Validation Procedure
Please download the Software Validation & Approval Process Map and Flow Chart Description for detailed information.
Submitted tests will first pass through a high-level sanity check to ascertain compliance of submission to specified guidelines.
Passing the check, the application will be processed and the software test output will be validated.
The results for the FI-SBEM tests must be in exact agreement with SEAI's reference results
Approval Process
The approval scheme has two outcomes:
- An approval by SEAI that the software in its current state and form has met all compliance requirements and therefore is fit for commercial use.
- An application is deferred as it has not met all compliance requirements. In this case, recommendations will be provided as to how compliance can be achieved.
FI-SBEM tests
The vendor will conduct a set of four test cases on the software of which outputs must be in exact agreement with the SEAI’s reference outputs.
Download the FI-SBEM Test Cases.
They are essentially models of buildings where a run for Irish Part L compliance check and the production of Asset Rating and BER will be required as submission.
The requirement is that the resulting input files must match the reference input also supplied in the information package, in terms of format and figures.
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