Understanding SAP and the Home Energy Model?
The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) has been used in Building Regulations compliance since the 1990s. However, many people working in the construction industry are not fully aware of how SAP works. Instead, developers and designers often depend heavily on input from energy assessors, which can lead to missed opportunities in building design and potentially higher construction costs.
SAP is due to be replaced by a more detailed tool known as the Home Energy Model. This will likely have implications on building design and the level of information required to comply with Building Regulations.
It has been clear over the past 30+ years that if many developers had a better understanding of how SAP works, they would more easily and cheaply comply with the regulations and be less reliant on the knowledge of the energy assessor.
This course aims to bridge the gap between the developer/designer and energy assessor by providing an understanding of how SAP and the Home Energy Model work and the impact on compliance of various forms of construction and building services.
Recent advice from Government is that both SAP & HEM will be used can be used in the upcoming regulations for some time to come.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the course further, please do not hesitate to contact Third Stone.
The course will cover the following;
- How SAP works: How SAP software assesses a property to show compliance
- How the Home Energy model is intended to work: How does this differ from SAP?
- New Build properties, Conversions and Extensions: Shwoing compliance for various purposes.
- Impact of different constructions and Building Services: How can compliance be more easily achieved by various construction methods and building services?
- The Future of SAP and the Home Energy Model: What to expect from future changes to Building Regulations
- Working with an assessor: How to effectively collaborate with your SAP assessor to speed up the process and how things are likely to change with the Home Energy Model
