• Considering ground floor U-values

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The SBEM calculation engine requires confirmation that U-values for ground floors…

  • Glazing Light Transmittance in Part L Results

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The Light Transmittance figures used in a Part L calculation come from two separate…

  • Glazing area differences

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The SBEM engine can adjust glazing areas in Notional buildings so they may not…

  • External doors missing from BRUKL report

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview In certain circumstances, external doors will not appear on the BRUKL document…

  • Excessive thermal bridging

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview PSI date for thermal bridging is decided by the construction type. Selecting…

  • EPCgen.net Activation Code

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The Energy Assessor section within the Hevacomp Part L Project tab contains a…

  • Calculating hot water demand

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview Hot water demand in your PartL project is calculated through the NCM databsase…

  • Energy Consumption on BRUKL report

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The BRUKL Compliance and Energy reports from the Hevacomp Part L program contain…

  • District heating is displayed in BRUKL report, none selected

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Method If District Heating hasn't been selected then this report field should be considered…

  • EPBD Recast - Specifying alternative forms of energy

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The Part L Compliance Report (BRUKL report) contains a section to indicate whether…

  • Keyword out of range: Heat SSEFF error

    Product(s): Bentley Hevacomp Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The SBEM calculation has generated a "Keyword out of range: Heat SSEFF" error Method …

  • Cannot select Display Lighting

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview In some instances, efficient display lighting cannot be selected. Method …

  • The BRUKL document is listing an unexpected building type

    Product(s): Bentley Hevacomp Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview You may see an unexpected building type listed in your BRUKL document Method Building…

  • CHP will not connect to an HWS sysytem

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview CHP cannot be directly and solely connected to HWS. Method At this time,…

  • An important note on the PartL calculation

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i Environment: N/A Area: Design Database Subarea: Part L Overview The Bentley Hevacomp PartL program does not perform the PartL/SBEM calculation…

  • Auxiliary Energy - an explanation

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The 'Energy Consumption by End Use' section of a Compliance Report can be a useful…

  • Why is the Hevacomp BRUKL Document not showing Solar Thermal Systems?

    Hi, Please would someone be able to help me. I have been trying to complete an SBEM for a client and this one part of the BRUKL document won't show up when I run the compliance section of the Part L in Hevacomp. On the roof of the building in question…

  • Level 5 - DSM - Hot Water Service within 'Plant Data'

    Hello, I am trying to model an Indirect Water Cylinder within 'plant data' for a Level 5 EPC. One of the variables that the software asks for is 'heat losses from unit' with the units being W/degree C. Within SBEM, the heat loss is stated…

  • The NCM modelling guide

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The NCM modelling guide provides a great deal of information regarding the methods…

  • Part L (Simulation) not recognising changes made within Part L (Design Database)

    Hi have just been modelling a building - Level 5 EPC and I have been adjusting the air permeability and lighting information within Part L design database. Once I had the building 'passing' within Part L Simulation - I then went back into Part L design…

  • SBEM HVAC System type

    Hello, Does anyone know how your supposed to add an LTHW radiant heating system into SBEM? They allow for direct fired gas but not wet. Regards Andrew

  • Free PartL 2013 update courses for existing Hevacomp Assessors

    Please note that this offer is no longer available Bentley Systems are offering a free Hevacomp Ask the Instructor session for all existing Hevacomp Energy Assessors with a valid certificate. This is a 2 hour online training course where we will…
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  • 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…

  • Thermal Bridging/PSI values

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview PSI values for thermal bridging can be adjusted by SBEM if they are not accredited…

  • U-value check in Compliance Report

    Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The BRUKL compliance report contains Criterion 2 which considers the operation…
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