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Tools to think
a project through.

The master directory of our planning tools, calculators, wizards and interactive guides — for the questions that come up early in a serious project. Conservative, well-documented, useful before any conversation begins.

Calculator
15
Configurator
14
Interactive
6
Reference
5

Built at the engineering desk

Each tool was first built for our own desk — sized to NBC, IS code and the kind of conservative assumption a defensible BOQ rests on. We made them public because the early-stage questions an architect or owner needs answered should not require an enquiry form first.

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01b / Decision starter

Three common questions —
three quick paths.

Most browsers arrive with a specific question. Pick the row that fits and the three tools most useful for it appear with a one-line reason.

03b / Discovery & coordination

Scope the project —
before the brief firms up.

Advisory consoles for owners, architects, consultants and project teams. Qualitative starting points that point to the right disciplines and documents — never a scope, BOQ or design.

03a / Room & experience studios

See the room
before you scope it.

Guided room and venue explainers that live inside our service pages — illustrative, design-direction scene explorers, not measurement or BOQ tools. Each opens the page where the module lives.

01Room concept

Multi-room audio explorer

Walk room to room — lounge, cinema, kitchen, study — and picture the speaker, source and listening level each space asks for before any speaker is specified.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
02Scene explorer

Home cinema scenes

See how a reference cinema shifts between Film, Sport, Concert and Reference — projector source, screen aspect, processor preset, lighting and seating moving together.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
03Scene explorer

Lighting automation scenes

Tap Welcome, Dinner, Film, Goodnight and watch every circuit, shade and zone resolve across a reference plan — a feel for what a scene-based lighting backbone does.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
04Room concept

Auditorium acoustic coverage

Picture how an auditorium or boardroom is laid out for even coverage and intelligibility — the spatial intent behind a room that begins on time.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
05Design direction

Professional audio & voice-evacuation

Explore how PA and EN 54 voice-evacuation coverage is conceived for a large venue — the design thinking behind intelligible, code-aware sound in every seat.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
06Scene explorer

Conferencing & boardroom scenes

See the grammar of a digital-conferencing chamber — mic management, voting and interpretation routing — rendered as a guided concept rather than a price.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
07Design comparison

Architectural & façade lighting

Picture a building and its grounds after dark — graze, uplight, cove and perimeter composed as scenes that move through the evening.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
08Room concept

Home & bedroom automation

A feel for how lighting, drapery, climate and audio resolve into named moments across a home — the experience an automation backbone is built around.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
09Scene explorer

Fire cause-&-effect cascade

Picture how an addressable fire system coordinates a building on alarm — detection, PA, dampers, door-holders and lifts as one choreographed response.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen
10Design direction

Building energy & BMS timeline

See how a building management system frames a day of plant, comfort and energy on one dashboard — the operating picture behind the analytics.

Design direction · illustrativeOpen

03a-ii / Safety & readiness checks

Plan for readiness —
then verify with the AHJ.

Early-stage planning and self-assessment aids — they help you understand likely provisions and scope before a brief firms up. They are not approvals and not pass/fail proof; every output is subject to drawings, AHJ/consultant review and project scope.

01Readiness map

NBC Fire State Check

Map which fire-safety provisions a building is likely to attract by state and occupancy — fire hydrant, fire alarm and fire extinguisher works where applicable to project scope. A readiness map to confirm with the AHJ/consultant, not an approval.

Planning aid · verify with AHJ/consultantOpen
02Readiness checklist

Compliance Checker

Build a first-pass list of the life-safety and systems provisions a project may need to plan for — a structured starting point for scope conversations, subject to drawings, AHJ/consultant review and project scope.

Planning aid · verify with AHJ/consultantOpen
03Concept strategy

Sprinkler Zoning

Explore zoning strategy at concept stage to think a suppression approach through early. A planning aid for scope alignment — final design is subject to drawings, AHJ/consultant review and project scope.

Planning aid · verify with AHJ/consultantOpen
04Readiness self-check

Fire Readiness Checklist

A readiness self-check before a fire alarm, hydrant or extinguisher conversation — how ready you are and what to prepare. It produces no device counts, layouts, zoning or NOC / AHJ pass/fail; design and approvals stay with the fire consultant and the authority.

Advisory · verify with AHJ/consultantOpen
05Readiness self-check

CCTV Readiness Checker

A readiness self-check before a surveillance conversation — how ready you are and what to prepare. It produces no camera counts, placements, coverage maps or pass/fail; final design follows a site survey and the appointed consultant.

