We currently offer our Tas Engineering E-Training course completely free – simply sign up here and start learning at your own pace: https://training.edsltas.com/
We also provide comprehensive help documentation with the software to help with specific exercises: https://docs.edsl.net/
In person, classroom based training is available at our offices in Milton Keynes, with course dates shown below. If you would like to discuss online training then please give us a call or send us a message through our booking contact form.
At EDSL we regularly run two training courses; Tas Engineering and Tas Systems.
In order to get the most out of the software, the training courses are a pre-requisite to receiving support for the corresponding applications.
Upcoming Courses (2023)
Tas Engineering
Monday 18th of September– Wednesday 20th of September 2023
Monday 20th November – Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Introduction to Systems
Thursday 21st September 2023
Thursday 23rd November 2023
Courses start at 9:30am and finish at 4:30pm. Refreshments are provided throughout the day, and sandwiches are provided for lunch.
The training courses are held at our office in Milton Keynes, and can be booked by the contact forms at the top and bottom of this page.
Tas Engineering Course
Duration: 3 days, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Cost: £990 + VAT
Pre-requisites: A pre-training exercise must be completed and submitted to EDSL prior to attending the course.
This training course is designed for new users who have not previously attended any official Tas training.
Topics covered on the course include:
- Modelling a building in the Tas 3D Modeller, using 2D DXF/DWG files as a guide.
- Editing a model to make revisions to an existing design.
- The use of windows, doors, rooflights and complex shading devices.
- Using the UK Building Regulations studio to complete a Part L2 and EPC assessment.
- Controlling apertures based on combinations of temperature, pollutant and wind speed.
- Creating new materials and constructions and applying these to surfaces in the model.
- Databases and the re-use of information across multiple projects.
- Generating reports on annual loads, peak loads, overheating analysis and BB101 compliance.
- Detailed Post-simulation analysis, right down to data on individual zones and/or surfaces.
- Carrying out Daylighting assessments within Tas.
A printed set of training notes is provided to each attendee for notekeeping and future reference.
Introduction to Systems
Duration: 1 day, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Cost: £330 + VAT
Pre-requisites: Tas Engineering training course attended within previous 36 months.
This training course is designed to teach the plant modelling capabilities Tas has to offer.
In part 1, you will learn how to:
- Use the new project wizard to quickly generate commonly used systems (e.g. Fancoils, VAV, CHP, Solar Hot Water etc.)
- Setup tariff information for cost analysis
- View results for consumption, demand, costs and CO2 emissions
- Modify existing schemas to add components such as humidifiers
- Use controls to model demand control ventilation
- Create air side and water side HVAC configurations without using the wizard
A printed set of training notes is provided to each attendee for notekeeping and future reference.