While BRE made Part L 2013 SBEM data available in December 2013, this was largely for testing purposes and for software developers of SBEM interfaces such as Hevacomp. As the actual switchover date to the 2013 regulations is not until April 2014 we do not have an estimated delivery date for the relevant updates to Hevacomp as of yet. At the moment we do not know how the changes to SBEM will affect the formatting of the relevant SBEM input files and the Hevacomp code will need to be updated to incorporate these changes.
Please refer to the following website for further information: http://www.2013ncm.bre.co.uk/
At this point if you are looking to assess the impact of the new regulations then you will need to use BRE's iSBEM tool. You can download this at: http://www.2013ncm.bre.co.uk/download.jsp
The one month extension only appears to apply to production of EPC's, not to Part L compliance for buildings in the design stage.
I can still only iterate that it would be prudent to keep an eye on the stickied forum post. As soon as I have any information it will be posted there.
Duncan Brown
5th June 2014 is in 3 days. The sticky article for L2 has not been updated, so I assume the update will be released.
StuartO - We do not have a release date at this time. I appreciate your frustration in this regard and we at support will endeavour to communicate any information on this matter as soon as it is made available to us.
Shane Regan | Principle Building Performance Support EngineerHevacomp to OpenBuildings - A complete guide for every user | Bentley Communities
Shane,
I'm sure you'll understand if I state I find your response commercially unacceptable.
As a business we pay substantial annual fee's for the use of design software, which we expect to be regularly updated to incorporate amendments made to the industry regulations.
With no update to part L 2013, the software is in effect not suitable for our use moving forward. We cannot be left in a position where compliance with the regulations cannot be achieved due to our software provider not implementing the required software update.
"We do not have a release date at this time" is not sufficient. We require a date when the update will be available. We would also require some form of redress against the fee's we are paying to enable us to produce the SBEM calculations via a 3rd party.