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Topic: Air permeability for existing buildings |
PaulCarey
Replies: 7
Views: 2296
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Forum: 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?
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Topic: Lighting Templates |
PaulCarey
Replies: 2
Views: 622
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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
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Forum: 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 ... |
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