COMCheck Schedule

[jessem5CN9L]

My architects have asked me to create one schedule (to rule them all) that will help with their COMChecks. They need the 

• Square Footage of floor slabs
• SF of roofs, by type if applicable, or just total if all the same material
• SF of opaque wall (exclude area of windows and doors)
• SF of windows
• SF of curtainwall
• SF of doors

To my knowledge, this is looking like multiple schedules, correct? 

Is there a way to tie in all the areas into one schedule after make them?

Would this be much easier in Dynamo?

[barthbradley]

Have you checked third-party software?  

[jessem5CN9L]

We're attempting to stay away from additional third-party add-ins, as they've been interfering with some other integral add-ins we use on the daily.
I've been writing a Dynamo script that will help us get there. Will share if I get it to work properly.

[SteveKStafford]

The short answer to your question is yes, your list would be/is generated by multiple schedules. That is because each of those elements are different categories and the answers to the questions are determined with different criteria.

Sure, they all share dimension data but not all of their parameters are stored in the same database table. This means a floor's "width" isn't the same field in the database as a door's "width". As such a database query (what a schedule is) and a report (also what a schedule is) is able to show less information the more categories of data you try to combine (multi-category schedule). You'll see a lot of available parameters for just a roof schedule but much less if you use a multi-category schedule.

All of the schedules could be assembled and presented on a sheet to tell the whole story, assuming the reader is able to follow the path they provide and be satisfied with its approach. As you mentioned, to combine them into a single report to the share the results of your queries will require programming...to build your own solution, custom tailored to your company's needs. If you build a clever enough solution that can work for others...now you're a software developer! 🙂

[HVAC-Novice]

doesn't COMcheck also require the U-value of each? Or are you using the native U-value parameter? 

you also may ask the AHJ if alternative methods are acceptable. In my area they require COMcheck for lighting energy calculations. that software is a pain to use and requires all manual entries. I was able to convince our AHJ to accept the space schedule i use for lighting levels and lighting power densities. it was a bit more complicated to set up in Revit (with key schedule to list all the code requirements). But it is automatics at this point and doesn't require any extra work compared to what I do for design anyway. Maybe you can find an easier (easier in Revit) method acceptable to AHJ for enclosure data?