Plumbing design assist and sizing.
Fixture counts, water, drainage, vent and gas sizing, risers and Revit plumbing models.
In shortSYMATEQ provides plumbing design assist: fixture counts, water supply, drainage, vent and gas sizing, riser diagrams, drawings and Revit models, prepared for your licensed engineer to review and issue. In the US and Canada the sizing calculations are included; elsewhere we draw and model to your engineer's design.
What we do in plumbing.
Everything below is part of the service. The section after it shows what each region gets.
Calculations
- Fixture count
- Water supply sizing
- DWV sizing
- Gas pipe sizing
Risers and schedules
- Riser diagrams
- Bluebeam markups and review
Drawings and models
- Drafting
- Modeling
- Revit support
- CAD support
Design
- Design assist
- Calculation
What each region gets.
Every region has its own page with the detail.
USA & Canada
Engineering assist, design assist and modeling assist
- Design Assist
- Drafting
- Modeling
- Calculation
- Revit Support
- CAD Support
- Fixture count
- Water supply sizing
- DWV sizing
- Gas pipe sizing
- Riser diagrams
- Bluebeam
Australia & New Zealand
Engineering assist, design assist and modeling assist
- Design Assist
- Drafting
- Modeling
- Revit Support
- CAD Support
- Bluebeam
Middle East
Modeling, lighting & photometric analysis, with electrical, drafting and support
- Design Assist
- Drafting
- Modeling
- Revit Support
- CAD Support
- Bluebeam
United Kingdom
Modeling, lighting & photometric analysis, with electrical, drafting and support
- Design Assist
- Drafting
- Modeling
- Revit Support
- CAD Support
- Bluebeam
Ireland
Modeling, lighting & photometric analysis, with electrical, drafting and support
- Design Assist
- Drafting
- Modeling
- Revit Support
- CAD Support
- Bluebeam
Netherlands
Modeling, lighting & photometric analysis, with electrical, drafting and support
- Design Assist
- Drafting
- Modeling
- Revit Support
- CAD Support
- Bluebeam
Finland
Modeling, lighting & photometric analysis, with electrical, drafting and support
- Design Assist
- Drafting
- Modeling
- Revit Support
- CAD Support
- Bluebeam
Standards we work to.
Tell us the edition with the job. Where a project is outside these, we work to the standards in the project brief.
| IPC | International Plumbing Code |
| UPC | Uniform Plumbing Code (California and the West) |
| IFGC / NFPA 54 | Fuel gas |
| NFPA 99 | Dental medical gas and vacuum |
| ASPE Data Books | Plumbing engineering design data |
| ASSE | Backflow standards |
| CPC | California Plumbing Code |
The tools behind it.
Plumbing by project type.
Typical scope on each kind of project. Every project type has its own page.
Residential
Fixture counts and water supply sizing; drainage and vent layouts
Plumbing for homes and multifamilyRetail & shopping centers
Restroom fixture counts; water heater and mop sink
Plumbing for retail storesRestaurants, cafés & bars
Fixture counts; grease interceptor sizing
Plumbing for restaurants and cafésHotels & hospitality
Riser diagrams; hot water and recirculation
Plumbing for hotelsHealthcare
Dental medical gas and vacuum (NFPA 99); fixture counts and hand-wash sinks
Plumbing for clinics and medical officesEducation & community
Fixture counts for the student population; drinking fountains and sinks
Plumbing for schools and community buildingsOffices & workspaces
Restrooms and kitchenettes; fixture counts
Plumbing for office fit-outsCommercial & mixed-use
Riser diagrams; grease and oil interceptors where required
Plumbing for mixed-use buildingsIndustrial, warehouses & labs
Restrooms and break areas; roof drainage coordination
Plumbing for warehouses and industrial sitesData centers & critical facilities
Chilled-water and drainage modeling; coordination with mechanical and structure
Plumbing for data centersQuestions about plumbing.
What is plumbing design assist?
Plumbing design assist covers fixture counts, water supply, drainage, vent and gas pipe sizing, riser diagrams and schedules, prepared for your licensed engineer to review and issue. We work in your template and show the design in Revit or CAD.
Which plumbing codes do you use?
The one you give us: the IPC or UPC in North America, AS/NZS 3500 in Australia and New Zealand, or the UK, Irish, Dutch, Finnish and Gulf requirements for your project. Your engineer reviews and seals.
Do you size water, drainage, vent and gas piping?
Yes, in the US and Canada: fixture counts, water supply, DWV and gas pipe sizing, with the calculations written out. In other regions the sizing stays with your engineer and we draw and model it.
Do you draw hydraulic services and public health drawings?
Yes. We follow your terminology and drawing conventions, including hydraulic services for plumbing in Australia and public health in the UK and Ireland.
Can you do dental medical gas and vacuum layouts?
For dental and similar clinics we prepare the medical gas and vacuum layouts to NFPA 99 as design assist for your engineer. See dental clinic and medical office MEP.
Do you produce riser diagrams?
Yes. Riser diagrams are part of the plumbing service, and we model the risers in Revit so they coordinate with everything else in the building.