International sales & support DesignBuilder USA website DesignBuilder Italy website DesignBuilder Australia website DesignBuilder France website DesignBuilder Mexico website DesignBuilder Portugal website DesignBuilder South Africa website DesignBuilder Brazil website DesignBuilder Japan website DesignBuilder Spain website DesignBuilder India website DesignBuilder Chile website
  FAQFAQ    SearchSearch    Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages    UsergroupsUsergroups 

Search found 13 matches
DesignBuilder Forum Index
Author Message
  Topic: Air permeability for existing buildings
PaulCarey

Replies: 7
Views: 2296

PostForum: EPCs and Part L   Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:56 pm   Subject: RE: Air permeability for existing buildings
Claire

My comments below:

When producing an EPC for an existing building where a pressure test hasn't been carried out, is it acceptable to use the default air permeability of 10 m^3/hour/m^2?
...
  Topic: Lighting Templates
PaulCarey

Replies: 2
Views: 622

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:45 pm   Subject: re: Lighting Template
Miguel

Without opening the software (as I'm just doing an update) my guess is that they sound like the ones derived in the UK national calculation methodology which has been developed by the UK Bui ...
  Topic: TermoDeck
PaulCarey

Replies: 4
Views: 1749

PostForum: EPCs and Part L   Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:01 pm   Subject: Thermodeck
Andy/Pilch

Yes I agree in principle with what you say if you want to take the letter of the guidance into account.

But realistically how are you going to represent the floor system within an S ...
  Topic: Supporting Recommendations
PaulCarey

Replies: 2
Views: 1406

PostForum: EPCs and Part L   Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:22 pm   Subject: Supporting Recommendations
Are these meant to have the watermark on them still even if I am an accredited assessor? I know you don't need to submit them, but not sure why they are watermarked.
  Topic: SBEM warning
PaulCarey

Replies: 2
Views: 1199

PostForum: EPCs and Part L   Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:20 pm   Subject: EPC warning
All solved

Thanks Andy
  Topic: TermoDeck
PaulCarey

Replies: 4
Views: 1749

PostForum: EPCs and Part L   Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:19 pm   Subject: Thermodeck
This should never ever be done in SBEM. If it uses a thermodeck system that means it falls outside the remit of the SBEM as it is not a standard building component and there are really complicated to ...
  Topic: SBEM warning
PaulCarey

Replies: 2
Views: 1199

PostForum: EPCs and Part L   Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:04 pm   Subject: SBEM warning
Can someone let me know why I'm getting the following warnings. I know I should be able to forget the Q50 warnings, though I would actually like to make it more leaky than that.
I'm not getting an E ...
  Topic: EPCs and Heating System Choices
PaulCarey

Replies: 3
Views: 1582

PostForum: EPCs and Part L   Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:54 am   Subject: Andrew
Thanks for your reply. I think that's largely where I was coming from in my thoughts, but just needed someone elses opinion. I also checked out the CLG guide to EPCs for non-domestic buildings which ...
  Topic: EPCs and Heating System Choices
PaulCarey

Replies: 3
Views: 1582

PostForum: EPCs and Part L   Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:34 pm   Subject: EPCs and Heating System Choices
Interesting one for you all to tell me I'm a numpty no doubt.

I've got an existing building which requires an EPC for sale at auction. It is old and has had the heating system ripped out. It is no ...
  Topic: Rooflights specification
PaulCarey

Replies: 5
Views: 997

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:40 pm   Subject: Rooflights specification
Thanks Andy,

We did it the way Laurent suggested and it was alright for all but one of the roof pitches which stuck about 150 windows or more into one wall.

Set it back okay. In the end on that ...
  Topic: Rooflights specification
PaulCarey

Replies: 5
Views: 997

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:54 am   Subject: Rooflights specification
Chaps,

Thanks. Seems a bit of a long winded work around, but I'll give it a try.

Maybe taking the percentage area toolbar out of the rooflights tab might be useful then seeing that it doesn't r ...
  Topic: Rooflights specification
PaulCarey

Replies: 5
Views: 997

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:00 pm   Subject: Rooflights specification
Ok so can someone refresh me if I can model a percentage area of rooflights on a roof?

According to the glazing tab I can apparently set it up, but then I can't seem to apply it and when i do I eit ...
  Topic: Windows vista
PaulCarey

Replies: 2
Views: 709

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:52 pm   Subject: Windows Vista
SwapnaBiju

We have had problems installing it on a brand new Toshiba laptop which came with that Vista rubbish preinstalled. The laptop came with a newer version of the Intel Onboard graphics driv ...
 
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT
Jump to:  


Powered by p h p B B