Advisory · verify with consultantOpen

Planning aid only

Every tool here is a design-stage scoping aid. None of them replace a site survey, a licensed engineer’s stamp, or a regulatory submission pack. Outputs are conservative, documented and useful before a brief reaches the engineering desk — but a project decision is still a human-engineering decision.

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04.01 · Fire & Compliance

Fire & Life-Safety Compliance

NBC 2016, state gazette rules and IS-code-backed checkers.

Open category
01Readiness

Fire Readiness Checklist

A readiness self-check before a fire alarm, hydrant or extinguisher conversation. No device counts, layouts, zoning or NOC/AHJ pass/fail — design and approvals stay with the fire consultant and the authority.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
02ELV · Surveillance

CCTV Coverage Calculator

Building dimensions and risk profile in, recommended camera count, retention storage and bandwidth out. Sized to NBC and IS-grade specifications.

Cameras · TB · MbpsOpen tool
03Life-safety

NBC Compliance Checker

Building height, type and occupancy in — list of mandatory life-safety and ELV systems out, citing NBC 2016 and the relevant IS codes.

NBC 2016 · IS codesOpen tool
04ELV · Surveillance · Storage

CCTV Storage Retention Calculator

Multi-brand, codec-aware CCTV storage retention sizing across Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Hanwha, Bosch, Honeywell, CP Plus and Prama. Computes storage TB, HDD count plan, recorded bandwidth and an NVR/VMS class recommendation against camera count. Pairs with the CCTV Coverage Calculator.

8 brands · codec-awareOpen tool
05ELV · Reference

ELV / Life-Safety Building Map

Interactive cross-section of a building. Toggle between CCTV, access control, fire, PA, IP-PBX, server room and BMS — see device locations and where each cabling backbone lands.

7 layers · cross-sectionOpen tool
06Life-safety · 28 states + 8 UTs

NBC Fire-Safety by State

State or union territory, building height and occupancy in — list of sprinkler, addressable FA, voice-evac PA, wet-riser and Fire-NOC triggers out, with explicit source-status tiering across all 28 Indian states and 8 union territories.

NBC 2016 · state ruleOpen tool
07Fire · NBC · Zoning

Sprinkler Zoning Planner

Building height, occupancy and hazard class in — recommended sprinkler zone count, riser strategy, valve room count and reference NBC clause out. Brief-stage planning only — not a fire-engineering submission.

zones · risers · clausesOpen tool

04.02 · AV & Acoustics

AV, Cinema & Acoustics

Sabine, screen geometry, AV-IP vs HDBaseT and scene-based planning.

Open category
01AV · Selector

Boardroom Solution Selector

Pick the room, how it is used and the platforms in play, and see a broad meeting-room direction with what to share. A planning aid — not a final design, model list, quantity or budget.

Advisory · directionOpen tool
02Smart Home

Smart Home Discovery Wizard

For villa and apartment owners — pick your home, the zones that matter and the experiences you want, and map a coordination scope and room checklist. Not a final design, device count or security layout.

Advisory · discoveryOpen tool
03AV · Acoustics

RT60 Acoustic Calculator

Room dimensions and finish materials in, indicative reverberation time and recommended absorber area out. Sabine equation; defensible for early-stage acoustic planning.

Sabine · seconds · m²Open tool
04AV · Audio · Coverage

Speaker Coverage Planner

Engineering-grade speaker coverage and SPL planner across K-array, KGEAR, JBL Professional, d&b audiotechnik, L-Acoustics, Fonestar and Ecler. Predicts SPL at listener distance, coverage radius on the -6 dB dispersion axis and quantity needed for the room. Sources cited.

7 brands · SPL predictionOpen tool
05AV · Audio · Simulation

Room Acoustic Simulator

Drag speakers and subs onto a to-scale room plan and see a free-field broadband SPL heatmap, per-speaker coverage footprints and a plain-language coverage verdict. A fast tentative-coverage estimate across the full K-array, KGEAR, JBL, Bose, QSC, Yamaha and Sonance catalogue — not a measured acoustic simulation; engineering-grade results via EASE Focus or the brief wizard.

SPL heatmap · drag & dropOpen tool
06AV · LED

LED Wall Size Calculator

Direct-view LED wall sizing across Samsung, LG MAGNIT, Leyard, Absen, Unilumin, Panasonic, Delta, Christie and Barco. Cabinet count, native resolution, brightness adequacy, power and weight — with pitch-vs-distance honesty and camera-refresh flags. Sources cited per model.

