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This is subject to it being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. natural mechanical, supply and extract mechanical, extract only not radiators or underfloor radiators underfloor fan coil units England and Wales: before 1900; Scotland: before 1919; Northern Ireland: before 1919 England and Wales: 1900-1929; Scotland: 1919-1929; Northern Ireland: 1919-1929 England and Wales: 1930-1949; Scotland: 1930-1949; Northern Ireland: 1930-1949 England and Wales: 1950-1966; Scotland: 1950-1964; Northern Ireland: 1950-1973 England and Wales: 1967-1975; Scotland: 1965-1975; Northern Ireland: 1974-1977 England and Wales: 1976-1982; Scotland: 1976-1983; Northern Ireland: 1978-1985 England and Wales: 1983-1990; Scotland: 1984-1991; Northern Ireland: 1986-1991 England and Wales: 1991-1995; Scotland: 1992-1998; Northern Ireland: 1992-1999 England and Wales: 1996-2002; Scotland: 1999-2002; Northern Ireland: 2000-2006 England and Wales: 2003-2006; Scotland: 2003-2007; Northern Ireland: not applicable England and Wales: 2007-2011; Scotland: 2008-2011; Northern Ireland: 2007-2013 England and Wales: 2012 onwards; Scotland: 2012 onwards; Northern Ireland: 2014 onwards Not applicable Not recorded double glazing installed before 2002 double glazing installed during or after 2002 double glazing, unknown install date secondary glazing single glazing triple glazing double, known data triple, known data not defined Normal More Than Typical Less Than Typical Much More Than Typical Much Less Than Typical Not Defined external filled cavity internal as built unknown filled cavity + external filled cavity + internal unknown None 12mm 25mm 50mm 75mm 100mm 150mm 200mm 250mm 270mm 300mm 350mm 400mm or more Not Defined Rafters Joists No access.. This is retained for backwards compatibility only and should not be used. No access is covered by enum 5 of RoofTypeCode Unknown None; applicable only when Roof-Construction is 4, 5 or 6 Flat roof insulation Sloping ceiling insulation Not Defined Code which indicates the type of solar collector. unglazed flat panel evacuated tube Code which indicates the source of solar collector data. default declared values dual Single Unknown dual (24 hour) off-peak 18 hour 12mm 25 mm 38 mm 50 mm 80 mm 120mm 160mm lowest occupied lowest+1 lowest+2 lowest+3 lowest+4 lowest+5 lowest+6 roof rooms not recorded None Foam Jacket No Access No Cylinder Normal - up to 130 litres Medium - between 131 and 170 litres Large - greater than 170 litres. actual size included in Solar-Water-Heating-Details Dual Single not applicable A SAP Heating Code is a code specified in the RD/SAP specification to identify characteristics of the heating system. They are a numerical codes selected from a standard list detailed in the specification. Detached Semi-Detached End-Terrace Mid-Terrace Enclosed End-Terrace Enclosed Mid-Terrace Not Recorded Main Property 1st Extension 2nd Extension 3rd Extension 4th Extension Codes indicating average height of a room, storey or building part 1 storey 1.5 storey 2 storey 2.5 storey 3 storey no corridor heated corridor unheated corridor exposed floor semi-exposed upper floor to unheated space semi-exposed upper floor to partially heated space Other flat below Ground floor same dwelling below open flue balanced flue window roof-window database SAP Table Code which indicates an improvement measure for a property. Loft Insulation Flat roof insulation Room-in-roof insulation Cavity wall insulation Hot water cylinder insulation Draughtproofing Low energy lights Cylinder thermostat Heating controls for wet central heating system Heating controls for warm air system Upgrade boiler, same fuel Biomass boiler Biomass boiler as alternative improvement Biomass room heater with boiler New or replacement fan-assisted storage heaters New or replacement high heat retention storage heaters Replacement warm-air unit Solar water heating Replacement double glazed windows Replacement double glazing units Secondary glazing Solid wall insulation External insulation with cavity wall insulation Condensing oil boiler Change heating to Band A gas condensing boiler (no fuel switch) Change heating to Band A gas condensing boiler (fuel switch) Flue gas heat recovery Photovoltaics Wind turbine (roof mounted) Wind turbine (on mast) Floor insulation; for backwards compatibility only, do not use Insulation of suspended floor Insulation of solid ground floor Insulated doors Instantaneous waste water heat recovery Storage waste water heat recovery Air or ground source heat pump Air or ground source heat pump with underfloor heating Micro-CHP Not recorded none boiler with radiators or underfloor heating micro-cogeneration heat pump with radiators or underfloor heating heat pump with warm air distribution community heating system electric storage heaters electric underfloor heating warm air system (not heat pump) room heaters other system not recorded Code which indicates the type of terrain. urban suburban rural not recorded Code which indicates the type of conservatory. no conservatory separated unheated conservatory separated heated conservatory not separated not recorded - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used Code which indicates the type of floor construction. unknown solid suspended timber suspended (not timber) unknown as built retro-fitted Enumerations 3, 4, 5, 6 and NI relate to insulation of the roof other than of flat ceilings of the roof rooms. When enumerations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or NI apply, Roof-Insulation-Thickness must be included to indicate the insulation of flat ceilings of roof rooms. insulation thickness unknown not determined as built (applies to whole roof room) unknown none; for backwards compatibility only, do not use flat ceiling only all elements 50mm all elements 100mm all elements 150mm all elements as built Code which indicates a particular low or zero carbon energy source. Biomass main heating Biomass community heating Biomass community heating for some of heat generation Biomass secondary heating Geothermal heat