iSBEM is a free-cost proprietary
software interface
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to the Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM) which is designed for the purpose of indicating compliance with
UK building regulations part L2a and L2b in
England
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and section 6 in
Scotland
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as regards
carbon emission
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s from non domestic buildings. The latest version at time of writing is V 5.6.a which is available as a download from the EPBD NCM website.
It has recently undergone additional programming to allow it to be used to produce EPCs for Non-Domestic Buildings.
Several commercial software tools exist, offering a more 'user-friendly' front-end to the SBEM calculation engine than iSBEM.
The SBEM calculation engine has some limitations and is explicitly distributed 'Not a Design Tool'. For more complex buildings, accredited Dynamic Simulation Modelling tools should be used for Part L compliance and EPCs.
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