The Part L analysis and results dialogue, accessed via a dialogue on the lower edge of the <VE> Compliance view, is divided into two parts:
Part L (2002) – England/Wales/NI: facilities for specifying the Part L analysis to be performed
Results: facilities for viewing the results of the analysis
This dialogue also provides a route to the Part L building and system data.
Part L Building & System Data
General
This part of the interface deals with Part L data relating to the building type and the building’s environmental systems. It is divided into tabs covering different aspects of this data. Part L building and system settings may be stored in a user database.
Part L building and system data is accessed by two routes:
1. via the <VE> Compliance menu option ‘Settings/Building Regs Building & System Data’
2. via the Part L analysis dialogue at the lower edge of the <VE> Compliance screen.
Part L1 and Part L2 require different types of building and system data. The data tabs and fields required to be filled in change depending on the Building Type selected.
Within Part L1 or Part L2, not all data fields are required by all methods. For example, while the bulk of the Part L2 building and system data is used by the L2 Elemental Method, some fields are required only by the Whole-building (Office) method and can be ignored for the purpose of the Elemental Method. The detailed documentation below indicates which items of data are required for each method.
