Version information
BRE Excess Cold Calculator
Current version is 1.3.1
Version 1.3.1 (Published on 11 Sep 2020 - Bug fixing): List of changes:
- Security updates
- Spelling/grammar
Version 1.3.0 (Published on 12 Dec 2018 - Upgrade): List of changes:
- Security updates
- Improvements to error reporting
- Updates to libraries
- Bug fix to user tariff entry
Version 1.2.2 (Published on 13 Dec 2017 - Upgrade): List of changes:
- Solid and cavity wall U-value updates
- Correction to processing of roof windows
- Contact us link now creates an email if user is not logged in
Version 1.2.1 (Published on 26 Jun 2015 - Bug fixing): List of changes:
- Change of heating category and control code used for heat pump systems.
- Correction to display of apostrophes in FAQ page.
Version 1.2.0 (Published on 10 Feb 2015 - Upgrade): List of changes:
- Addition of basement wall u-value to help box.
- Correction to storage heater capacity calculation in room data section.
- Improvements to usability of interface.
Version 1.1.0 (Published on 02 Dec 2014 - Bug fixing): List of changes:
- Enabling login with emails including apostrophes.
- Correction of treatment of envelope adjacent to unheated spaces
Version 1.0.0 (Published on 04 Dec 2013 - Major): List of changes:
- PDF reports can now be created. Previously created PDFs are listed and can be viewed directly without re-running the calculation.
- Cases created by other users can be easily recreated in your account, depending on sharing permissions set by the original case creator.
- A watermark has been added to reports produced by unlicensed users.
- An updated user guide available for download (v1.1).
- An improvement to the way individual room data is processed.
- Minor graphical enhancement to temperature reporting.
- Minor enhancement to the user interface help message display.
Version 0.8.0 (Published on 08 Nov 2013 - Upgrade): List of changes:
- Addition of new wall, floor and window types to the U-value help section.
- Addition of a Fuel units converter to the help section.
- Addition of an Air Change Rate calculator to the help section.
- Collection of property type and age in the Case Information section.
- Graphical enhancements to fuel cost reporting.
- An updated user guide available for download.
- A change to the way secondary heating is assigned for dwellings with old electric storage heaters.
- A correction to the way the boiler efficiency value is stored.
Version 0.4.0 (Published on 04 Oct 2013 - Upgrade): List of changes:
- Further enhancement from UAT testing feedback
- Addition of XCC User guide in Download section
- Further error checking corrections
Version 0.3.0 (Published on 04 Oct 2013 - Upgrade): List of changes:
- Further enhancement from UAT testing feedback
- Error checking of input parameters - corrections.
- Input tips updated and improved
- Additional U-value calculators added
- Link to SEDBUK database added
- Table of heat loss by element (wall/floor/etc.) added to results page
Version 0.2.0 (Published on 04 Oct 2013 - Upgrade): List of changes:
- Run calculation dynamically connected to BRE XCC calculation engine
- Reporting page enhanced with graphic reports
- Data input parameters' page enhanced navigation with cookie driven collapse/expand functionalities
- Correction of interface handling of Room Data - Removal of unused items
- Functionality to add more rooms to Room Data
- Error checking of input parameters - corrections on fuel data
Version 0.1.1 (Published on 15 Sep 2013 - Upgrade): List of changes:
- Basic functionality
- Setting total floor area and dwelling volume also as input, rather than calculated, parameters.
- Ventilation heat loss calculation to utilise air changes per hour instead of the standard SAP methodology.
- Saving and reporting parameters as part of the living area, rest of the dwelling, and whole dwelling.
- Calculating and reporting the annual energy consumption by alternative heating systems.
- Calculating and reporting the annual fuel cost by the alternative heating systems.
- Calculating and reporting the annual CO2 emissions by each of the alternative heating systems.
- Calculating and reporting the SAP rating and band for the dwelling with the alternative heating systems.
Version 0.1.0 (Published on 05 Sep 2013 - Major): List of changes: