Once the updated EPC has been generated using an exported project and lodged on the Scottish EPC Register, you must return to the original source project (which includes the alternative scenario) to complete the Action Plan process. Once reloaded, select VE Compliance from the Applications list.
If you set a different inspection date for the EPC in the previous steps, you should first update this date in this project’s EPC settings – select ApacheSim – EPC from the Simulation Mode dropdown on the toolbar and then update the Inspection Date value on the Building Regs tab of Building & System Data. Once done, you can then select ApacheSim – Section 63 again.
Ensure that the relevant scenario is active, then click the Building & System Data button. The Section 63 tab in Building & System Data should then be updated as follows:
1. Enter the RRN of the newly lodged EPC into the EPC Report Reference Number (RRN) field
2. Tick the Has the Section 63 action plan been completed? option
3. Enter the current date into the Actual completion date of the Section 63 action plan field
Click OK to apply the changes and then click the Generate Action Plan button again – once the simulation is completed, the final draft Action Plan is created and can be lodged on the register. Once lodged, this final Action Plan acts as the “document of confirmation of improvement”, as required under the regulations.
For details on lodging the Action Plan on the register, see Appendix C: Lodging on the Scottish EPC Register .
