ABBE HI Exam Question No 3

[wayne4331]

Which one of the following statements best summarises the description of the subject property in relation to the alley for the purpose of the RdSAP calculation?

a) The house has an additional element of heat loss floor at first floor level (for which the RdSAP software will make an automatic adjustment) and an area of sheltered wall at ground floor level separating the accommodation from the alley.

b) The house has an element of sheltered wall at ground floor level separating the accommodation from the alley.

c) The house has an area of additional heat loss floor at first floor level (for which the RdSAP software will make an automatic adjustment).

d) The house has an area of heat loss floor at first floor level (for which the RdSAP software will make an automatic adjustment) and also an exposed wall at ground floor level between the accommodation and the alley.

[Ian Williams]

The answer should be d It is exposed wall (NOT) sheltered wall

But It may be easier to not survey this house if you get it as it sounds like a bl**dy nightmare.

Regards

[wayne4331]

LOL

[ENERGYWISE]

Hi
As a humble DEA i reckon the same as ian it has a part heat loss floor over the alley
and i cannot see any sheltered wall only a heat loss wall on the ground floor running the length of the alley

regards
Alex

[wayne4331]

Well I would suspect you are both right, but hey im not the ABBE girlie that will be marking the exam.

[markmkt]

The answer is

d) The house has an area of heat loss floor at first floor level (for which the RdSAP software will make an automatic adjustment) and also an exposed wall at ground floor level between the accommodation and the alley.

[colh]

I have just added Houses with alleyways or flying freeholds to my voluntary limitations list. Guess i'm going to be busy. NOT

[ace-inspector]

The answer is d) purely because houses have no assessment for heat loss floors - this only applies to flats. The exposed (or sheltered) wall would form part of the lowest occupied floor Heat Loss Perimeter.