Temporary Program of Compliance : U-Value

Villas & Buildings

Overview Wall U-value Roof U-value Materials Glossary Summary

Overview
This tool provides a simple means of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of the Temporary Program of Compliance for single villas & buildings. This allows consultants to
demonstrate compliance for one-off Villas & Buildings using the Estidama Villa Product Database (EVPD), by calculation of elemental U-values or by a combination of the two methods.

This tool provides the capability for assessing U-values for each envelope element (wall & roof). Compliance is based upon an area weighted average basis for each element type. The
supporting credit narrative must clearly outline the location and use of the various construction types as well as summarising the overall elemental performance.

This tool is for design guidance only and provides no guarantee of in service performance. It is intended for use with demonstrating compliance with the Temporary Program of Compliance
Only.

Required Information
Project Info U-value Calculator Performance Calculation Method
Project ID Person Responsible Jawed Abdur Rahman Walls Not using EVPD
Project Name ‫اﻟﺷﺣﻲ‬ Company gineering Consultants Roof Not using EVPD
Location Hai Zayed Mosque - 25 Date of Issue 07/12/2022 Fenestration Combination
PVRS Professional Jawed Abdur Rahman

Additional Guidance
Given the simplifications made this procedure is solely applicable for assessment of U-values for constructions consisting of plane, parallel, uniform layers subject to linear thermal transfer from
outside to inside

In reality all building components will have some non-uniformity, including but not limited to:
joints between masonry units;
timber joists with insulation between;
structural framing elements;
metal penetrations/fixings/ties

This tool is intended as a guide to aid in preliminary assessment of materials and thicknesses required to achieve the target U-values, however detailed analysis should be undertaken as
part of the design development to assess the impact of non-uniformities.

The following standards and references offer some guidance for more detailed considerations, although this list is not exhaustive:

BR 443 Conventions for U-value Calcs Key to cell formats in the U-value Calculator
BS EN ISO 6946 Thermal Resistance and Transmittance Input Cells that may be changed by design teams
BS EN ISO 10077-1 Thermal Performance of Windows, Doors & Shutters - Simplified Calculation Methods Slider bar that controls thickness of fabric elements
BS EN ISO 10077-2 Thermal Performance of Windows, Doors & Shutters - Numerical Methods for Frames
CIBSE Guide A, Appendix 3.A7: Properties of materials

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Wall U-value Calculator
Overview Wall U-value Roof U-value Materials Glossary Summary

Performance Calculation Method: Not using EVPD

EVPD Reference Construction U- Total Area of

Number of EVPD constructions: EVPD Wall Type Description
Number value (W/m².K) Construction (m²)
1 1 Target Average U-value: 0.570 W/m².K
2 Average U-value for all walls: 0.460 W/m².K
3 Average U-value Passes RE-R1 Target
4

Entering the required information will enable calculation of the wall U-value. The Category and Material for each layer can be selected and the thickness varied to match the proposed design. Variations in material properties
can be achieved via the materials tab, once they have been entered below. Any material not in the database should be entered as "Miscellaneous", "Other" and the Thermal Conductivity defined in the Materials tab. Full
supporting documentation should also be provided.

Number of non-EVPD constructions: Internal Design Temperature Surface Finish

1 24°C Light

Thermal Thermal
Non-EVPD Wall Description: 1 Layer Thickness Conductivity, k Resistance, R
(m) (W/m.K) (m2.K/W)
2
Category Material 0.050 m .K/W External Surface Resistance
Cement/plaster/mortar plaster, 1200kg/m3 Cement/plaster/mort 0.020 0.520 0.038
Masonry heavyweight, dry, 2050kg/m3 Masonryheavyweight, 0.070 0.900 0.078 Outside
Insulation expanded polystyrene (EPS) Insulationexpanded p 0.060 0.035 1.714
to
Masonry heavyweight, dry, 2050kg/m3 Masonryheavyweight, 0.070 0.900 0.078
Cement/plaster/mortar plaster, lightweight aggregate Cement/plaster/mort 0.020 0.230 0.087 Inside

2
0.127 m .K/W Internal Surface Resistance
Construction Area 514.0 m² 1.995
Construction Thickness 0.240 m
2
Total Thermal Resistance 2.173 m .K/W Average U-value for all walls: 0.46W/m².K
2
Element U-value 0.460 W/m .K Average U-value Passes RE-R1 Target

Thermal Thermal
Non-EVPD Wall Description: Layer Thickness Conductivity, k Resistance, R
Roof U-value Calculator

Overview Wall U-value Roof U-value Materials Glossary Summary

erformance Calculation Method: Not using EVPD

EVPD Reference Construction U- Total Area of

Number of EVPD constructions: EVPD Roof Type Description
Number value (W/m².K) Construction (m²)
1 1 Target Average U-value: 0.310 W/m².K
2 Average U-value for all roofs: 0.302 W/m².K
3 Average U-value Passes RE-R1 Target

Entering the required information will enable calculation of the roof U-value. The Category and Material for each layer can be selected and the thickness varied to match the proposed design. Variations in material properties can be
achieved via the materials tab, once they have been entered below. Any material not in the database should be entered as "Miscellaneous", "Other" and the Thermal Conductivity defined in the Materials tab. Full supporting
documentation should also be provided.