source Community combined heat and power Ground source heat pump Water source heat pump Air source heat pump Solar water heating Solar photovoltaics Wind turbine Community heat pump Hydro-electric generation Micro-CHP Exhaust air heat pump Solar-assisted heat pump SAP 2005 version 9.80, dated October 2005 SAP version 9.81, dated January 2008 SAP version 9.82, dated Jun 2008 SAP version 9.83, dated Jun 2009 SAP version 9.90, dated March 2010 SAP version 9.91, dated January 2012 SAP version 9.92, dated Oct 2013 Codes which indicates where a flat is located within a building. basement ground floor mid floor top floor for backward compatibility only, do not use. insulation thickness unknown as built 50mm 100mm 150mm insulation thickness unknown as built 50mm 100mm 150mm Code which indicates the compass direction. Like SAP-OrientationCode, but without the "unknown" and "horizontal" options. North North East East South East South South West West North West To be used when the pitch is horizontal Code which indicates the vertical pitch (angle). horizontal 30 degrees 45 degrees 60 degrees vertical Code which indicates the amount of solar collector overshading. none or very little modest significant heavy manufacturer data BFRC data Code which indicates the compass direction. unknown or unspecified North North East East South East South South West West North West Horizontal (windows and roof windows only) unknown 50mm 100mm 150mm 200mm unknown 50mm 100mm 150mm unknown electrically powered PV powered Extension of a Decimal value for use with monetary values where a currency code needs to be specified. The currency code is actually metadata about the value so, in line with good XML practice, the Currency Code is declared as an XML-Attribute of the Money datatype rather than as a separate XML-Element. The currency attribute should then include a list of valid currencies codes that are supported. A count of the number of occurrences of something - must therefore be >=0. This is the functional equivalent of the XML nonNegativeInteger datatype. A measurement of something such as a length or area. All measurements are to 2 decimal places and must be positive. A string containing a unique identifier for something. The underlying assumption is that each instance of a class or entity will have a unique identifier assigned to it which can then be assigned to any referencing entity as a reference to the entity instance. This is a very similar concept to XML ID datatype but is locally defined because of the need to extend the datatype with domain specific attributes. The Boolean datatype is a redefinition of the XML Schema defined "Boolean". The XSD version is a logical True / False datatype whereas from a data processing perspective it is more likely to be a string based Y/N value. This could be seen as an Enumerated Domain but "Boolean" is so common that it makes more sense to be a base datatype. Yes No English Welsh Identifies the language that the sentence is recorded in. Types of roof that a Property may have. None Flat Pitched. This is retained for backwards compatibility only and should not be used. A pitched roof should be 4, 5, 6 or 8 Another dwelling above Pitched (slates or tiles), access to loft Pitched (slates or tiles), no access to loft Pitched (thatch) Same dwelling above Pitched roof with sloping ceiling Not recorded Basement Ground 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st or above granite or whinstone sandstone or limestone solid brick cavity timber frame system built cob wall park home wall Internal External House Bungalow Flat Maisonette Park home Code which indicates the type of heating fuel, as defined in SAP table 12. To be used only when there is no heating/hot-water system or data is from a community network mains gas - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used LPG - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used bottled LPG oil - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used anthracite wood logs bulk wood pellets wood chips dual fuel - mineral + wood electricity - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used waste combustion - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used biomass - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used biogas - landfill - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used house coal - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used smokeless coal wood pellets in bags for secondary heating LPG special condition B30K (not community) bioethanol mains gas (community) LPG (community) oil (community) B30D (community) coal (community) electricity (community) mains gas (not community) LPG (not community) oil (not community) electricity (not community) waste combustion (community) biomass (community) biogas (community) house coal (not community) biodiesel from any biomass source biodiesel from used cooking oil only biodiesel from vegetable oil only (not community) appliances able to use mineral oil or liquid biofuel biogas (not community) heat from boilers that can use mineral oil or biodiesel (community) heat from boilers using biodiesel from any biomass source (community) biodiesel from vegetable oil only (community) from heat network data (community) unknown over 45°C over 35°C and less than or equal to 45°C less than or equal to 35°C not applicable for the heating system unknown 2012 or earlier 2013 or later not applicable (FGHRS or no PV) not connected to dwelling’s electricity meter connected to dwelling’s electricity meter not recorded; for backwards compatibility only, do not use unknown – for backward compatibility only, do not use non-electric shower(s) only electric shower(s) only both electric and non-electric showers no shower unable to determine solid masonry, timber frame or system built cavity masonry, unfilled cavity masonry, filled not applicable (detached property or no party wall in this building part) no information - pre-9.92 survey 6mm 12mm 16mm or more mains gas available in the property mains gas not available in the property not recorded; for backwards compatibility only, do not use