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From 3 to 8 March 2024, the international meeting place will focus on lighting trends in all their facets, the electrification and digitalisation of home and building service technology and connected security technology.

Be electrified
The energy transition in the building sector makes a decisive contribution to achieving climate protection goals. Whether energy supply or energy management - the basis for the energy use of the future is the electrification of houses, buildings and urban infrastructure. Light + Building underlines the central importance of electrification with the claim "Be electrified".

Based on the motto of the world's leading trade fair the three top themes Sustainability, Connectivity and Work + Living specify the factors set to be essential for living, working and mobility in tomorrow’s world.

Let’s meet!
We will be there from Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 March to meet and discuss options for your content in the Trimble Workflow.

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From vacuum degassers ensuring optimal system performance to magnetite filters preventing unwanted debris, and shunt-units offering energy efficient flow control to all parts in the HVAC-system. TTM launching the first part of the new TTM BIM-library on MEPcontent.com.

What sets TTM apart?

Streamlined Workflow:
TTM understands the value of your and the installers time. Our Revit CAD models are designed to seamlessly integrate into your workflow, providing a hassle-free experience in HVAC-systems. Our products are easy to install and commission, which drastically reduces installation time and the risk for failure.

Innovation at its Core:
TTM has always been synonymous with innovation. Our transition to Revit CAD models is only one part in our commitment to providing you with tools that reflect the latest advancements in technology.

Customer-Centric Approach:
Your needs are at the heart of what we do. We have carefully designed our Revit CAD models to cater to your specific requirements, ensuring a user-friendly experience that enhances your design capabilities.

Comprehensive Product Range:
Explore our extensive product range, now at your fingertips in the MEPcontent database. From energy efficient solutions to sustainable technologies, TTM offers a diverse selection to meet your project's unique demands.

Start Designing with TTM Today!

Visit TTM website and MEPcontent.com to explore the first part of our range of Revit CAD models. Take your designs to new heights with TTM - where innovation meets precision.

Are you tired of spending hours searching for the right parts and components for your construction projects? With WiDim, Wildeboer’s Dimensioning Software and its connection to TrimbleNova, searching for reliable components including their calculation functions is now faster and dimensioning components easier than ever before. With the information and calculation data stored in Trimble Nova, you optimise your workflow and minimise the error rate. Convince yourself of the efficient connection between WiDim and Trimble Nova!

Trimble Nova: Access to all BIM objects in just one CAD software
Trimble Nova brings manufacturers, MEP engineers and installers closer together so that projects can be planned and installed more accurately and efficiently. Because only what can be delivered can also be installed. We integrate numerous manufacturer data directly in the software so that dimensioning and design can be done immediately with all relevant and necessary facts - without manually leafing through manufacturer catalogs. Additional data, such as part numbers, allow for an even better integrated ordering, installation and maintenance process. Manufacturers also benefit because they make all their data available to the customer where it is needed most: in the model. For more information, check out the Trimble Nova website.

Wildeboer Bauteile GmbH: Experience and know-how made in Germany

Wildeboer develops, manufactures and markets products for:

- Fire protection
- Air distribution
- Building control systems
- Noise protection.

Superb product quality is the basis for highest level of customer satisfaction – from development through to easy on-site installation by the contractor.

Products from Wildeboer are manufactured exclusively in Germany – at our modern production site in Northern Germany. Production and logistics are highly flexible and most products can be delivered to site within 72 hours if required. For more information, please consult the Wildeboer website.

Trimble is pleased to announce that its content organisation in Europe has been ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified. These internationally recognised standards mean that our MEPcontent files and 3D models (Revit, Autocad and IFC), Stabicad PLS files and Trimble Nova catalogues are created using processes that have a quality and security guarantee and make the service that we provide best-in-class in the industry.

What ISO standards have we been awarded?

ISO 9001 is the world’s most recognised quality management system standard, established by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO). It helps organisations to implement clear, repeatable processes to maintain a quality service for their customers every time.

Officially known as the ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management standard, it details the requirements for businesses to securely manage information assets and data to an internationally recognised standard. ISO 27001 requires that organisations assess information security risks, put in place robust security controls and processes, and embed information security management across the organisation.

