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Energy Assessment: Free Sap Software

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    • CommentAuthorPaulD
    • CommentTimeJan 26th 2009
     
    I am a developer of sap software so I do have a commercial interest in making this post however it should be of interest to the readers of the forum as there is a free of charge version available. Prior to the introduction of the accreditation schemes for sap assessments in May 2008 the vast majority of our customers were Architects many of whom used our software relatively infrequently depending on their workload. We have noticed that for many of our customers it is simply not worth while becoming accredited due to the costs involved usually around £300-£500 per annum. However the problem is that the building designer is the logical person to carry out the sap assessment and produce the EPC.

    I decided to release a free version of our software (new build not RD SAP) in December 2008 which can be obtained from our website after registering. This version can produce a calculation and a predicted energy assessment for submission to building control. When the building is finished, if you have a requirement for an EPC you can use the software to upload the project calculation file and associated drawings to our server whereby we can check the calculation for compliance and lodge the energy performance certificate on your behalf. This is all done automatically from the software with the click of a button. There is a charge for producing a certificate although by removing duplication of effort ie we check your original calculation. I have tried to make this as reasonable as possible.

    The software is available for free and hopefully in the spirit of this forum.

    Regards
    Paul Dennis
    www.completepicture.co.uk
    • CommentAuthorGHC
    • CommentTimeJan 26th 2009
     
    Hi Paul, how does this work with your accreditation scheme? I take it you will have to verify all the details of the project including u-values etc and be able to back this up, so won't this method take just as long as doing from scratch? I'm with the NHER and my work is sampled most months to make sure it is correct and i'm insured by requirement just in case there is a mistake so I am interested how this scheme works out.

    All the best,
    Peter.
    • CommentAuthorPaulD
    • CommentTimeJan 26th 2009
     
    Hello Peter,

    As well as being the software developer we are an assessor with NAPIT (www.napit.org.uk) who run the scheme which is similar to NHER. We have tested this and in our view it offers an efficient option if the architect/designer has a small number of project per year.
    Regards
    Paul

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