PARTL 2013 - Now Available

Bentley are pleased to announce that Hevacomp V8i (v26) has now been released which includes updates to the PartL 2013 regulations.

This release has a brand new unified install and will install alongside Hevacomp v25 if required. The unified install does not require a separate installation of Pre-Requisites and has standardised installation paths.
Download and installation instructions for this release can be found here
The release includes SBEM 5.2b Patch01 which was released on 11^th June by BRE to correct minor functionality issues.

Note: SBEM 5.2b is suitable for calculation of Building Regulations compliance and EPC’s for England and Building Bye-laws Jersey Part 11. For Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland Building Regulations and EPC’s you will need to use Hevacomp V8i (v25) with Service Pack 29.

Once installed, opening existing projects is seamless and a v25 backup is created in the project folder should you need to revert to the older version.

If you are an existing Hevacomp Energy Assessor with a current valid certificate, you may be eligible for top up training. Please see this article for details.