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DRAFT SAP 2009 version 9.90 (April 2009)
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DRAFT SAP2009 The Government's Standard AssessmentProcedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings
DRAFT
2009edition
This document describes SAP 2009 version 9.90, dated ___________. SAP assessors and otherusers should ensure that they are using the latest version of the document. Information on this andany updates will be published on the BRE website below.Published on behalf of DECC by:BREGarston, Watford WD25 9XXEnquiries and comments tosap2009@bre.co.uk  www.bre.co.uk/sap2009© Crown copyright 2009
 
DRAFT SAP 2009 version 9.90 (April 2009)
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Published on behalf of DECC by: BRE, Garston, Watford WD25 9XX© Crown copyright 2009
 
DRAFT SAP 2009 version 9.90 (April 2009)
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Contents
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UMMARY 3
 
INTRODUCTION 4
 
SCOPE OF THE SAP PROCEDURE 5
 
GENERAL PRINCIPLES 5
 
CALCULATION PROCEDURE AND CONVENTIONS 7
 
1
 
Dwelling dimensions 7
 
2
 
Ventilation rate 8
 
2.1
 
Chimneys and flues 9
 
2.2
 
Fans and passive vents 9
 
2.3
 
Pressurisation test 9
 
2.4
 
Draught lobby 10
 
2.5
 
Sheltered Sides 10
 
2.6
 
Mechanical ventilation 11
 
3
 
Heat losses 13
 
3.1
 
U-values of opaque elements 13
 
3.2
 
Window U-values 13
 
3.3
 
U-values of elements adjacent to an unheated space 14
 
3.4
 
Thermal bridging 17
 
3.5
 
Dwellings that are part of larger premises 17
 
3.6
 
Curtain walling 17
 
3.7
 
Party walls 18
 
4
 
Domestic hot water 18
 
4.1
 
Distribution loss 18
 
4.2
 
Storage loss 18
 
4.3
 
Community schemes 19
 
4.4
 
Solar collector 19
 
4.5
 
Alternative DHW heating systems 19
 
5
 
Internal gains 19
 
6
 
Solar gains and utilisation factor 20
 
6.1
 
Solar gains for openings 20
 
6.2
 
Openings for which solar gain is included 20
 
6.3
 
More than one glazing type 21
 
6.4
 
Utilisation factor 21
 
6.5
 
Solar gain in summer 21
 
7
 
Mean internal temperature 21
 
7.1
 
Living area fraction 21
 
8
 
Climatic data 21
 
9
 
Space heating requirements 21
 
9.1
 
Heating systems 21
 
9.2
 
Heating system efficiency (space and DHW) 22
 
9.3
 
Heating controls 24
 
10
 
Space cooling requirements 26
 
11
 
Total energy use and fuel costs 27
 
11.1
 
Energy use 27
 
11.2
 
Fuel prices 27
 
11.3
 
Electricity tariff 27
 
11.4
 
Main fuel types 27
 
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