Architects and other building professionals now have a simpler way to specify energy-efficient polyisocyanurate insulation (“polyiso”) for commercial buildings. Hunter Panels, a leading manufacturer of polyiso insulation, has committed to making its products available through the foremost building information modeling (BIM) systems. To that end, Hunter is partnering with BIMsmith by Anguleris Technologies to incorporate Hunter’s Xci exterior wall polyiso products.

BIM allows architects, designers, and other building industry professionals to create 3D representations of building projects with actual building components. This virtual building tool is becoming the design standard around the world as it reduces project time and errors. The BIMsmith platform goes a step farther by allowing architects and other industry professionals to quickly combine manufacturer specific and generic content into one system, just as the products will be combined in the built project. By comparison, the traditional manner of specifying in the later stages of design, or leaving generic sizes within a project leads to errors and extra time in research and specification. BIMsmith allows for fast and accurate specification, making the design professional’s job easier.