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The recently introduced ABB branded emergency lighting ranges are now available on MEPcontent.com!

ABB's emergency lighting concept is clear and simple. As ABB we offer you reliable total solutions for safe evacuation. The way in which we do this is what makes the difference. ABB offers advantages to everybody involved in the building project life cycle.

By closely working together with consultants, architects, wholesalers, installers throughout the project life cycle – from Design, Installation, Inspection & Maintenance to Renovation. ABB solutions provide harmony with the interior and reduced total cost of ownership throughout the building life cycle.

From office buildings, hotels, schools, hospitals to stadiums, factories and train stations, our emergency lighting provides 24-7 protection. Download the ABB branded emergency lighting ranges on MEPcontent!

Switch on to Movion®, the innovative modular emergency lighting solution from ABB. Download it now on MEPcontent.com!

In response to this growing demand, ABB recently launched its innovative and easy-to-install modular Movion® emergency lighting range designed for commercial applications such as offices and retail, as well as schools, restaurants and hotels. Download it now on MEPcontent.com!

This comprehensive new escape route signalization and lighting line features a clever, modular design that is suitable for a range of applications including recessed and surface mounting, as well as walls and ceilings. In addition, the exit signage can switch from ceiling to wall mount, by simply changing the position of the electronics box 90 degrees.

The range provides better cable access and terminal connections for quick and easy installation, whilst offering a new track mounting option using a 3C interface for mounting to any type of track adapter available on the market, making it highly flexible and adaptable. The batteries are also simple to replace which reduces maintenance time.

For installations where there is a need to optimize the number of luminaires, ABB has developed a hybrid Movion® version, which combines escape route signalization and lighting into one product. The solution can be used to provide one lux as escape route lighting and five lux on safety equipment. For these specific applications, different lenses are available, and both are supplied with the product. On site, the lens can be rotated to adjust to the actual situation, or the escape route lighting lens can be replaced by the lens designed for illuminating safety equipment.

With Movion®, ABB delivers impressive lighting performance with escape route signalization that provides a bright and equal 500 cd/m2 distribution on the pictogram. The new lighting range also offers good spacing performances, with 16.5m at 3m ceiling height for escape routes and 8.5-10m by 8.5-10m at 3m ceiling height in open areas.

DINUY launches its new BIM library on MEPcontent.com to contribute to the design of construction and architecture projects. Amaia Asurmendi, Head of Marketing, highlights that “this is an important step taken by DINUY in its strategy of digitization and collaboration with MEP professionals, who increasingly rely on BIM and digital BIM catalogues to create their (green) buildings".

The DINUY BIM library contains more than 50 products and is available for construction companies, architecture studios, engineering firms and professionals in the construction process. “It includes our newest product line* of detectors available in the colours black, silver and white, to help find the most appropriate design in interior design projects” says Amaia Asurmendi.

Standardised BIM content

BIM (Building Information Modelling) is a real-time collaborative work system, whose main objective is the creation and management of a construction project. Its objective is to centralise all the project information in a digital information model created by all its agents and to speed up the installation design process digitally. The DINUY BIM library guarantees consistent and standardised content which can be used for various purposes, such as geometry for spacing calculations, power or safety ratings, declaration of conformity with norms etc.

The benefits of BIM go far beyond the planning and design phases, encompassing the entire life cycle of the building. Thanks to the data contained in the BIM files, the registration of each component is much more efficient, improving accessibility, responsibility and project management, having control of all phases of the project.

About DINUY

DINUY S.A., founded in 1947, is a family business dedicated to the manufacture of electrical and electronic material and is located in Irún, Spain.

The commitment to new technologies has led to researching and mastering fields such as radiofrequency, regulation, lighting control or building automation, giving life to cutting-edge products, which are supplied to the main international markets.

It has its own R&D team, which develops a wide variety of products focused on energy efficiency, contributing to the commitment to the environment.

From regulators for all fields of application, movement and presence detectors, time, timed and twilight switches, radio frequency or bluetooth control systems and devices for the management and automation of buildings based on the KNX standard, DINUY offers innovative solutions of high added value for market development.

DINUY designs, develops and manufactures innovative electronic products to create smart, more comfortable, efficient and sustainable spaces, adding value to the market and its customers. If you want to know more about DINUY, check out their website.

(*) The newest product line of detectors includes the DM TEC 01P, the DM TEC 01N, the DM TEC 001, the DM TEC 03N, the DM TEC 03P and the DM TEC 003.

The heat pump and air conditioning market is evolving considerably in line with current environmental constraints. The appearance on the market of a new refrigerant, R-32, will shake things up and impose itself as a new standard with the lowest environmental impact.

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For several years, the building sector has been adopting digital means to improve all its activities. This transformation, whose most common expression is BIM (Building Information Modeling), is the extension of the digital transformation that began in the early 90s.

