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  • Nick Bishop commented,
    1. Community
    2. General Discussion
    3. modelling a sandwich panel roof

    Hi Tai Lee, You would need to do this in the Ceiling Data-grid roof-insulation column cell, we need to add that capability to summary view, Regards Nick

  • Nick Bishop commented,
    Official comment
    1. Community
    2. General Discussion
    3. modelling a sandwich panel roof

    Hi Emily, Sorry for the delay in replying to this. In regards to sandwich panels, you can generally type directly in the Roof Insulation column "0" to represent no roof insulation which will create...

  • Nick Bishop commented,
    Official comment
    1. Community
    2. General Discussion
    3. Chad

    Hi Chad, Yes dormer windows are typically constructed with several Floating/Special Walls. The main external wall will have the window on it (and any eaves, screens and wing-walls can be added to t...

  • Nick Bishop commented,
    Official comment
    1. Community
    2. General Discussion
    3. Void Zone

    Hi Sarah, That's correct that you can't create a zone that is completely inside another zone (if that's what you're trying to do), a zone can't share an internal wall with itself so it doesn't work...

  • Nick Bishop created an article,

    Move, Copy, Mirror and Rotate Drawing Modes

    1. Interface
    2. Hero Interface

    The Move Drawing Mode, Copy Drawing Mode, Mirror Drawing Mode and Rotate Drawing Mode are all powerful "Transform" based drawing modes that can be used for Hero projects, and are particularly usefu...

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  • Nick Bishop commented,
    1. Interface
    2. Hero Interface
    3. Optimisation

    Hi Ben, Optimisation is not currently enabled for Mac (cloud simulations) though we hope to get this out soon, Regards Nick

  • Nick Bishop commented,
    Official comment
    1. Community
    2. General Discussion
    3. Climate zones

    Hi Brian, Thanks for your question, in Hero v3.1 the NCC/ABCB Climate Zone is based off the default NCC/ABCB Climate Zone for the NatHERS Climate Zone so there are occasions as you say where that d...

  • Nick Bishop created an article,

    Cooking

    1. Appliances (WoH)
    2. Appliances (WoH)

    The Cooktop type and Oven type of a home must be entered to complete a NatHERS WoH Rating. While it is a non regulated load and doesn't contribute to the WoH Rating it can constitute a reasonable p...

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  • Nick Bishop created an article,

    Hot Water systems (HWS)

    1. Appliances (WoH)
    2. Appliances (WoH)

    Hot water is typically one of the largest energy demands of a home, and is a key part of the NatHERS WoH scheme. There are a variety of different selectable hot-water systems and efficiency levels ...

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  • Nick Bishop created an article,

    Heating and Cooling Appliances (HVAC)

    1. Appliances (WoH)
    2. Appliances (WoH)

      One of the main appliance categories assessed for NatHERS Whole of Home (WoH) is Heating and Cooling (commonly called 'HVAC' although the "V" for mechanical ventilation is not currently included ...

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