Number of non-EVPD constructions: Internal Design Temperature Site Exposure Surface Finish
1 24 Partial Light

Thermal Thermal
Non-EVPD Roof Description: Layer Thickness Conductivity, k Resistance, R
(m) (W/m.K) (m2.K/W)
2
Category Material 0.038 m .K/W External Surface Resistance
Stone hard stone (unspecified), 2750kg/m3 Stonehard stone (uns 0.030 0.160 0.188
Cement/plaster/mortar cement mortar Cement/plaster/mort 0.020 1.150 0.017
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) general Polyvinylchloride (PV 0.004 0.070 0.057
Bitumen General BitumenGeneral 0.001 0.035 0.029
Concrete, cast foamed, 320kg/m3 Concrete, castfoamed 0.125 0.160 0.781 Outside
Insulation extruded polystyrene Insulationextruded po 0.100 0.720 0.139
to
Concrete, cast aerated, 500kg/m3 Concrete, castaerate 0.300 0.160 1.875
Cement/plaster/mortar cement mortar Cement/plaster/mort 0.020 0.720 0.028 Inside

2
0.165 m .K/W Internal Surface Resistance
3.114
2
Building Total Roof Area 514.0 m
Construction Thickness 0.600 m
2
Total Thermal Resistance 3.317 m .K/W Average U-value for all roofs: 0.302W/m².K
2
Element U-value 0.302 W/m .K Average U-value Passes RE-R1 Target

Thermal Thermal
Non-EVPD Roof Description: Layer Thickness Conductivity, k Resistance, R
Material Properties

Overview Wall U-value Roof U-value Materials Glossary Summary

Once materials have been selected for each of the elements their thermal properties can be edited by entering values in the highlighted cells below.
Should the performance entered exceed a certain range the value will be highlighted
Wall Elements Roof Elements
Thermal Conductivity, k Thermal Conductivity, k
Proposed Proposed
Material Typical Material Typical Mate
Revision Revision
plaster, 1200kg/m3 0.520 0.520 hard stone (unspecified), 2750kg/m3 2.900 0.160
heavyweight, dry, 2050kg/m3 0.900 0.900 cement mortar 0.720 1.150
expanded polystyrene (EPS) 0.035 0.035 general 0.160 0.070
heavyweight, dry, 2050kg/m3 0.900 0.900 General 1.150 0.035
plaster, lightweight aggregate 0.230 0.230 foamed, 320kg/m3 0.070 0.160
extruded polystyrene 0.035 0.720
aerated, 500kg/m3 0.160
cement mortar 0.720
 Floor Elements
Thermal Conductivity, k
Proposed
erial Typical
Revision
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Overview Wall U-value Roof U-value Materials Glossary Summary

This section provides definitions for some of the terms used in this tool.

Thermal Conductivity Site Exposure Surface Finish

Measure of a material's ability to conduct heat energy. Defines how open the site is relative to surrounding Defines the surface colour of the finished element.
developments.

Thermal Resistance Examples are given below:

Exposed: few surrounding
Measure of a material's ability to impede the transfer of heat. buildings flat terrain
White

U-value Light
Overall heat transfer coefficient for a building element. The Partial: some surrounding
Medium
lower the U-value the better the insulatory performance of the buildings of similar size
element.
Dark

Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) Black

Ratio of solar gain entering the zone through the glazing Sheltered: surrounded by
relative to incident radiation on the external surface. similar height or taller
buildings Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
The relative temperature of a surface with respect to the
standard white (SRI = 100) and standard black (SRI = 0) under
the standard solar and ambient conditions.

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Fabric Performance Summary

Overview Wall U-value Roof U-value Materials Glossary Summary

Elemental U-value Compliance

This section provides a summary of the individual element performance and confirms compliance with the target U-value requirements

Element Target Value Average U-Value Compliant

Wall 0.570 W/m2.K 0.460 W/m2.K Yes
All opaque fabri
achieve average
Roof 0.310 W/m2.K 0.302 W/m2.K Yes

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