AI HVAC Takeoff Software for Vancouver Mechanical Contractors
Vancouver mechanical contractors work a market defined by density and efficiency: high-rise residential and mixed-use towers, tight urban retrofits, and an aggressive energy agenda under the BC Energy Step Code. Drawing sets are detailed, the systems are efficiency-driven, and bid windows are short.
DuctIQ is AI HVAC takeoff software that reads a BC mechanical PDF and returns the ductwork, fittings, and equipment as a reviewable, Excel-ready takeoff — so estimators spend their time on pricing and Step Code strategy, not on tracing duct.
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Designed for BC's efficiency-driven, high-rise work
Vancouver's mild, wet climate and the BC Energy Step Code push designs toward heat recovery, tighter envelopes, and carefully balanced ventilation — which shows up in mechanical sets as detailed ventilation distribution, ERV/HRV equipment, and a lot of fittings packed into compact high-rise floor plates. Taking that off by hand is meticulous, slow work.
DuctIQ measures it at scale: it traces the runs, separates the systems, counts the fittings, and reads the equipment schedules, returning quantities organised the way a BC estimator bids. It reads the drawing directly, so sets prepared to the BC Building Code and Step Code practice work out of the box.
- Handles dense high-rise ventilation distribution and ERV/HRV equipment.
- Counts the heavy fitting loads typical of compact tower floor plates.
- Pulls equipment and air devices from the schedules.
- Exports clean Excel/CSV for pricing and Step Code documentation workflows.
From mechanical PDF to bid-ready takeoff in Vancouver
The workflow is the same whether you bid one trade or many: upload the mechanical set, let DuctIQ read and measure it, review the line items, and export. For a Vancouver estimator that means the rote hours of scaling and counting collapse into a short review, and the time you save goes back into pricing and bid strategy.
- Upload an British Columbia mechanical PDF — vector or scanned.
- AI traces the duct runs and separates supply, return, and exhaust by size.
- Fittings are counted and equipment is pulled from the schedules.
- Review the reviewable line items; low-confidence reads are flagged.
- Export to Excel or CSV straight into your pricing workbook.
Run your first takeoff free
Upload a mechanical PDF and get a reviewable ductwork, fittings, and equipment takeoff you can export to Excel. No credit card to try your first drawing.
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Frequently asked questions
Does DuctIQ suit Vancouver high-rise mechanical work?
Yes. Dense high-rise ventilation distribution with heavy fitting counts is slow to take off by hand; DuctIQ traces the runs and counts the fittings at scale, returning quantities grouped by system and size.
Does it work with BC Building Code and Step Code drawings?
DuctIQ reads the mechanical PDF directly regardless of the code framework the design targets. It measures the ductwork and pulls equipment from the schedules; you review and export.
Can it handle ERV/HRV and balanced ventilation layouts?
Yes — it reads the equipment schedules to pull ventilation units and air devices into the takeoff alongside the measured ductwork, so the bid reflects the whole system.
Is my drawing data private?
Yes. Your uploads are tied to your account, processed to produce your takeoff, and not shared with other customers or used to train models.