Electric power factor within SBEM must be left at the default value of <0.9 unless you have provided aphotograph of the power factor correction device and/or other compelling evidence to amend this fi...
Ignored unless using approved DSM software which allows for this input option....
Treat as per natural ventilation...
Any form of fanned or unfanned electric ‘room heater’ whether panel, bar, convector or storage heater shallhave a user amended efficiency of 1 (i.e. 100%)....
The following hierarchy should be followed to establish suitable values for the ‘Effective Heat GeneratingSeasonal Efficiency’ for all boilers. 1. Use Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) product list par...
Where an electric system has no storage then it should be entered as an ‘instantaneous system’ withgrid supplied electricity as its fuel and a seasonal efficiency of 1 (i.e. 100%).Where an electric sy...
The presence of storage/losses MUST be entered for all storage systems and this should be done wherepossible by entering the losses (in MJ/month) in preference to the volume and insulation type and th...
Where it is not possible to obtain details of the fan performance from the Fan nameplate or BuildingLogbook, Operation & Maintenance manual etc. during the Site Survey, an approximation of the of the ...
Note: if assessing kitchen area extraction or ventilation please refer to convention 6.12 Where the fan power motor can be established from the fan nameplate or Building Logbook, Operation &Maintenanc...
Reversible extract fans are treated in the same way as non-reversible extract fans in SBEM. It is notacceptable to use an arbitrary value or software default for the extraction rate where the actual v...