Select Envelope Material

This dialog can be used to define the envelope components for walls, floors and roofs. The available envelope materials that can be added will differ slightly for each assembly group.

Envelope components are defined as individual layers. That is, if you have an interior partition wall and you want to add painted gypsum board to each side of the wall, both paint and gypsum board must be selected twice.

Envelope components cannot presently be edited from within the envelope definition. For instance, if you want to change the thickness of Blown Cellulose insulation, you will need to insert a new Blown Cellulose envelope component having the desired thickness value, then remove the old Blown Cellulose envelope component from the envelope definition.

 

Field Descriptions:

Assembly Group:

Click this selection box to view and select an assembly group from the list of available assembly groups that can have envelopes. Suitable assemblies include Floors, Foundations, Roofs and Walls.

Envelope Category:

Click this selection box to view and select an envelope category from the list of available envelope categories supported by the Impact Estimator. Envelope categories are Assembly group specific, for example, envelope categories that are roof specific will not be available when defining an envelope for a wall assembly.

Envelope Material:

Click this selection box to view and select an envelope material from the list of the envelope materials supported by the Impact Estimator. Envelope materials are envelope category specific.

Thickness:

Enter the thickness of the envelope material type you are specifying for the assembly (e.g., insulation>polystyrene>extruded> 50mm. This field will be dimmed out for material types where thickness is either previously determined or is inconsequential.

Units:

Here you can set the units of measure as either "SI" or "Imperial". Changing the default units here affects only the current envelope component but will not override the Default Units of Measure nor the Units of Measure settings for open projects or for the envelopes parent assembly or for any other assemblies within open projects.

OK Button:

Click the "OK" button to accept and save the current "Envelope Component " and close the "Select Envelope Material" dialog. The new "Envelope Component " will appear at the bottom of the list of "Envelope Components" in the "Customize Envelope" area of the parent dialog.

Cancel Button:

Click the "Cancel" button to discard the current "Envelope Component " and close the "Select Envelope Material" dialog.

Note: If there are unsaved changes, you will NOT be asked whether you still want to close the form.