Terminology
SAP - Standard Assessment Procedure
SAP is the Government's Standard Assessment Procedure for energy assessments of dwellings. The current version of SAP, SAP 2005 has been adopted by Government as part of the England and Wales national methodology for calculation of the energy performance of buildings. It is used to demonstrate compliance for dwellings with Part L of the Building Regulations 2000 (in England and Wales).
SBEM - Simplified Building Energy Model
SBEM is a computer program developed by BRE that provides an analysis of a building's energy consumption. The SBEM is designed to cover buildings that are not dwellings. It has been adopted by government as part of the UK national methodology for calculation of the energy performance of buildings. It is used to demonstrate compliance for dwellings with Part L of the Building Regulations 2000 (in England and Wales).
RdSAP - Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure
RdSAP is the new Government-approved standardised assessment procedure for energy assesments of existing dwelling. A full SAP assessment requires many data items that cannot be seen in a survey (or take too long to collect). RdSAP is an industry-agreed standard set of data items and a standard way of inferring the missing data.
DSM - Dynamic Simulation Model
A Dynamic Simulation Model is a software tool that models energy inputs and outputs for different types of building over time. In certain situations, SBEM, will not be sophisticated enough to provide an accurate assessment of a building's energy efficiency. In these cases Government-approved proprietary dynamic simulation models may be used. Communities and Local Government will provide such an approval.
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