What does this mean for our customers?

Our customers already know about our internal quality assurance, the Extended MEPcontent Standard (EMCS) 5.0. It provides MEP engineers and manufacturers all around the world with a clear understanding of the content as it is offered on MEPcontent.com: consistent, uniform, compact and compliant to international and local BIM standards.

The EMCS is a uniform standard for MEP engineers globally and has recently been updated.

This independent ISO certification is a reaffirmation of our commitment to our customers. It has benefits for all our customers, from manufacturers, looking to create and distribute BIM content, to distributors that consume the information and engineers that use the content to create construction-ready models. It means that all customers can rest assured that they are working with content creators that have robust processes in place to ensure a superior quality and the tightest security.

An external quality, security and accuracy guarantee, that ensures reliability and repeatable processes across our vast organisation, is of utmost importance for a business that operates in data.

As part of this certification, we now include a feedback mechanism on all files featured on mepcontent.com. Aiming for continuous improvement, our feedback form allows manufacturers to let us know about their experience on our site. This information will enable us to optimise our customer experience and improve satisfaction levels.

Visit mepcontent.com to search our library of content or contact us to learn more.

Energy is becoming increasingly precious and expensive. The economical use of energy and the sensible use of renewable energies while at the same time increasing comfort, cosiness and safety meet current demands in the construction and renovation industry. For these reasons, Swiss market leader Domotec is constantly expanding commitment in the field of renewable energies and offering environmentally friendly and future-orientated solutions for the homes of tomorrow.

Domotec’s comprehensive product portfolio offers the right solution for every need. It includes modern air-to-water and geothermal probe heat pumps, over 4000 water heaters in over 300 designs, self-regulating trace heating tapes and many other products.

BIM-library
Recently Domotec partnered up with MEPcontent with an extensive BIM library of their products. The freely available and high-quality BIM files (Revit, Autocad and IFC) are localised for the Swiss market and available in English, German, Italian and French to meet the needs of their customers. Make sure to select the Swiss flag on the filter ribbon of the MEPcontent website. 

Trimble Nova
Domotec catalogues are also available in the modelling and calculation software Trimble Nova, in the same languages. The components have 3 levels of geometry detail and are provided with a maintenance space. The catalogues include air-to-water heat pumps, hybrid water heater, hot water - heat pumps, fresh water station, photovoltaic water heater, high capacity water heater, floor standing water heater (special versions) and wall water heater 10-30 litres. Watch the video.

Swissbau
Domotec will participate in the Swissbau trade show that will take place from 16th to 19th January 2024 in Basel, Switzerland. During the trade show they will dedicate a part of the booth to Building Information Modelling. You are welcome to visit Domotec at booth E50, hall 1.1. Trimble MEP will as well be present at Swissbau in the same hall, booth D20, offering advanced solutions that transform workflows between the office and the construction site.

About Domotec AG, 45 years of experience
Since their founding in 1976, Domotec developed into the Swiss market leader in the areas of water heating and sustainable heating solutions with a lot of commitment and foresight, with high-quality products, needs-oriented services and comprehensive customer service. Their goal is to inspire with qualitative, economical and future-oriented home technology products.

For more information and inspiration, go to Domotec’s website.

Triple Solar is the inventor of the PVT heat pump and the corresponding PVT heat pump panels. The company wants to achieve maximum impact by reducing CO2 emissions when heating homes. To this aim they develop smart solutions in the realm of sustainable energy: produced and used in a sustainable manner, fully recyclable and without environmental impact.

World’s largest PVT installation in London
The University of West London aims to be climate-neutral by 2030 and installed 580 Triple Solar PVT heat pump panels to that end. Which will lead to energy savings of more than 500 tonnes of CO2 per year. The project involved the installation of 580 PVT heat pump panels and other energy efficiency improvements at the four university sites. Obsolete gas boilers were replaced with heat pumps to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution and improve air quality, which together with PVT heat pump panels provide renewable energy. The installation is considered to be the world’s largest PVT installation. The PVT heat pump panels work together with heat pumps to reduce an estimated 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. The system generates enough energy to heat 70 homes or to make millions of cups of tea!

