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SAP
SAP is the Government's Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings. SAP 2005 is adopted by government as part of the UK national methodology for calculation of the energy performance of buildings. It is used to demonstrate compliance with building regulations for dwellings - Part L (England and Wales), Section 6 (Scotland) and Part F (Northern Ireland) - and to provide energy ratings for dwellings.
It is becoming more and more important to reduce energy consumption
in buildings, and SAP is used to ensure that new construction
is energy efficient. The minimum standard is likely to keep
increasing as fuel becomes more expensive and climate change
dictates government policy. One way to substantially improve
the SAP rating of a building is to install some form of microgeneration.
To see how this can affect the figures, see
this site.
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