Design tools and software

Ease and cost of design are important factors in the choice, efficient design, and buildability of building frames.

Much of The Concrete Centre's output is aimed at freeing the designer from laborious tasks to allow time to choose the best structure using further design tools. These include computer programs and design manual publications. This section contains easy links to these.

RC Spreadsheets V4 

Version 4 of the popular RC-spreadsheets package is available for purchase. This covers the latest amendments to the UK National Annex to Eurocode 2. Version 4 of the spreadsheets provides for rapid production of design calculations to Eurocode 2 and the UK NA.

Passive Design Assistant

This new free software tool helps demonstrate the passive design principals of buildings to non-specialists, and enables key design variables such as orientation, ventilation and thermal mass to be more easily understood.

Thermal properties calculator

A free tool for calculating the thermal properties of construction elements.

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