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Thursday, May 12, 2011

H1 House Insulation and E2 Risk Matrix in Vectorworks

If you are using Vectorworks in New Zealand, you should be glad to hear the news, there is now a series of worksheets that are designed to answer the E2 and H1 issues.

E2 Risk Matrix
This is a worksheet that will help you to add up the Risk Factors for your buildings. It is a simple Vectorworks worksheet that counts up the correct score as you enter the Risk Severity.

H1 House Insulation - Schedule Method
With this worksheet, it is easy to calculate the wall areas and window areas for the insulation calculation. There are some detailed instructions to follow to make sure that the worksheet picks up the correct data, but the instructions are in the file for you.

H1 House Insulation - Calculation Method
This worksheet finds the area do the roof, walls, windows and so on. When you enter the insulation values for each area, you get a total heat loss, for comparing with the example house. Again, there are some detailed instructions to follow to make sure that the worksheet picks up the correct data, but the instructions are in the file for you.

There is one file in the library section of the Vector-workout Subscription web site with all 3 worksheets and instructions for using them. If you are a subscriber, you can find these in the Files part of the web site...

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