Model/datatypes/epc
Khalim Conn-Kowlessar 4db05e843c fix(ventilation): dMEV takes lodged 0 intermittent fans, not the Table 5 default (SAP 10.2 §2)
Chasing the space-heating demand gap on "simulated case 48" (main 691 + Unknown
meter + 903 dual immersion): our SAP 55 vs Elmhurst 57. Every §10a cost line
already matched to the penny; the residual was demand — our space-heating
energy 3849.8 kWh vs Elmhurst 3513.8 (+9.6%). Traced through the worksheet: our
ventilation heat loss (38) ran ~35.5 W/K vs Elmhurst 27.76 — we were adding 20
m3/h of intermittent extract fans (the Table 5 age-band default) on a dwelling
with a decentralised mechanical extract (dMEV) system that lodges 0 fans.

SAP 10.2 §2 (PDF p.13): a whole-house mechanical EXTRACT system provides
extraction via the (23a) 0.5 system air-change rate; the lodged intermittent
extract-fan count (7a) is then explicit — a lodged 0 means 0 (the dMEV is the
ventilation), NOT "unknown". The Table 5 default is an unknown-fallback for
NATURALLY ventilated dwellings only, so it must not be substituted here.

Fix: for EXTRACT_OR_PIV_OUTSIDE, take vc.intermittent_fans as-is (no age-band
default). Worksheet-proven on two dMEV builds of cert 000565: "case 48" lodges
(7a)=0 -> our SAP 55 -> 57 EXACT; the original 000565 fixture lodges (7a)=2 and
keeps 2 (its e2e pins are unchanged). An earlier draft that forced fans=0 broke
000565 (which legitimately has 2) — corrected to "lodged as-is".

within-0.5 72.5% -> 72.6%, MAE 0.789 -> 0.788; CO2/PE unchanged. The fix also
reduces a systematic under-rating bias in the 21-cert dMEV cohort (median dSAP
-0.22 -> -0.08). Scoped to EXTRACT_OR_PIV_OUTSIDE; balanced MVHR/MV kinds left
untouched pending their own worksheet. SAP-schema regression
test_18_0_0 pin 80 -> 81 (closer to its lodged 84, same cause). Spec-pinned in
test_cert_to_inputs (dMEV-lodged-0 vs natural-default). pyright not installed
in this container -- strict type gate not run locally.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-23 11:33:07 +00:00
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domain fix(ventilation): dMEV takes lodged 0 intermittent fans, not the Table 5 default (SAP 10.2 §2) 2026-06-23 11:33:07 +00:00
loaders demo generated for use in address2uprn 2026-05-08 14:48:15 +00:00
schema Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into feature/hyde_make_it_more_accurate_with_tests 2026-06-17 09:05:37 +00:00
search bolstering testing 2026-04-28 13:46:09 +00:00
surveys fix(ventilation): read Blower Door AP50 pressure test (Summary) 2026-06-16 23:18:17 +00:00
__init__.py testing out rebaselining 2026-02-12 22:25:03 +00:00
construction_age_band.py testing out rebaselining 2026-02-12 22:25:03 +00:00
efficiency.py beginning to assembly the parity class 2026-02-04 18:34:59 +00:00
floor.py preparing partiy class 2026-02-05 08:54:27 +00:00
fuel.py beginning to assembly the parity class 2026-02-04 18:34:59 +00:00
heating_controls.py beginning to assembly the parity class 2026-02-04 18:34:59 +00:00
hotwater.py beginning to assembly the parity class 2026-02-04 18:34:59 +00:00
main_heating.py beginning to assembly the parity class 2026-02-04 18:34:59 +00:00
property_type_built_form.py beginning to assembly the parity class 2026-02-04 18:34:59 +00:00
roof.py beginning to assembly the parity class 2026-02-04 18:34:59 +00:00
walls.py beginning to assembly the parity class 2026-02-04 18:34:59 +00:00
windows.py testing out rebaselining 2026-02-12 22:25:03 +00:00