Introduction of the compact Thermal Battery
Very recently Triple Solar introduced its latest innovative product, the Thermal Battery. The energy-efficient Thermal Battery is combined with the Triple Solar PVT heat pump. Compared to a traditional hot water vessel, the Thermal Battery is up to four times smaller and therefore fits in every home. CEO and founder Cees Mager: “Homes are getting increasingly smaller. As a result, there is often no room for a large kettle. The Thermal Battery is so compact that it even fits in a kitchen cabinet.” Unlike electric batteries, a thermal battery does not store electricity, but heat. This stored heat can be used at a later time to make instant hot water. This eliminates the usual storage of hot water in the water tank that causes a lot of heat loss.

PVT heat pump also available on the German market
During the ISH fair in Frankfurt earlier this year, Triple Solar officially launched its unique PVT heat pump on the German market. Founder and CEO Cees Mager: “This is our first official step into the German market, which in terms of numbers is five times larger than the Dutch market. Germany is therefore a very logical choice for us. We will open our own office in Germany in 2023, to support the market introduction.”

The PVT heat pump 3.5 uses the most modern techniques, including the natural refrigerant propane. It also uses the generated electricity very economically. For an all-electric setup the PVT heat pump needs 4 PVT panels as a source; whereas a hybrid setup needs 3 PVT panels.

Triple Solar’s up-to-date and ready-to-use BIM library is available on MEPcontent.com.
For more information about Triple Solar, go to the company website.

What an impressive expansion of the Henco BIM library on MEPcontent! For example, the new universal wall plate bridges in no less than 6 variants, perfect for any situation. For Stabicad users, 5 product series are available as PLS files. Are you designing with Henco piping systems? Then it goes twice as fast with the free Henco Product Line Placer App for Revit. Read on quickly and take a look at Henco's complete BIM library on MEPcontent!

A wall plate bridge for every situation
Every mounting of a (mixing) faucet stands or falls with the correct mounting of the wall plates behind it. System provider Henco has the solution with its universal wall plate bridges, which can be perfectly matched to any situation in 6 variants.

The 3 mm thick universal wall plate bridge made of galvanized steel is suitable for various applications: shower and bath taps, or the substructure and firm anchoring behind hollow walls. The wall plate consists of 2 variants (flat and curved) and, in combination with 6 different variants of wall plates from the Henco range, can always reach the right height. Click here to view the entire BIM range of wall plates on MEPcontent.

Updated Henco PLS files for Stabicad
Get access to the Henco products by using Stabicad. The PLS files for the United Kingdom have been updated and expanded, including the product lines Henco Vision, Henco Press, Henco Press Super Size and Henco Sprinkler.

Stabicad is a fully-integrated BIM solution for MEP design that allows you to create usable mechanical and electrical outputs while dramatically increasing your design efficiency. It is available for Revit and enables you to work with thousands of articles with extended information and up-to-date generic and manufacturer-specific content - directly within your model.

Design twice as fast with the Henco Product Line Placer
The free Henco Product Line Placer App for Revit enables MEP engineers from all over the world to design Henco piping systems twice as fast. As you draw, the right fittings are automatically added to your system. And if you want to make advanced connections with real fittings rather than custom fittings, it takes only a few clicks.
Use the in-app predefined schedules and order your items directly from the material lists with a guaranteed up-to-date content. Download for free the Henco Product Line Placer.

About Henco
Henco Industries is a leading Belgian manufacturer of multilayer pipes, fittings, taps and system solutions for the HVAC and plumbing industry. They offer a wide range of products, accessories and solutions and operate in more than 80 countries worldwide. Do you have questions about Henco products? Send your email to info@henco.be or visit https://www.henco.be/en/contact.

The offering of BIM files of leading manufacturer NIBE has been expanded again with new products. Take a look at the NIBE BIM-library on MEPcontent.com and check out the latest additions!

Introducing a digital solution is not just about adopting new technologies: it also requires effective management of organisational change. Involving the project team, who are not always familiar with these tools, is crucial. You'll need to convince them that the new technology being adopted meets the organisation's objectives while benefiting the work of the teams. Ready to optimise your change management? Here's how. Read the article in French.