Introducing Spark!, a tool that ignites your creativity and helps you design the headwall of your dreams for your facility. With Spark!, you don’t have to choose between convenience and capacity. Effortlessly shape and size your headwall, and drag and drop services exactly where you need them.
Spark! offers a powerful, user-friendly interface that allows you to design headwalls without the need for complex software, and it’s completely free. You can easily edit your designs based on team feedback without starting from scratch. Once you’re satisfied with your design—whether it’s the first draft or the tenth revision—you can request pricing and/or a CAD drawing. Spark! provides CAD drawings that are ideal for design bases, elevations, or integration into your construction documents, saving you time and money while ensuring precision.
We encourage you to use Spark! to unleash your creativity, save time and money, and incorporate custom headwalls that best support your facility in your next renovation or construction project.
Read on for a quick guide on using Spark! for your next project.
How to Use Spark!
- First, head on to Spark!’s page on HSI’s website and create an account or login. Accurate contact information is important so that we can reach you with pricing and CAD drawings when you request them. Rest assured that your information will not be used for any other purpose. Click the link below to visit Spark!’s page.
- Once you’ve entered your dashboard, you can click Create New Design to get started. After you save your first design, you can find it on your dashboard, and you can return there by clicking the icon with your profile in the upper right corner.
- Select the headwall style you’re looking for. The headwall styles available at launch are the panelized Array SSH, the Herman Miller Compass system, the vertical Axiom, and the horizontal Infinity. Once you’ve decided, click continue to set the parameters for your headwall.
- On the next screen, you’ll be able to select your headwall’s dimensions, note the ceiling height, and activate or deactivate features unique to each headwall, such as ceiling chase tiles and vertical service chases. You can also choose a color or wood grain for your design. While these are for reference only, you can note your preferred finish in the text box to ensure the accuracy of your quote. You can go back and change these dimensions at any time.
- On the next page, you can look through a list of common services and drag and drop them on to your headwall. Green highlights indicate spaces that are open for services placement while red highlights indicate spaces that cannot have a service placed there. If there is a specific brand or model you want for your service, use the specification button to select or input the details. You can move, add, or delete services at any time, even after proceeding to the next page.
- Next, you can review the summary of your headwall and its services. If you are ready to save it, add a name, leave any comments for additional information you want to provide or other services or accessories that are not yet available on Spark!. If you’re ready to finalize your design, you can request a CAD drawing and or quote here. Then, save your design and you’ll be brought back to your dashboard.
- From your dashboard, you can click on a previous design to download a PNG image of the design or delete it if you no longer need it. You can also use the edit button to revise your design; if you want to change something or have just changed your mind about requesting a quote or drawing.
- You can also create your next design—there’s no limit to how many you can create.
For more assistance with Spark! please reach out to your local HSI representative or contact our central office. Find your local rep and our contact information at www.hsiheadwalls.com/contact.
