Design Flexibility Made Simple
Residential developers increase profitability by offering options—such as a bonus room, an extended kitchen, or an extra bedroom.
The Challenge: Structural Changes
For structural engineers, these seemingly minor changes can be brutal. Minor adjustments—like adding a larger window, moving a load-bearing wall, or extending a second-floor footprint—can shift the entire load path. What is a simple tweak to a floor plan for the architect often means reworking; beams, shear walls, columns, and foundations, leading to extra time, costs, and, often, late nights to meet deadlines.
Traditional engineering workflows involve going back to spreadsheets and re-running calculations manually—a tedious effort usually for little in additional fees.
The Solution: LAVA Reduces Re-Design to Seconds
LAVA dramatically transforms the process. Revise your LAVA model, typically in only a few minutes, and instantly; lateral loads, load paths, beams and headers, shear walls, and hold-downs are updated. And documentation is compiled. Without sacrificing accuracy.
- Faster turnarounds for builders – No more delays caused by last-minute changes.
- More flexibility for architects – What-if scenarios quickly evaluated for feasibility and budget impact.
- Less stress for engineers – No more scrambling to meet deadlines due to minor changes.
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