Usage of Biofuels
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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PartL/SBEM has a limited amount of available fuel types. The attached document…
Thermal Bridging/PSI values
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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PSI values for thermal bridging can be adjusted by SBEM if they are not accredited…
Shell and Core Building Services can cause an error
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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For Shell and Core developments an SBEM error will occur if Stage of Analysis…
Result changes between 2006, 2010 and 2013 regulations
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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A number of changes were introduced to the SBEM calculation between versions…
Renewable fuel sources
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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There appears to be some confusion as to what is considered to be renewables…
Power Factor and Lighting Controls
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The location of the Power factor and Lighting controls section within the Part…
Partition Centre Lines
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The Part L calculation in Hevacomp V26 now includes an option to allow for additional…
Occupancy gains may appear different
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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Occupancy levels that are defined within CAD input are overwridden by the NCM…
Internal Surfaces appearing in PartL U-Value checks
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The SBEM calculation engine performs a comprehensive check on U-Values for external…
Inputting DHW Generator Seasonal Efficiency
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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This document shows the correct way to input the Generator Seasonal Efficiency…
Considering ground floor U-values
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The SBEM calculation engine requires confirmation that U-values for ground floors…
Glazing area differences
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The SBEM engine can adjust glazing areas in Notional buildings so they may not…
Fuel Heating Type
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The SBEM calculation engine can consider the HWS system as the main fuel heating…
Excessive thermal bridging
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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PSI date for thermal bridging is decided by the construction type. Selecting…
EPCgen.net Activation Code
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The Energy Assessor section within the Hevacomp Part L Project tab contains a…
Calculating hot water demand
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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Hot water demand in your PartL project is calculated through the NCM databsase…
EPBD Recast - Specifying alternative forms of energy
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The Part L Compliance Report (BRUKL report) contains a section to indicate whether…
Keyword out of range: Heat SSEFF error
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Bentley Hevacomp
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V8i (N/A)
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The SBEM calculation has generated a "Keyword out of range: Heat SSEFF" error
Method
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Cannot select Display Lighting
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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In some instances, efficient display lighting cannot be selected.
Method
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The BRUKL document is listing an unexpected building type
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Bentley Hevacomp
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V8i (N/A)
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You may see an unexpected building type listed in your BRUKL document
Method
Building…
CHP will not connect to an HWS sysytem
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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CHP cannot be directly and solely connected to HWS.
Method
At this time,…
How to use Room Multipliers
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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There may be situations where you require a large number of rooms in a project…
Potential Measures for Scottish EPC's
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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A requirement to enter Potential Measures has been introduced as part of the…
Auxiliary Energy - an explanation
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The 'Energy Consumption by End Use' section of a Compliance Report can be a useful…
Room Types and the NCM Database
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Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
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V8i (N/A)
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The room types used in the SBEM Part L calculation engine are defined according…