Simulex enables you to define a building and its occupants, and simulate how they move around a building day-to-day and evacuate during an emergency. It is used worldwide and is readily accepted by planning authorities.

Its results are based on real human behaviour, using data gathered from video analysis of individuals moving in crowds. Research results from around the world are used to augment the data, giving a unique level of accuracy and an unmatched capability for simulating building evacuation.

It uses a series of 2D floor plans, with exits and staircases ‘linked’ together. Ideally, these plans will include obstructions such as tables and columns. You can also define the building population by age and gender, and take account of factors including walking speed, body shape and time taken to respond to a fire alarm.

The ‘Distance Maps’ feature can be used in other contexts such as planning the distances between spaces or objects. For example, in a hospital you can measure the distance between different departments, or look at the optimal placement for storing shared life-saving equipment.

You can identify any problem areas and evaluate solutions for a wide range of building types:

Schools
Hospitals
Conference Centres
Airports
Train Stations
Large office buildings

The simulation allows you to view how the population evacuates (including queuing, congestion, overtaking etc.) as it happens. You can monitor the number of people left in the building at any time, and ask Simulex to predict how long it will take all the occupants to reach the exits. Each floor plan and staircase is displayed in its own simulation window so you can view every event.