The contractor and the tech have various ways of keeping a customer informed on scheduling and timing.
The software supports real time “pushing” from any computing device of updates and notifications regarding customer requests and availability, changes in materials and labor needs, and job notes. Both management in the office and the assigned techs have access to and can track the service history of each customer.
It includes capabilities for estimating, dispatch and scheduling of technicians, invoicing and payment processing, and work order and contract management and is fully integrated with HouseCall, a free consumer booking app available in more than 700 cities in the United States and Canada.Įach tech gets notified directly on a smartphone when a service call or job is set up. Designed to be used with a smartphone and over a web portal, it offers contractors interaction with their techs in the field and an existing database of customers via computer and mobile computing devices. HouseCall Pro,, is a mobile field service management app for small contractors who don’t yet have field connectivity.
LoopCAD can generate a variety of reports to match formats specified in Manual J, including Form J1, load summary, load report and AED report. The software also includes the ability to specify distribution piping, move and mirror floorplan functions, and an automated check for program updates. Later, if needed, the detailed circuit design can be added to the project. In Quick Design Mode, the detailed circuit layout is replaced by assigning rooms to manifolds, without drawing the detailed circuit layout. The software also includes the ability to specify distribution piping, move and mirror floorplan functions, and an automated check for program updates.Īccording to LoopCAD, the Quick Design Mode can reduce design times by 50% or more for projects that do not require a detailed circuit layout. The software raises “warning flags” when design parameters fall outside of normal values recommended by Manual J. The solution provides ASHRAE and CSA residential heat loss calculations as well as ACCA-approved Manual J (8 th Edition, Version 2.5) calculations for residential heating and cooling loads, including advanced calculations and options such as block, room and peak loads, AED calculations and graphs for proper fenestration loads calculations in Manual J (automatically evaluated for every project), October cooling load evaluations performed automatically for all projects, and standard compliant reports.Ī custom Review Step enables critical review of the key data and settings in a project, with easy access for making changes and re-evaluating results. For rooms with complex layouts, the designer can use freehand drawing tools to tweak the loops or draw the loop from scratch. LoopCAD automatically generates circuits for most rooms, designing around obstructions such as stairs, cabinets and kitchen islands. Rooms can be resized by dragging the walls or corners and can be docked together to create complex floor plans. The drawings can start with predefined rooms, doors, windows and other objects. Users can import PDF, AutoCAD, or scanned drawings to use as a template. It includes integrated heating and cooling load calculations (as the user draws), detailed hydronic calculations, snowmelt design and 3D views of the 2D drawings, for ensuring accurate heat load calculations and more effectively communicating the design. The software, which uses object-oriented drawing tools, generates floor-plan drawings consistent with most manufacturer recommendations for residential and commercial radiant heat systems.
LoopCAD 2016 MJ8 Edition, is stand-alone CAD software for creating professional quality circuit layout drawings for radiant heating and snowmelt systems.