9 brands · pitch-awareOpen tool
07AV · Projection

Projector Throw Calculator

Engineering-grade throw distance calculator across 14 brands and 30 verified models — Sony, JVC, Epson, BenQ, LG, Optoma, ViewSonic, Panasonic, Barco, Christie, Hisense, Samsung, XGIMI, Formovie, AWOL Vision. Throw range, lens-shift envelope, viewing distance, pixel density and feasibility flags. Sources cited per model.

14 brands · sourcedOpen tool
08AV · Cinema

Cinema Sizer

Room dimensions in, recommended screen size, seat layout, Atmos format and projector throw out. Reference / Premium / Media-room tiers.

Screen · seats · AtmosOpen tool
09Automation · Lighting

Lighting Scenes Interactive

Tap a scene — Welcome, Dinner, Film, Rest, Away, Goodnight — and watch every circuit, shade, AC zone and AV source shift at once across a reference 4 BHK plan. KNX + Rako + DALI.

6 scenes · photorealOpen tool
10Audio · Whole-home

Multi-Room Audio Explorer

Tap a room — Lounge, Home Theatre, Kitchen, Study — and hear the speaker, source and SPL appropriate to it. Sonance flush ceilings, KEF Reference, Waterfall glass-cabinet, Polk Reserve. Specify the rooms before you specify the speakers.

4 zones · per-room brandOpen tool
11AV · Cinema

Cinema Scenes Interactive

Tap a scene — Film, Sport, Concert, Music, Reference, Standby — and watch projector source, screen aspect, processor preset, room lighting and seating shift in concert across a reference 10-seat home cinema. Trinnov + JBL Synthesis.

6 scenes · TrinnovOpen tool
12AV · Network · BMS

Rack & Architecture Explorer

A reference AV cinema rack, IT/network rack and BMS panel. Hover any unit and we tell you what it does and why it's sized that way. The boring rack that runs the room.

3 racks · hover detailOpen tool
13AV · Distribution

AV-over-IP vs HDBaseT

Six questions about endpoints, distance, growth, network, control and budget — and a scored recommendation between AV-over-IP and HDBaseT, with platform candidates.

6 questions · scoredOpen tool
14Hospitality · Systems

Hotel Technology Planner

Pick the property archetype — boutique, 4-star, 5-star, resort — and the planner maps each space (guest floor, lobby, banquet, F&B, spa, BoH) to systems, AP density, AV grade and lifecycle cost.

property × space × systemsOpen tool

04.03 · Networking & IT

Networking & IT Infrastructure

Switch sizing, PoE budgets, racks and enterprise Wi-Fi planning.

Open category
01Readiness

CCTV Readiness Checker

A readiness self-check before a surveillance conversation. No camera counts, no placements, no coverage maps, no compliance pass/fail.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
02IT · Networking

Network & PoE Calculator

Sized to year-three load — switches, Wi-Fi 7 access points, PoE budget (watts), Cat6A run count, port/AP sizing. Cisco / HPE Aruba / Juniper-class enterprise gear.

Switches · APs · PoE WOpen tool
03IT · Cabling

Structured Cabling Estimator

Estimate total structured-cabling length, patch panel count and IDF closet count against floor area and drop count. Panduit, CommScope, Belden, Legrand, Corning, Furukawa, R&M. Cat6, Cat6A, Cat7, Cat8 copper plus OM3, OM4, OS2 fibre. TIA-568 compliant.

7 brands · 7 categoriesOpen tool
04AV · Network · BMS

Rack & Architecture Explorer

A reference AV cinema rack, IT/network rack and BMS panel. Hover any unit and we tell you what it does and why it's sized that way. The boring rack that runs the room.

3 racks · hover detailOpen tool
05IT · IEEE 802.3

PoE Budget Calculator

PoE-powered device counts in — total watts, switch tier (PoE+ / PoE++ Type 3 / Type 4), and SKU class out. 30% headroom built in.

Watts · class · SKUOpen tool
06AV · Distribution

AV-over-IP vs HDBaseT

Six questions about endpoints, distance, growth, network, control and budget — and a scored recommendation between AV-over-IP and HDBaseT, with platform candidates.

