Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Problem The PartL 2010 program (SBEM 4.1.g) is not producing the XML document for Northern…

System Builder - Total Building Design

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Problem Since the release of PartL 2010 v4.1.g and PartL 2013 v5.3.a, the PartL 2010 program…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer - Part L Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Problem It appears that U-Value checks are not being considered when you view…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i Environment: N/A Area: Design Database Subarea: Part L Overview In some very rare instances the PartL program will not produce a Compliance…

Design Database and Netsys Pipe and Duct sizing

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…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview PartL/SBEM has a limited amount of available fuel types. The attached document…

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…

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…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview To include Solar Collectors in your Part L calculation you will need to ensure…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview For Shell and Core developments an SBEM error will occur if Stage of Analysis…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The room types used in the SBEM Part L calculation engine are defined according…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview A number of changes were introduced to the SBEM calculation between versions…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview There appears to be some confusion as to what is considered to be renewables…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The location of the Power factor and Lighting controls section within the Part…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview A requirement to enter Potential Measures has been introduced as part of the…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The Part L calculation in Hevacomp V26 now includes an option to allow for additional…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview Occupancy levels that are defined within CAD input are overwridden by the NCM…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview When entering lighting calculation information in PartL, the results sometimes…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview The SBEM calculation engine performs a comprehensive check on U-Values for external…

Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): V8i (N/A) Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Overview This document shows the correct way to input the Generator Seasonal Efficiency…

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…

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…

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…