Technical and Financial Viability Testing of Individual Heating and Cooling Meters and Heat Cost Allocators USER GUIDE Issue: 5th July 2014 Version: 3a Tool version: 4a Created by: Elena Olloqui, Updated by Alex Duckworth 5th August 2014 Checked by: Andrew Cripps 6th August 2014 Validated by: Andrew Cripps 6th August 2014, minor amendments 20 October 2014 This document provides user guidance to accompany the tool that provides the technical and financial viability testing of individual Heat and Cooling meters and Heat Cost Allocators. This tool allows users to evaluate the technical and financial viability of implementing heat or cooling meters and HCAs in existing buildings which are fed by heating or cooling networks and community schemes. This tool is to be used by any organisation responsible for delivering heating or cooling to dwellings or non-domestic units. The tool is designed to evaluate the following configurations: One or more blocks of flats, all of identical topology and system configuration One or more detached dwellings, all of identical topology and system configuration One or more semi-detached dwellings, all of identical topology and system configuration One or more terraced blocks, all of identical topology and system configuration Non domestic buildings with tenants/units served by heat/cooling networks. Mixed use buildings where all flats and non domestic units are served by the same system configuration. This tool is not suitable for any other configuration and different blocks will need to be entered separately if they do not have identical topologies and HVAC system configurations. Data is input into the and results are output in the “User Interface” tab, “Results” tab. The “User tab is split into sections: Interface” General Information This section is where basic information concerning the building, its age, location, and occupants is recorded. Technical viability Basic information on system configuration is required to provide a quick evaluation of technical viability. When the system is deemed to be not technically viable at this stage, the user is informed and no additional information is required. For non domestic buildings, applicability and technical viability of cooling meters is also assessed here. Domestic Details If the block contains dwellings, information regarding the number and types of domestic unit is entered here, as well as details which will affect the costs of any installation or technology used. Non-domestic Details
Technical and Financial Viability Testing of Individual Heating and Cooling Meters and Heat Cost Allocators USER GUIDE Issue: 5th July 2014 Version: 3a Tool version: 4a Created by: Elena Olloqui, Updated by Alex Duckworth 5th August 2014 Checked by: Andrew Cripps 6th August 2014 Validated by: Andrew Cripps 6th August 2014, minor amendments 20 October 2014 This document provides user guidance to accompany the tool that provides the technical and financial viability testing of individual Heat and Cooling meters and Heat Cost Allocators. This tool allows users to evaluate the technical and financial viability of implementing heat or cooling meters and HCAs in existing buildings which are fed by heating or cooling networks and community schemes. This tool is to be used by any organisation responsible for delivering heating or cooling to dwellings or non-domestic units. The tool is designed to evaluate the following configurations: One or more blocks of flats, all of identical topology and system configuration One or more detached dwellings, all of identical topology and system configuration One or more semi-detached dwellings, all of identical topology and system configuration One or more terraced blocks, all of identical topology and system configuration Non domestic buildings with tenants/units served by heat/cooling networks. Mixed use buildings where all flats and non domestic units are served by the same system configuration. This tool is not suitable for any other configuration and different blocks will need to be entered separately if they do not have identical topologies and HVAC system configurations. Data is input into the “User Interface” tab, and results are output in the “Results” tab. The “User Interface” tab is split into sections: General Information This section is where basic information concerning the building, its age, location, and occupants is recorded. Technical viability Basic information on system configuration is required to provide a quick evaluation of technical viability. When the system is deemed to be not technically viable at this stage, the user is informed and no additional information is required. For non domestic buildings, applicability and technical viability of cooling meters is also assessed here. Domestic Details If the block contains dwellings, information regarding the number and types of domestic unit is entered here, as well as details which will affect the costs of any installation or technology used. Non-domestic Details
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