6 questions · scoredOpen tool
07IT · Wi-Fi · Coverage

Wi-Fi AP Planner

Floor area, ceiling height, wall material and client density in — AP count, PoE budget, switch ports and channel-plan advice out. Wi-Fi 6 / 6E / 7 with material-derated coverage and hex-packed cell preview.

APs · PoE · channelsOpen tool
08Hospitality · Systems

Hotel Technology Planner

Pick the property archetype — boutique, 4-star, 5-star, resort — and the planner maps each space (guest floor, lobby, banquet, F&B, spa, BoH) to systems, AP density, AV grade and lifecycle cost.

property × space × systemsOpen tool

04.05 · Planning & Estimation

Project Planning & Estimation

Brief intake, phase Gantt, specification tiers and AMC tier matching.

Open category
01Lead intake

Project Brief Wizard

Six structured questions, a written response within two working days. The fastest path to engaging the practice on a real project.

6 questions · 2-day replyOpen tool
02Discovery

System Need Finder

Building type, stage and goals in — the disciplines to consider and the documents to share first out. Advisory; not a scope or BOQ.

Advisory · qualitativeOpen tool
03Readiness

Consultation Prep Checklist

Assemble the drawings, site information and people to prepare before the first conversation. Copyable; a preparation aid, not a scope.

Advisory · copyableOpen tool
04Coordination

Architect Brief Builder

For architects, consultants and project teams — assemble a plain-language coordination brief. A draft input, not a statutory submission.

Advisory · copyableOpen tool
05Readiness

CCTV Readiness Checker

A readiness self-check before a surveillance conversation. No camera counts, no placements, no coverage maps, no compliance pass/fail.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
06Readiness

Fire Readiness Checklist

A readiness self-check before a fire alarm, hydrant or extinguisher conversation. No device counts, layouts, zoning or NOC/AHJ pass/fail — design and approvals stay with the fire consultant and the authority.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
07AV · Selector

Boardroom Solution Selector

Pick the room, how it is used and the platforms in play, and see a broad meeting-room direction with what to share. A planning aid — not a final design, model list, quantity or budget.

Advisory · directionOpen tool
08Smart Home

Smart Home Discovery Wizard

For villa and apartment owners — pick your home, the zones that matter and the experiences you want, and map a coordination scope and room checklist. Not a final design, device count or security layout.

Advisory · discoveryOpen tool
09BMS · Energy

Energy & Efficiency Estimator

Adjust building variables and see indicative energy and CO₂ savings (kWh) for a BMS-driven energy upgrade plus daylight-harvesting LED retrofit. Conservative; defensible in a first conversation.

kWh · CO₂ savedOpen tool
10ELV · Surveillance

CCTV Coverage Calculator

Building dimensions and risk profile in, recommended camera count, retention storage and bandwidth out. Sized to NBC and IS-grade specifications.

Cameras · TB · MbpsOpen tool
11IT · Cabling

Structured Cabling Estimator

Estimate total structured-cabling length, patch panel count and IDF closet count against floor area and drop count. Panduit, CommScope, Belden, Legrand, Corning, Furukawa, R&M. Cat6, Cat6A, Cat7, Cat8 copper plus OM3, OM4, OS2 fibre. TIA-568 compliant.

7 brands · 7 categoriesOpen tool
12AV · Audio · Coverage

Speaker Coverage Planner

Engineering-grade speaker coverage and SPL planner across K-array, KGEAR, JBL Professional, d&b audiotechnik, L-Acoustics, Fonestar and Ecler. Predicts SPL at listener distance, coverage radius on the -6 dB dispersion axis and quantity needed for the room. Sources cited.

7 brands · SPL predictionOpen tool
13AV · Audio · Simulation

Room Acoustic Simulator

Drag speakers and subs onto a to-scale room plan and see a free-field broadband SPL heatmap, per-speaker coverage footprints and a plain-language coverage verdict. A fast tentative-coverage estimate across the full K-array, KGEAR, JBL, Bose, QSC, Yamaha and Sonance catalogue — not a measured acoustic simulation; engineering-grade results via EASE Focus or the brief wizard.

SPL heatmap · drag & dropOpen tool
14ELV · Surveillance · Storage

CCTV Storage Retention Calculator

Multi-brand, codec-aware CCTV storage retention sizing across Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Hanwha, Bosch, Honeywell, CP Plus and Prama. Computes storage TB, HDD count plan, recorded bandwidth and an NVR/VMS class recommendation against camera count. Pairs with the CCTV Coverage Calculator.

