Application Procedure
Before making an application, software vendors are required to carry-out a preliminary checking.
General information and details of the validation tests are available on this website. Please follow the appropriate links located in the Validation Procedure Section.
After the software tests are completed, an application to have the software validated and approved is to be filed online via appropriate emails related to the class of the software:
The email must contain all the required deliverables listed below:
[a] FI-SBEM class
- Submission pro-forma or checklist
- Vendor’s FI-SBEM software input files (.inp file, and .nct file if applicable)
- BRIRL summary document (in .pdf format)
- Building Energy Rating (BER) Certificate (in .pdf format)
[b] DSM class
- Submission pro-forma or checklist
- BRIRL summary document (in .pdf format)
- Building Energy Rating (BER) Certificate (in .pdf format)
- Documentation of additional results from test models
[c] ORCalc class (not yet active)
- Submission pro-forma or checklist
- Vendor’s ORCalc software input and output files (in .xml format)
- Display Energy Certificate (in .pdf format)
- Advisory Report (in .pdf format)
Please also refer to the Submission Criteria Section for details on items required when a submission is made.
The email will go to the Software Testing House and the application will be processed and the vendor contacted to progress the application.
