma sees the bringing together of different data sources into content as the future for BIM content. "Enriching content by adding relevant data will ensure that all stakeholders in a construction project can easily retrieve data for specific products. You can click a product in the model, which immediately displays data on maintenance, spare parts and prices. This enables speed and efficiency advantages to be achieved in the entire chain, from design to delivery and maintenance."
Barcol-Air wants to make its content even smarter by adding calculation and selection data in the future. For example, virtual simulations can be carried out with the addition of data such as quantities of air, noise levels and pressure. "If we can carry out simulations in Revit with intelligent 3D content, this will provide us with both time and money. We can then focus more on innovation to continue to improve our products."
Reliable standard
Barcol-Air collaborates with Stabiplan in creating the content. "Stabicad users have had access to our products for many years through the supply product line in Stabicad. Since we had our PLSs converted to Revit Families on MEPcontent.com, we now can provide BIM content to customers around the world. MEPcontent is a user-friendly platform that contributes to our international strategy because it is available in many countries and different languages. That our content is used all over the world is also reflected in the statistics," says Wiersma.
"The EMCS (Extended MEPcontent Standard) was decisive in choosing Stabiplan as a content partner. There was no good standard in the market for BIM content to meet yet. Stabiplan made a good step with introducing the standard. We can guarantee users of the quality of our content since the EMCS meets other norms and standards. We find that this really helps in the acceptance and use of content."
About Barcol-Air B.V.
Barcol-Air has years of experience in the design, development and implementation of an optimal thermal indoor climate for creating a work environment where people enjoy their work and thus deliver maximum performance. For this purpose, Barcol-Air provides a comprehensive range of high quality air distribution components and adjustment control systems.
Since October 2015, Barcol-Air is part of SIG Air Handling Nederland.