8 brands · codec-awareOpen tool
15AV · LED

LED Wall Size Calculator

Direct-view LED wall sizing across Samsung, LG MAGNIT, Leyard, Absen, Unilumin, Panasonic, Delta, Christie and Barco. Cabinet count, native resolution, brightness adequacy, power and weight — with pitch-vs-distance honesty and camera-refresh flags. Sources cited per model.

9 brands · pitch-awareOpen tool
16AV · Projection

Projector Throw Calculator

Engineering-grade throw distance calculator across 14 brands and 30 verified models — Sony, JVC, Epson, BenQ, LG, Optoma, ViewSonic, Panasonic, Barco, Christie, Hisense, Samsung, XGIMI, Formovie, AWOL Vision. Throw range, lens-shift envelope, viewing distance, pixel density and feasibility flags. Sources cited per model.

14 brands · sourcedOpen tool
17AMC · Lifecycle

AMC Plan Selector

Four quiz questions about your operation. We recommend Bronze, Silver, Gold or Mission-Critical AMC tier with response targets and PM frequency.

4 questions · tier matchOpen tool
18Process · Timeline

Project Phase Visualiser

Pick a project profile and see the realistic week-by-week Gantt across our seven delivery stages — brief through handover.

7 stages · GanttOpen tool
19Audio · Whole-home

Multi-Room Audio Explorer

Tap a room — Lounge, Home Theatre, Kitchen, Study — and hear the speaker, source and SPL appropriate to it. Sonance flush ceilings, KEF Reference, Waterfall glass-cabinet, Polk Reserve. Specify the rooms before you specify the speakers.

4 zones · per-room brandOpen tool
20Planning · Tiers

Specification Tiers

We don't publish per-square-foot rates. We do publish what changes between basic, premium and enterprise across design, brand stack, redundancy and documentation — for five disciplines.

5 disciplines · 3 tiersOpen tool
21Hospitality · Systems

Hotel Technology Planner

Pick the property archetype — boutique, 4-star, 5-star, resort — and the planner maps each space (guest floor, lobby, banquet, F&B, spa, BoH) to systems, AP density, AV grade and lifecycle cost.

property × space × systemsOpen tool

04.07 · Operational

Operational & Maintenance

Symptom triage, ELV system maps, maintenance checks.

Open category
01ELV · Surveillance · Storage

CCTV Storage Retention Calculator

Multi-brand, codec-aware CCTV storage retention sizing across Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Hanwha, Bosch, Honeywell, CP Plus and Prama. Computes storage TB, HDD count plan, recorded bandwidth and an NVR/VMS class recommendation against camera count. Pairs with the CCTV Coverage Calculator.

8 brands · codec-awareOpen tool
02AMC · Lifecycle

AMC Plan Selector

Four quiz questions about your operation. We recommend Bronze, Silver, Gold or Mission-Critical AMC tier with response targets and PM frequency.

4 questions · tier matchOpen tool
03Automation · Lighting

Lighting Scenes Interactive

Tap a scene — Welcome, Dinner, Film, Rest, Away, Goodnight — and watch every circuit, shade, AC zone and AV source shift at once across a reference 4 BHK plan. KNX + Rako + DALI.

6 scenes · photorealOpen tool
04ELV · Reference

ELV / Life-Safety Building Map

Interactive cross-section of a building. Toggle between CCTV, access control, fire, PA, IP-PBX, server room and BMS — see device locations and where each cabling backbone lands.

7 layers · cross-sectionOpen tool
05AV · Network · BMS

Rack & Architecture Explorer

A reference AV cinema rack, IT/network rack and BMS panel. Hover any unit and we tell you what it does and why it's sized that way. The boring rack that runs the room.

3 racks · hover detailOpen tool
06AMC · Diagnostics

Maintenance Health Check

Tick the symptoms — Wi-Fi dead zones, false fire alarms, camera downtime — and we suggest the right intervention: tune-up, structured audit or full AMC.

Symptom triageOpen tool

· Curated starting points

Browse the preset typology library

Hand-curated configurations for the engineering-grade calculators — hotel lobby BGM, 300-seat auditorium, home theatre throw, factory CCTV storage and more. Each preset opens a problem-specific narrative with the calculator preloaded.

05 / Or skip ahead

Talk to a project lead
instead.

Tools answer the early questions. The brief itself answers the harder ones. Send the drawings and we will write back within two working days.

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