MechCore (Mechanical, Energy & Documentation)

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Mechanical, Energy & Documentation Tools

The mechanical backbone of a project. Run insulation, economic-thickness, steam and HVAC utilities, weigh structural and piping steel for take-offs, then capture it all in an offline engineering documentation platform.

Insulation / Steam Economic Thickness Metal Weights Documentation
Steel Section / Take-off b h tf tw kg / m = A x rho

// Category 05 – Mechanical, materials & energy

Utilities & materials

The day-to-day mechanical workload: energy and utility sizing plus fast, accurate material take-offs for structural and piping steel.

// Category 06 – Engineering documentation

Capture & control

Turn calculations and field data into controlled records with an offline documentation platform built for engineering deliverables.

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Engineering Documentation Software

An offline-capable platform for creating, organising and controlling engineering documentation, with persistent local storage for deliverables and records.

OfflineRecordsDeliverables
Open platform
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From numbers to records

Calculations only deliver value once they are documented. Pairing the utility and materials tools with a documentation platform closes the loop from analysis to a controlled, auditable record.

TraceabilityOne workflow

// Engineering basis

Why engineers use MechCore

Economics built inNPV and IRR on insulation and economic-thickness decisions.
Accurate take-offsSection weights from geometry and density for fast estimates.
SustainabilityGHG Protocol Scope 1, 2 and 3 accounting alongside utility sizing.
DocumentedAn offline platform to turn results into controlled records.

// Common questions

Mechanical & energy FAQ

What does the Mechanical & Energy Utility Suite include?
It bundles pipe-insulation and economic-thickness analysis with NPV and IRR, steam-system and HVAC utilities, and GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2 and 3 accounting – a single toolkit for the recurring energy and utility calculations on most mechanical projects.
Which materials and profiles does the weight calculator support?
It handles common structural and piping profiles such as beams, plates, bars, angles and pipes across a range of materials, returning unit weight per metre and total weight so you can build take-offs and load estimates quickly.
How does the documentation platform store data?
It is an offline-capable application that keeps data in persistent local browser storage, so you can build and revisit engineering documentation without a server or internet connection.
Is the economic-thickness analysis suitable for real budgets?
It produces screening-grade economics using NPV and IRR on the inputs you provide, which is well suited to comparing insulation options and supporting a business case. Confirm energy prices, discount rate and project assumptions against your own financial basis before committing capital.

// Explore the toolkit

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Screening and educational use. MechCore tools provide first-principles and economic estimates to support engineering judgement and must be verified against applicable codes, standards, supplier data and your project basis before procurement, construction or operation.

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