Constructions for building elements such as walls, roofs and glazing are created in the Constructions Database (CDB) utility accessible via Apache View or VE Compliance. They should satisfy the U value requirements of regulation 25. The construction definition should include allowance for non-repeating thermal bridging, using an area-based thermal bridging coefficient. Constructions may be assigned to building elements in either Apache View or VE Compliance.
Note that for VE type roof-lights the CDB interface provides an option Adjusted for BR443. This is only relevant to VE-SBEM and has no relevance to ApacheSim compliance.
Roof-light & roof-window product data may be provided in the vertical plane so the user should make suitable adjustments manually; BE443 gives guidance, however the NCM guidance (+0.3/+0.2) is recommended for consistency with SBEM & BRUKL.
