Nemetschek AG, Plancal in Strategic Collaboration for BIM
 MUNICH,
Germany, Sep 23, 2009 – Nemetschek Allplan, Europe’s leading vendor of
software for the design and management of buildings, has agreed to enter
into a close cooperation in the realm of BIM with Plancal, the
market-leading supplier of HVAC software in Europe. The goal of this
cooperation is to produce an integrated solution for architecture, civil
engineering and HVAC technology on the basis of a universal 3D building
model. This will benefit customers in that it will increase the speed and
effectiveness of their planning processes. In addition to product
development, both companies will collaborate in the areas of marketing and
sales.
“Nemetschek’s corporate philosophy is based on providing optimum support
for complex and heterogeneous planning processes in the building industry by
providing focused, ‘best in class’ solutions for individual areas of
application. In doing so, we enhance the core competencies of Nemetschek’s
subsidiaries by entering into strategic cooperative ventures. The
cooperation between Nemetschek Allplan and Plancal brings together two
well-established, European market leaders. Or joint aim is twofold. Firstly,
we intend to facilitate a significant increase in productivity for planning
agencies that undertake projects in the fields of architecture and building
services engineering. And secondly, we both want to optimize the
software-supported planning processes that exist between architects and
planners,” states Peter Mehlstäubler, CEO and Managing Director of
Nemetschek Allplan.
“In addition to the joint commitment to increasing our customers’
productivity, both companies will benefit from synergies in terms of product
development and sales,” comments Dominik Rüedi, CEO of Plancal Holding AG.
Jointly tackling the challenge of optimizing BIM planning processes
The Allplan product family from Nemetschek Allplan is a well-established
platform that uses 3D building models to cater for the entire planning
process and which has integrated and practical drafting and design tools.
Plancal has been developing software that caters for building services
for more than 30 years. The company’s core product, nova, is a leading HVAC
solution which will be a valuable asset to the cooperation.
Planning processes based on Building Information Modelling (BIM) enable
the universal use of building data. In such situations, it must be possible
for the partners participating in a project to be able choose the software
solution that is best suited to their specific requirements. The IFC
(Industry Foundation Classes) standard plays a particular role here; the
primary aim of the standard is to link different application disciplines via
a neutral, open data model. This will form the basis upon which Plancal and
Nemetschek Allplan can work together in order to fully integrate the Allplan
and nova product families.
In practical terms, this means that architects, civil engineers and
design professionals will be able to access the same 3D model to obtain
planning data such as floor plans, sections and elevations, as well as
intelligent building elements, quantities, costs and information about
heating, ventilation and sanitation. Thus, the individual solution
components form the basis for ensuring that project participants can access
all the required construction data and circulate it as necessary without
losses or interface problems. This enables an optimized planning process in
the context of Building Information Modeling.
About Nemetschek Allplan
Nemetschek Allplan GmbH, with its headquarters in Munich, is a leading
European vendor of software for the design and management of buildings. As a
one-hundred percent subsidiary of Nemetschek AG, the company develops
intelligent IT solutions for architects, engineers, building contractors and
facility managers. The flagship product, Allplan, optimizes the entire
creation process for buildings with regard to quality, costs and time and is
used by more than 60,000 customers in 16 languages. Allplan covers all
levels of a modern CAD system: from simple 2D drafting and 3D design to
object-oriented building modeling with cost determination and quantity
takeoff.
For more information, visit
www.allplan.com.
About Plancal
Plancal has been developing and selling software for the HVAC industry
since it was established 30 years ago. It employs over 120 people in the
areas of development, direct marketing and services (consulting, support,
technology and training) at its headquarters in Switzerland and its branches
in Germany, Austria and France.
Plancal carries out all the development work for the industry-specific
standard software products it offers. The independent CAD/CAE solution nova
is the first software to fully integrate drawing and calculation for all
HVAC systems in one CAD core. The Plancal Group has over 6,000 active
customers in the German-speaking markets.
For more information, visit
www.plancal.de.
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