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High-density computing environments are well served by Minkels' active cooling solutions, whether Direct Expansion or Chilled Water solutions. Minkels' Revit files have recently been updated and expanded on MEPcontent.

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Trimble and Valsir created a unique and innovative calculation feature for the Valsir Product Line Calculator App for Revit.

This free app is a plugin that enables MEP engineers worldwide to draw Valsir water supply and waste systems twice as fast, with up-to-date and localized Valsir content. The calculations functionality for wastewater systems is fully Revit integrated and EU compliant and reduces the chance of errors to a minimum with both design and calculation taking place in the App.

The Valsir Product Line Calculator for Revit enables MEP engineers to easily place Valsir specific 3D pipe and fitting designs into their Revit models directly from within the project environment. The content is up-to-date, light, and compact. The in-App optimizer functionality helps engineers change all fittings to their preferences with a single push of a button. This also includes flowing tees and bends. The integrated in-App content library, accessed via the MEPcontent browser, allows users to find additional, specific Valsir content for their projects, from inside the project environment.

5 product lines and 40 Valsir product groups

Content from Valsir® Triplus®, Valsir® Silere®, Valsir® PP3/PP, Valsir® Blackfire® and Valsir® HDPE product lines is included in the new calculations plugin.

Free to use in Revit

The Valsir Product Line Calculator App for Revit (Revit versions 2020, 2021, 2022) plugin can be downloaded for free from mepcontent.com. The app contains localized content that can be used worldwide. Valsir products are available all around the world. Supported languages for the plugin are English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, Dutch and Russian.

In addition to the app, all of Valsir’s product lines are also available in Trimble’s European leading modeling and calculation software Stabicad and Nova. This enables engineers to work with hundreds of articles with extended information directly in their models.

About MEPcontent

MEPcontent is a global BIM content library for every MEP engineer with up-to-date graphic and parametric product information that is ready to use in any BIM process. In close cooperation with well-known manufacturers, MEPcontent offers over 615.000 BIM components to be used for Revit and AutoCAD. The offering is completed by branded Apps that can be used on top of plain Revit and AutoCAD without a need for other software. For more information, visit: mepcontent.com

About Valsir S.p.A.

Valsir was founded in 1987 and is now a leader in the plumbing and heating market. Located in the north of Italy, close to Garda Lake, Valsir exports its made in Italy devices all around the world. Additionally, the Valsir group is composed of several branches located in Portugal, Poland, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, France, Australia and South Africa. As a member of the MEPcontent platform since early 2019 with complete libraries of its product range, Valsir additionally offers a Revit plug-in for automatic placement of all of Valsir's families’ products in designs and furthermore offers an improved optimization of the auto-routing functionality, including a cutting edge solution for automatic calculations of wastewater systems according to EN 12056-2:2001. For more information, visit Valsir’s news page: valsir.it

About Trimble MEP

Trimble MEP delivers sophisticated solutions that transform workflows from the office to the field. The Trimble Constructible Process allows speciality trades to build beyond BIM to automate fabrication and fieldwork with reliable construction data. With access to the largest library of manufacturers’ content and a broad portfolio of hardware and software solutions, Trimble optimizes the entire design, build and operate lifecycle. For more information, visit: mep.trimble.com

Link to App:
https://www.mepcontent.com/en/apps/detail/8/

The BIM files of the following Charot products have been updated: Helio Tampon ATL and Helio Tampon Inox boilers and +ECO Réchauffeur MAX ATL and +ECO Réchauffeur MAX INOX water heaters. Discover the Charot BIM library on MEPcontent!

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New and available for download on MEPcontent from ACV are the HeatMaster Evo and WaterMaster X Evo.

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Geberit FlowFit is a new and innovative piping system, specially developed to meet the greatest challenges of the supply system. The flow-optimized product design offers a range of benefits and contributes to a streamlined planning and design process. Geberit FlowFit gives a new dimension to efficient supply, economic planning and sustainability. Now and in the future.

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NX2 is the latest Climaveneta range of chillers engineered to deliver premium efficiency to comfort or process buildings. The BIM files of the NX2 range are now available for download in Revit, Autocad and IFC format.

Highlights of the NX2 are:

Top-level efficiency, in less space

One of the most silent scroll compressor chillers in the market

Unyielding in extreme weather conditions

Boast the lowest amount of CO2eq in the scroll unit market

With KIPlink user interface to operate the unit directly from a mobile device

Available with either R410A refrigerant or the low GWP R454B, the new range spans from units with two, four to eight compressors in a multi-circuit configuration, from 44 to 921 kW.

All the main hydraulic and mechanical components are integrated inside the unit, providing the ideal plug & play solution for HVAC plants.

For more information, check out the Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems website.

About Caleffi: quality, completeness, and compliance to corporate and international standards

In 2021, on the 60th anniversary of its 1961 founding, Caleffi marked a new milestone in its growth from a small supplier in the taps, fittings and valves industry to a benchmark manufacturer of components for hydraulic heating and domestic water systems.

