Western Wood Walls Revit Families

What's in these files?

Wall Families Created

This file contains a variety of wall family types, each meticulously crafted to represent wood framing with accurate dimensions for every layer, at a lower LOD (Level of Detail) so that they will remain lean and efficient during early phase modeling. The wall families are categorized based on various parameters such as thickness, insulation, and finish. Each family type is optimized to provide preliminary data for downstream carbon estimating tools, while maintaining flexibility for customization.

This file contains 3 Wall types:

- Split insulation wall

- Double stud

- Deep stud

Reference Material

The document “Illustrated Guide R22+ Effective Walls in Residential Construction in British Columbia” was used as a reference to create these wall types as Revit families. You can find more helpful resources at www.bchousing.org.

Revit Version

The version chosen to create the content is Revit 2021. If clients or collaborators are using older versions, Revit 2021 ensures smoother file exchange and collaboration. All necessary plugins or add-ins are likely already compatible and readily available for Revit 2021. If you've already started projects in Revit 2021, sticking with it maintains consistency and avoids disruptions.

Schedules

There are two schedules created in the file, for walls and materials. They both show simple parameters as Area and Volume. Please point out if there is any further information intended to include in schedules.