Currently, Revit Spaces can dynamically detect the airflow supplied to a space and also extracted as return or exhaust air. This is the only real dynamic link between Spaces and Elements of mechanical building services.
On the electrical side, however, there is a very useful feature called Load Classifications. As electrical elements are placed in a space with different load classifications, the Space automatically generates parameters named after each classification in the Properties Palette. This makes it possible to track, schedule, and manage loads directly at the Space level.
On the mechanical side, I’ve been using this feature as a workaround, for example, to count items I’ve placed in a space or to aggregate the total heating or say cooling provided to a space. Although it works, it’s essentially an unintended use of an electrical-only feature for mechanical purposes.
My request:
Please introduce a similar feature for Mechanical systems, where we can freely define and populate new parameters in Spaces based on the systems or equipment associated with them (e.g., heating capacity, cooling capacity, equipment counts, etc.).
(Yes, for the quantity, we can create equipment schedules, and list the instances based on Spaces, but this also have limitations, for example, the total quantity can’t be directly used in formulas.)
This would enable far better scheduling, analysis, and coordination without forcing mechanical designers to rely on electrical-specific tools.
