EXTERNAL ENVELOPE (Window)

Durowin Window, size 1 022 x 949 mm high

A window has an outer frame, a sash, and its glazing. There are many types: hinged casements, vertical sliding sash windows, horizontal sliding windows, pivoted sashes, tilt-and-turn windows, vent-lights, hopper windows, etc. They are mainly of timber, aluminium, steel or PVC.  Factory – finished windows are usually made to go in a sub-frame.

In Revit, the window is drawn using a Window family which provides a count measurement to SkyBIM.

Example: Durowin Window

SkyBIM Product Editor Ingredients

External steel framed window glazed in clear glass
Area = Manual [Window Width * Height] Consumption Formula Editor

Precast concrete lintol to be installed above door
Length = Manual [Window Width + (0.3*2 allowance)]* 2

Provision for waterproofing to external windows
Length = Manual Window Width*2 + Window Height*2

Precast concrete window sill 200mm wide
Length = Manual [Window Width]

Plaster to precast concrete window sill
Length = Manual [Window Width]

Paint to precast concrete window sill
Length = Manual [Window Width]

Plaster to window reveals not exceeding 200mm wide
Length = Manual [Window Width + Window Height *2]

Paint to window reveals not exceeding 200mm wide
Area = Manual [Window Width + Window Height *2] * Window Thickness

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SkyBIM Consumption Formula Editor Example

EXTERNAL ENVELOPE (External Solid Door)

External 44mm Thick Solid Door, size 813 x 2032mm high

The doorset in a wall opening, for walking through, or on a cupboard. External doors are used for access and internal doors for communicating. Single and double doors are usually side-hung, but there are other types, e.g. flexible, sliding, swing, revolving, folding, and up-and-over. Special doors are used against fire or smoke.

In Revit, the door is drawn using a Door family which provides a count measurement to SkyBIM.

Example: External Solid Door

SkyBIM Product Editor Ingredients

Single leaf FLB closed-back solid door
Count = Revit Door Count. See SkyBIM’s Consumption Formula Editor.

Steel fame for single door
Count = Revit Door Count

Precast concrete lintol to be installed above door
Length = Manual Door Width + (0.3*2 allowance)

Enamel paint on door general surfaces
Area = Manual [(Door Width * Height)*2 + Door Thickness * (Door Width + Height*2)]

Enamel paint on pressed steel door frames
Area = Manual Frame Thickness * (Door width + Height*2)

Set up and build in single leaf door frame not exceeding 2.50m2
Number = Revit Door Count

4mm Thick full height Raven weather strip to
Length = (Door Width *2 + Door Height *2)*2

Heavy duty brass hinges
Count = Manual [2 pairs of hinges]

Three lever lock including furniture
Count = Revit Door Count

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SkyBIM Consumption Formula Editor Example

EXTERNAL ENVELOPE (One Brick Walls)

A brick wall is a wall made up of courses of bricks laid in mortar according to a bond, used for cladding and infilling.

In Revit, the one brick wall is drawn using a Basic Wall family which provides quantity, length, area and volume measurements to SkyBIM’s Product Editor.

Example: External One Brick Wall 150mm Thick

SkyBIM Product Editor Ingredients

One brick walls
Area = Revit Basic Wall Area. See SkyBIM’s Consumption Formula Editor.

Brick reinforcement to brick walls
Length = Revit Basic Wall Length * [(Wall Height {Manual} / Brick Thickness {Manual}) / Number of Brick Courses {Manual}]

Softboard joint between wall and surface bed not exceeding 300mm high
Length = Revit Basic Wall Length

Rake out softboard joint and seal with polysulphide joint sealer
Length = Revit Basic Wall Length

One coat plaster to one brick walls
Area = Revit Basic Wall Area * 2

Extra over for one coat skim coat plaster finish on brick walls
Area = Revit Basic Wall Area * 2

Two coats Acrylic PVA paint applied to plastered walls
Area = Revit Basic Wall Area * 2

V-joint in plaster
Length = Revit Basic Wall Length

75 x 38mm SA pine wall plate
Length = Revit Basic Wall Length

4mm Diameter roof tie, 2m girth bent double with one end fixed to timber / steel truss and other end built into brickwork
Number = Revit Basic Wall Length/400mm centres {Manual}

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SkyBIM Consumption Formula Editor Example