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Last month, we put out the call for questions for our new monthly series, Questions and AEC. And the responses came pouring in. So without further ado, here we go!

Twitter follower @xinyiwho asked:

@IESVE yes, can we trust the default SPF in Apache system?

Cormac Glynn, Project Consultant based in Dublin, answered:

I wouldn’t take the default value for SFP. The default specific fan power is 3 but the limiting value for Part L is 2. Therefore on a new building, if you took the default value you would fail. The reason for this is that the user is forced to consider the SFP and not just take the default value without realizing and achieve a pass. It is up to the user to decide on inputs to the model.

Does that answer your question, @xinyiwho?

And do you, dear reader, have a question that you need an answer to? Feel free to leave a comment below with your question. Or follow us on Twitter and send us a question using the hashtag is #IESVEQuestions. Or you can find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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A new monthly series featuring your questions and answers from IES’ worldwide team of consultants

The wonderful world of AEC. What’s not to love? But as the worlds of architecture, engineering and construction evolve, we are finding that there’s a whole list of questions out there that this community is seeking answers to. Especially in the green building, sustainable design and performance analysis arena…

Enter Questions and AEC, our new monthly series featuring YOUR questions!

Starting next month, our professionally-trained consultants will be online answering your questions. So here’s your chance to ask! Feel free to leave a comment below with a question. Or better yet, follow us on Twitter and send us a question that way. The hashtag is #IESVEQuestions. If you are on Facebook, we welcome questions on our page. And of course, we’ve got a LinkedIn Group as well. (Did we cover all the social networking bases?)

You could ask our opinions on LEED, Daylighting Simulation, Energy Modeling or even what services we offer that can add value to your organisation…so what are you waiting for? We’re ready for your questions…ask away!

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