Technical notes relating to solar hot water systems:

An Analysis the Solar Energy Calculation in SAP 2005 (PDF 160 KB)
Elmes, S.A. and Tan, K.T. March 28 2005.
Viridian's analysis of the Draft Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) 2005 and its treatment of solar thermal energy. The SAP is the calculation sheet used to demonstrate that new buildings comply with the UK Building Regulations for energy efficiency.

Comparison of SAP 2001 and BS 5918 (PDF 280 KB)
Elmes, S.A. and Tan, K.T. April 15 2004.
Viridian's analysis of the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) 2001 and its treatment of solar thermal energy.

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