Along with both iQ-Energy and AIRS our inhouse software solutions for Domestic and Air Conditioning assessors, when accredited with Quidos, you will have access to a range of third party software packages, for use when conducting assessments and lodging reports. The majority of these packages are available free of charge to accredited members in addition to our in house software.
iSBEM
- For use by Non Domestic Energy Assessors
- Free license for Quidos accredited members
The user is then required to complete a Recommendation Report for the building, highlighting areas in which the energy performance of the building may be improved. The Recommendations Report and the numerical rating are then combined to produce an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), which offers prospective clients an overview of the building’s energy performance as well as advice on how to reduce carbon emissions.
DesignBuilder
- For use by Non Domestic Energy Assessors
- Annual license fee of £450 for accredited members
- Free 30 day trial (via DesignBuilder website)
- http://www.designbuilder.co.uk/downloads
The software uses an advanced 3-D graphical interface and other features which enables Energy Assessors to produce EPCs much quicker than with other software tools.
Key features include:
- Floor plans can be imported from CAD drawings or scanned paper drawings.
- Drawing tools that allow even complex building geometries to be quickly modelled.
- Efficient data entry through a data inheritance scheme that allows data to be loaded for the whole building or parts of the building.
- Automatic generation of EPCs and Recommendations report as XML files.
- Integration into the Quidos Accreditation scheme to allow EPCs to be lodged on the Landmark database.
To contact the software developers, please email sales@designbuilder.co.uk or call 01453 755500.
ORCalc
- For use by Public Building Energy Assessors
- Free licence for accredited members
Other Software Providers
The Operational Rating provides members of the public with information regarding the energy consumption of the building over a year-long period, whilst the Advisory Report includes a number of recommendations which if acted upon will help improve the energy performance of the building. With the ORCalc software ranking a building’s rating on a grading scale from best to worst, the resulting Display Energy Certificate will alert both staff and members of the public to the energy consumption of the building in comparison to others.
EP Label
- For use by PBEAs
- Free license for accredited members