Hi Stuart, Modelling of such spaces can only be directly achieved in Hevacomp Simulator by using Atrium key words. However if you wish to use Design Database for level 3/4 Part L calcs then there are three workaround options available - please see further…

Hello Matt, Can you clarify which software you wish to do this in? Are you talking about Design Database - PartL or Dynamic Simulation? Regards Steve

While these results are not directly available in the software, the Energy calculation in Design Database may be helpful as it will provide the annual energy usage in GJ. You could then use these figures to work out your gas consumption.

Hi, Please use the 'Setup intermediate floors/ceilings' function (located in CAD Input > Roof/floors ) to set up the adjacencies between these floors. This will remove all gaps between your floors.

Hi Michael, It is my understanding that the Uvalue and light Transmittance figures will not be affected by the blind, while the Shading Coefficient and SHGC would definitely be impacted. However the glazing manufacturer will need to confirm this for…

Matthew, you have probably turned on Temperature Rise in the Design Data tab. When you use Temperature Rise the individual loads are combined in the underlying equations and cannot be accurately split out afterwards.

Hello, Please post your second question regarding CIBSE Heat Gain to a separate thread and I will try to answer it there. With regard your question on Summer - The Summer calc uses Operative Temp as defined in CIBSE Guide A5 Section 1.2.2. This equates…

Hi, The best way to zone your building largely depends on what results you require. The following excerpt from the manual may help to clarify: Rooms can be placed in particular zones and floors so that zone and floor sub-totals can be selected and…

Hi Shaun, to simulate the atrium space you would need to draw the rooms as usual, but name them according to your Atrium Keyword (in Simulator > Design Data > Atrium Spaces). For Example if your keyword was ATRIUM, then the rooms should be named ATRIUM…

Hi Rob, By any chance is this a glazed door? Any door that is more than 50% glazed is considered a Window for PartL purposes. If you set a glazed area greater than 50% then we automatically treat this as a window when we pass it to SBEM. This is…

The workflow for correcting a finished floor level can be found in our Support Solutions here: http://communities.bentley.com/products/building/performance/w/building_performance__wiki/11959.changing-floor-heights

Hi, the following document from our Wiki page explains how to do this: communities.bentley.com/.../creating-a-template-project.aspx Please let us know if you have any further questions.