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We are experiencing different results from the TM52 calculations when running a 2013 model in IES 2014. Some TM52 criteria vary from when we originally ran it in the 2013 version. The model is a floor of residential units. Whilst the bedroom results remain consistent the living/k*****n ...

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Don't know if this is a modelling or Part L question really.

We are constructing a building for Part L purposes and I know some people do model ceiling voids separately, but is there anything that specifically states that when doing a dynamic Part L model the ceiling void must form part of ...

Is there anyway to actually model the correct effects of a door curtain.

I have tried setting up a HVAC system and assigning it to a space above the door but it does not create the "Real life curtain of air" to avoid external air rushing into the space.

All the above seems to do is supply the ...

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When completing an EPC for a new build, bascially is it acceptable to modify the fuel of the gains at room level, in theory changing the carbon factor of teh fuel used.

For example change the lighting system to use waste heat instead of Electricity for example.

I dont know if this is ...