by david | Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
BERA has been conducting Section J (DTS) assessments under NCC 2019 for over six months now, so we thought it would be a good time to put down some thoughts on how it’s going. If you’re a fellow Energy Efficiency assessor, we’d love to hear how you’re going with it...
by Tori Walker | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
There is a new player in the NatHERS Software space, and it could be a game changer. Background For the last ten years, there have been only three accredited software providers able to satisfy the NCC’s requirement for reducing the heating and cooling...
by Tori Walker | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
From May 1st 2020, the NCC 2019 regulations will be mandatory for new building designs. Whilst generally the energy efficiency requirements are more stringent under NCC 2019 (giving rise to some design and costing changes), there are some new ways that the code...
by Tori Walker | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Walls and Glazing (J1.5) In the past, a building’s external walls, internal envelope walls, and glazing, were assessed as three separate components. With NCC 2019, the conditioned envelope wall-glazing construction is assessed as a whole, either for the whole...
by Tori Walker | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
As mentioned in a previous blog article, there are numerous and significant changes to the way that Section J (Deemed to Satisfy) assessments are to be carried out under NCC 2019, Vol 1. These changes take mandatory effect on 1st of May, 2020. So what are the main...
by Tori Walker | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
New energy efficiency provisions aiming to increase energy efficiency by 30-40% were introduced with the release of NCC 2019 on 1st May, 2019. As the changes were quite significant, compulsory adoption was delayed until 1st May, 2020. For the last 12 months, the...
