Certified Designs

Many of our clients ask for Certified Designs, and we are happy to offer them. Substantial amounts of time and expertise are devoted to each site’s Certified Design. Because of the expertise that Certified Designs demand, they do come at a cost – usually $500- $2000. The process starts with a Certified Designer who has been certified by the Irrigation Industry Association of BC or the Irrigation Association (worldwide). Here are some samples of recent Certified Designs by University Sprinklers:

• Residential Certified Irrigation Design
• Residential Certified Drip Design
• Residential Certified Sprinkler Design
• Certified Lighting Plan
• Multi-family Residential Certified Irrigation Design
• Multi-family Residential Certified Drip Design
• "As-Built" Multi-family residential Irrigation Design

The process is a long and challenging one that encompasses site overview, product selection, hydraulics, head placement and design, and advanced scheduling. Many projects do not need certified designs because their simplicity allows this step to be easily skipped in favour of on-site design and hydraulics calculations.

And remember, every site has its changes and alterations from conception to completion – this is where an “As-Built Plan” (also able to be a certified plan) is a valuable tool. An As-Built plan is a “post-humus” irrigation plan. As a system gets installed, it may or may not differ from the original plan. An As-Built is altered to show all the various changes, and what was actually installed, and where. Used for future reference purposes, As-Built plans also come at additional cost. They are not standard, so our installers need to know if one is to be commissioned prior to the installation commencing.

University Sprinklers is proud to have over 10 Certified Designers on staff, any of whom would be happy to help you with your project’s Certified Design.