SAP Energy Software 

• Easy to follow Building Regulations/Standards compliance display for Part L1 2013 and Part L1 2014 (wales) standards and also section 6 2015 (scotland) – shows results in ‘real time’.
• Import from Design SAP 2009 – quick facility to import surveys, properties or U-Value calculations into Design SAP 2012.
• Includes our industry leading U-Value calculator with a comprehensive list of building materials.
• Block compliance report showing average DER/TER and DFEE/TFEE for multiple dwellings.
• Comprehensive ‘Batch’ processing facilities including automatic calculation of linear lengths for thermal bridging junctions. Lengths of SAP 2012 bridges R1, R2 and R3 will now also be imported for you.
• Personalisation of reports with company logos and details.
• Professional output reports with a straightforward layout and structure
• Automatic notifications & updates.
• Reference section covering software, technical and regulatory information for all regions.
• Data backup & restore facility for peace of mind.
• software supported by the industry's most experienced technical support team.
• Lodgements of EPCs.
• Requesting of UPRNs.
• Report creation.
• Batch survey updating e.g. update 100 properties with a new boiler at once.
• Flexible data management- user's now have the ability to split the database into multiple 'Projects'. The user can select any one of these projects when logging in to Design SAP 2012
• gbXML Converter (only available for Elmhurst Members)
• Search for local air tester facility, required for As-Built Sap Calculations

Design Stage Assessment Submission

For accredited OCDEAs there is now the option to submit design stage assessments to the Elmhurst member’s portal. The benefits of submitting a design stage assessment include;

• creation of a report which combines the Predicted Energy Assessment (PEA) and Building Regulations Compliance reports
• reports created from submitted assessments include Elmhurst's quality promise and accredited assessor logos
• the assessment and associated reports are fully insured by Elmhurst
• the assessment is quality assured by Elmhurst

An example of a report created from a submitted design stage assessment can be found here.

Import records from Plan Assessor

For users of NHER’s Plan Assessor software there is now a facility to convert Plan Assessor records into Design SAP 2012. Records can be converted in bulk for easy transfer into Design SAP 2012.

Personalised views of assessment data 

Design SAP 2012 allows you to choose which data fields are displayed for Assessments. This allows easy comparison of Assessments and their associated data without having to open Assessments individually.

BIM functionality 

The exchange of data from multiple CAD software/energy modelling tools to Design SAP is an important step into Building Information Modelling (BIM), where users can take information from 3D Models and build an accurate energy profile through Elmhurst's Design SAP. 

Elmhurst Members now have access to a gbXML converter within the OCDEA Zone in Access Elmhurst. With this tool members can convert multiple gbXML files exported from leading CAD packages, such as AutoCAD, IES and SketchUp, at the click of a button to speed up, and reduce errors, in your SAP assessments. 
For more information on the gbXML scheme and to view a list of compatible software products, please click here.

Search for Air Tightness Tester 

Elmhurst Energy Assessors can now search for a registered air tester nearby, when they require an air pressure test for their SAP Calculations.

Design SAP and Home Quality Mark (HQM) 

The Home Quality Mark (HQM), which has been created by BRE as a replacement for the Code for Sustainable Homes, allows house builders to demonstrate the high quality of their homes and to differentiate them in the marketplace. 

Elmhurst Energy are supporting this new national quality mark, by providing integration between the HQM scheme and our industry leading SAP EPC software; simplyfying and speeding up the time taken to produce Home Quality Mark Assessments.

Energy assessors can now use Elmhurst’s Design SAP software to export an output file which can be uploaded directly into BRE’s system. This means that SAP Data can be sent to and used by HQM assessors to develop an accurate quality rating for new build homes.

NEW Design SAP 10 Beta 

Get a head start with Elmhurst's Design SAP 10 Beta - one of the only SAP 10 software tools in the industry. FREE with a Design SAP license. Elmhurst’s Design SAP 10 Beta will allow you to preview all the new data inputs and requirements for SAP 10 before it is introduced into building regulations, enabling you to prepare clients for the new information they will need to provide for assessments.

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