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BRE Approved JPA Designer SAP 9.90
JPA Designer SAP 9.90 version 5.02a1 is approved for calculations in England & Wales and Scotland and for EPC's in England & Wales.
To download the complete list of SAP programs tested by BRE and approved by CLG and SBS for use in connection with Building Regulations 2010 for new dwellings, click below. JPA Designer is on page 2.
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Issuing EPCs with JPA Designer - IMPORTANT
If you need to issue EPCs for calculations made in SAP versions 9.8, 9.81 and 9.90 you must read the information in the white box at the bottom of the page.
SAP modules
SAP is the government's Standard Assessment Procedure which is used to assess the energy efficiency of dwellings and their rate of emission of carbon dioxide.
Education discounts are available for SAP 9.90 modules. <Click here for more details>
Sole trader discounts are available for the SAP 9.90 module and the SAP 9.90 + U-value Professional 2010 bundle. Contact us for more details.
SAP 9.90*
£400.00 + VAT (includes first year's licence fee)
Annual licence fee: £125.00 + VAT
Assesses the energy performance of dwellings using version 9.90 of SAP. The module:
- Calculates SAP ratings
- Calculates the Target Carbon Dioxide Emission Rate (TER) and Dwelling Carbon Dioxide Emission Rate (DER).
- Checks dwellings for compliance with the fabric and services efficiency standards of Building Regulations.
- Lodges and issues EPCs (requires membership of an accreditation scheme).
- Checks for overheating risk.
- Calculates carbon dioxide emission levels for Code for Sustainable Homes Assessments.
- Calculates average TER and DER for apartment blocks and terraces.
The results of calculations can be printed out or produced as PDF files for emailing.
SAP 9.90* with 3D import
£840.00 + VAT (includes first year's licence fee)
Annual licence fee: £150.00 + VAT
An advanced version of the SAP 9.90 module developed to import data from the 3D graphical user interface within IES <VE> software. The module enables users to undertake compliance calculations directly from <VE> models, or to start from Google SketchUp™ or Autodesk® Revit® models.
This module is also available as part of the iSAP 2010 bundle which offers a complete compliance solution for dwellings and non-dwellings.
Note
* To complete SAP assessments you will need a method for calculating U-values. This can be a program you already own/use or either the JPA Designer Uvalue 2010 module or the Uvalue Professional 2010 module. If you do not already have a Uvalue calculator we recommend you look at our Software bundle option as it contains both the SAP 9.90 and U-value Professional 2010 modules at a discounted price.
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Issuing EPCs with JPA Designer - IMPORTANT |
On 17th April 2011 revised arrangements for issuing Energy Performance Certificates came into effect. There are changes to: JPA Designer has been updated to implement those changes and all users should download and install Version 5.02a1. The extent of the changes varies between countries, and users should follow the relevant guidance shown in our Technical Note 2011/03. This can be downloaded from the 'Downloads' page of our website or by clicking on the first link below. If you issue EPCs you must read this technical note. We also have a guide to lodging EPCs with version 5.02a1 - this contains a section on solving all common problems and what to look our for. This can be downloaded from the 'Downloads' page of our website or by clicking on the second link below. |
| Technical note 2011/03 (version 2) Revised arrangements for issuing Energy Performance Certificates with JPA Designer from 17 April 2011 |
Issue June 2011 |