15
Legislation
Compliance with 2010 Building
Regulations
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are based on the heating plant emissions rate
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HPER gives an indication of carbon emissions
of the heating plant in a specific dwelling and is
CERAJEJGC ,
2
per kWh. Because the Ecogen
is heat led, the HPER is for each kWh of heat
generated, but the carbon value is for both heat
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>ULNK@Q?P
There are different HPERs for different plant size
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in the 2010 Building Regulations is a maximum
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N=PEK
SAP & CSH
There is a section of SAP dedicated for
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data from the SEDBUK database. Performance
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Performance Data table on page 22.
The performance data is given for nominal plant
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SAP then works out the exact performance data
between the nominal plant size ratios.
Footnote:
Based on a plant size ratio of 1.5 Primary energy factor of
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0.422 for electric.
maximum
appliance output
design heat loss
of the property
plant size
ratio
=
Ecogen Band A Boiler
vs
0.8 tonnes carbon saving vs Band A Boiler
Ecogen =J@$KEHAN
vs
3.3 tonnes carbon saving vs Band G Boiler