Caleffi’s 10 production plants and 20 sales offices employ 1,300 people in more than 90 countries. The company’s Italian base of operations is strategic; it ensures compliance with quality standards imposed not only by international regulations, but also by Caleffi’s corporate expectations.
As at its founding, Caleffi’s success has come by guiding customers to the right technical choices through the full design and building process, and by anticipating customer needs before they arise.

That focus on full-cycle customer support is what led Caleffi to Trimble and MEPcontent.

Engineering firms require high-quality BIM models and skilled partners

Walter Bertona is the Caleffi BIM project coordinator also responsible for digital marketing and communication.
“We have noticed in the last few years that engineering firms not only require high-quality BIM models, but they are also searching for a partner skilled in the full scope of design and building,” Bertona said. “Trimble expertise—specifically, the expertise of the MEPcontent team—enables us to optimally support Caleffi customers.”

MEPcontent provides an unmatched library of manufacturer-specific Revit families, AutoCAD blocks, and IFC files ready for MEP engineers to download and use in their projects.

MEP engineers and contractors use MEPcontent to deliver technically accurate models and drawings that include manufacturer-specific content. Doing so ensures the model contains uniform and accurate information for fabrication and documentation.

Understanding the needs of our MEP engineers

In 2014, Caleffi recognized the importance of understanding the needs of MEP engineers using building information modeling. Their search for an expert partner led them to Trimble and MEPcontent.

“MEPcontent was the perfect partner,” Bertona said. “More than creating and publishing our first BIM library, the MEP experts at Trimble showed how to select and to manage the parameters that matter to our customers.”

Caleffi aspires to be an international reference in approved certifications. To meet that goal, the company needs to offer MEP engineers the highest possible quality of BIM content.

“The EMCS—the Trimble Extended MEPcontent Standard—is the high standard we want to offer our customers,” Bertona said. “All Caleffi BIM files comply with the EMCS standard.”
Quality is not the end of the story for the Caleffi-Trimble collaboration. Even better is the knowledge Caleffi gains of what its customers need. “Since our collaboration in 2014, we gradually expanded our library based on data received from the analytics from the MEPcontent construction analytics dashboard,” Bertona said. “MEPcontent provides us with a direct insight into the BIM demand of our customers.”

Access to international markets

MEPcontent.com began as an online BIM library for MEP contractors and engineers in Europe. Trimble acquired the site in 2018 as part of its acquisition of Stabiplan, a specialist in mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) software and content.

Bertona said Caleffi is making the most of Trimble’s international status. “Trimble’s acquisition of MEPcontent allows us to operate even more on international markets, the United States market being one example,” Bertona said.

“Caleffi has a branch in Milwaukee, which is very active with the production and promotion of U.S.-exclusive BIM objects via MEPcontent.com, localized to the needs of MEP engineers in the U.S.A.”

Caleffi’s example shows the value of Trimble’s goal of supporting customers around the world in digitizing their MEP estimating, project management, modeling, detailing, layout and construction.

“Having a global partner who understands the needs of MEP designers gives our organization the ability to offer high-quality solutions wherever we do business,” Bertona said. “Combining this aspect with the recognized quality of our products allows us to gain the trust of designers all over the world.”

Meeting present and future needs

Bertona isn’t satisfied with solving today’s challenges alone, because he knows BIM standards are evolving worldwide.

“We help our stakeholders when we keep up to date with the evolution of BIM standards,” Bertona said.

Among future trends to watch, Bertona cites sustainability as foremost among them. Caleffi pursues sustainability through its own corporate initiatives and participation in Eubac, the European Building Automation and Controls Association.

“Whether we’re meeting the needs of an individual customer or building a world where buildings are smart, efficient and sustainable, with Trimble by our side, we are confident that we will be able to meet these challenges,” Bertona said.

More information about Caleffi and BIM is available via the new Caleffi BIM website: bim.caleffi.com.

NIBE S2125: the quietest air-to-water monoblock heat pump on the market

The NIBE S2125 is an excellent basis for a sustainable and energy-efficient comfort installation. This system is available in two capacities and can be combined with various complete indoor units or control units, with a separately installed boiler and in cascade arrangements. Thanks to the use of a natural refrigerant, the NIBE S2125 distinguishes itself by a very low GWP-value (Global Warming Potential) of only 3 and can also deliver a maximum central heating supply temperature of 75 °C. Now available for download on MEPcontent.

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Fresh air in the home is important for everyone. Especially in these times when our living and working environments are increasingly converging. This calls for more comfort and well-being in the place where we are most. Fortunately, the indoor climate can be influenced well in favor of our health.

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All kinds of stories circulate when people talk about sustainable building. Some are more imaginative than others. For example, many think that sustainable building simply means that the home can meet the living needs of its occupants for much longer. Or that an easy connection to public transport, stores within walking distance and easily accessible schools is the main aspect.

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