The building location is specified in the SBEMlocate utility. This is independent of ApLocate and accessed from the Part L2 (201) SBEM view tab > site location button.
The L2 regulations currently cover locations in England and Wales.
There are 14 UK locations:
· Belfast
· Birmingham
· Cardiff
· Edinburgh
· Glasgow
· Leeds
· London
· Manchester
· Newcastle
· Norwich
· Nottingham
· Plymouth
· Southampton
· Swindon
The L2 regulations currently specify 11 locations in England and Wales, but the use of any of Edinburgh, Glasgow or Belfast is also permitted if local circumstances make this appropriate.
On the other hand, Part F (Northern Ireland) *requires* the weather location to be Belfast, whilst Part L2 (2014) - Wales *requires* the weather location to be set to Cardiff.
Unlike the ApacheSim route, it is not necessary for a VE-SBEM user to purchase the TRY and DSY weather files from CIBSE 2016 weather data set as SBEM holds this data internally.
