SOLAR-COMPUTER
HVAC calculations with SOLAR-COMPUTER
SOLAR-COMPUTER calculations cover the full range of MEP and HVAC planning requirements, including building physics, heating and cooling load, building simulation, thermal protection, duct networks, radiators, heating and cooling surfaces, and pipe networks for heating, cooling, potable water, and drainage.
Links between the calculation programs make it possible to evaluate design variants for building fabric, system design, or manufacturer-specific planning independently, without affecting BIM workflows. The predefined coding in Revit ProjectBox families also enables seamless data exchange.
All core calculation areas for TGA planning
SOLAR-COMPUTER combines modular software for energy, building physics, heating, sanitary, climate, ventilation, simulation, cost-effectiveness analysis, and Datanorm-based workflows.
All MEP calculations
The software portfolio covers energy, building physics, heating, sanitary, climate, ventilation, building and system simulation, cost-effectiveness calculation, and Datanorm.
All target groups
Planning firms, contractors, industrial companies, utilities, and public authorities use SOLAR-COMPUTER software for a wide range of technical planning tasks.
Modular requirements fit
A modular system ensures that SOLAR-COMPUTER software can be adapted in scope, interfaces, installation, and price to match the required use case, with the option to upgrade or reconfigure later.
Seamless BIM data exchange
The predefined coding in Revit ProjectBox families enables seamless data exchange between calculation programs and BIM-based planning workflows.
Calculation modules for MEP planning
SOLAR-COMPUTER covers the full range of MEP planning tasks with grouped modules for energy and building physics, heating and sanitary systems, climate and ventilation, and simulation and commercial workflows.
Energy: Modules for energy-related planning support technical building assessments and connected calculation workflows within broader MEP projects.
Building physics: Building physics tools cover components and U-value calculations, moisture protection under DIN 4108-3, summer thermal protection under DIN 4108-2, and ThermCalc thermal bridge calculations.
Heating: Modules include heat load calculation under DIN EN 12831-1, domestic hot water heating systems under DIN EN 12831-3, dynamic heat load under VDI 6020, radiator sizing under VDI 3805-6 / BDH 2.0, underfloor heating under DIN EN 1264, heating pipe networks including a schematic editor, pipe network calculation, Tichelmann networks, and single-pipe heating.
Sanitary: Sanitary planning modules support calculations and network workflows for potable water and drainage as part of integrated MEP design.
Climate: Climate modules support cooling-related planning tasks and connect to broader system and building performance calculations.
Ventilation: Tools include air volume flow calculation, duct network pressure loss and balancing, duct quantity takeoff under DIN 18379 / ÖNORM H6015, and residential ventilation under DIN 1946-6 / 18017-3.
Building and system simulation: Simulation modules support building and system analysis so planning teams can evaluate technical variants without interrupting BIM-based workflows.
Cost-effectiveness and Datanorm: Additional modules support cost-effectiveness calculations and Datanorm-based workflows, extending the software portfolio for commercial and data-standard requirements.
Questions about SOLAR-COMPUTER?
Tell us which MEP calculation workflows you want to support, and our team will help you identify the right SOLAR-COMPUTER modules.