A candid blog on the world of Energy Performance Certificates
EPC Numbers for Oct 09
Energy Performance Certificates lodged in October fell 7,960 compared to September 09. The descent to xmas has begun.
Estate Agent Today Sucks
Why Estate Agent Today (EAT) sucks and how the topic of Home Information Packs is used to wind-up estate agents, IMO.
Tags: debris, home-information-pack
Accredited DEA and NDEA numbers by region
John Healey, Housing Minister, last week released the latest numbers of accredited Domestic, and Non-Domestic, Energy Assessors up to and including 10th October 2009. The best bit, though, they are broken down by region - but can we take these numbers seriously?
Tags: dea-numbers, ndea
Quidos uncover “fraudulent†commercial EPCs and 78% non-compliance
Quidos reveals results of shocking survey highlighting massive non-compliance in South West regions plus evidence of "fraudulent" EPCs not lodged in Landmark register.
Tags: quidos, commercial-energy-performance-certificate, ndea
Latest News Emissions
A news eruption from CLG, NHER and Stroma with news of registered Home Inspector numbers (from FOI request), EPC numbers by category (social, rented etc.), free DEC training plus more.
Tags: clg, nher, stroma, epc-numbers, home-inspector
When EPCs don't matter any more
Energy Performance Certificates are not important in the scheme of things. What now then?
AHIPP v Simon Roberts Solicitor
AHIPP gets with the YouTube generation by producing a video proclaiming the virtues of the Home Information Pack. Meanwhile, solicitor Simon Roberts has his own thoughts on HIPs too.
Tags: home-information-pack, AHIPP
Vid: John Healey Housing Minister interview
Watch John Healey, housing minister, talk for the first time, I think, to the sector responsible for implementing his department's edicts.
Tags: clg
Elmhurst urge energy assessors: Respond to consultation
Elmhurst operations director, Dr Gavin Dunn, outlines the latest EU and CLG thinking on the EPBD2 Recast.
NHER 2009 conference changes tack
NHER has announced two mini conferences this year in two locations, departing from its mammoth two-day events of yore. Open to everyone, and the price has dropped too.
Tags: nher
Tory policy may push EPC cost onto home buyers
There's no doubt about it, carbon-cutting laws WILL influence property valuations in the medium-term. Under proposed Tory regulations mortgage providers may insist homebuyers pay for Energy Performance Certificates.
HVCA President: Competing accreditation schemes compromise standards
The president of HVCA (Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association) says competition between certification bodies is compromising standards, producing "individuals who are not fully competant" into the marketplace.
EPCs Lodged in August Fall
Domestic Energy Performance Certificates lodged in August 09 fell by 18,870 compared to July.
Tags: epc-numbers, energy-performance-certificate, rdsap, sap
Could man-made climate change be proved in a court of law?
Is climate change driven by man, or is it a natural ongoing event of nature? The implications are huge but which side would win in a court of law? The US Chamber of Commerce is stepping up, and I think they have a chance of winning.
Tags: climate-change
Spreadsheet of all Display Energy Certificates
Download a spreadsheet of all buildings with a Display Energy Certificate (DEC).
Northern Ireland Law Society Issues EPC Warning
The Northern Ireland Law SOciety is warning members of DEAs issuing on-construction EPCs and / or vice versa: OCEAs issuing EPCs for dwellings - bit of scaremongering?
Tags: northern-ireland, domestic-energy-assessor, on-construction-energy-assessor, energy-performance-certificate
Some accreditation schemes are ‘little more than software merchants’
Andrew Warren, director of Association for the Conservation of Energy has launched a damning attack on the UK's accreditation and training regime and calls for the Energy Performance Certificate to be upgraded.
Tags: domestic-energy-assessor, energy-performance-certificate
Green Homes Service: Consultation Responses
Concerns are expressed that Domestic Energy Assessors will abuse proposed expanded access to EPC register. Carbon Trust will not gain access to non-domestic register this time round and which accred schemes and representative organisations responded? Plus more
Trading Standards Question Dodged by Housing Minister
The new Housing Minister, John Healey, not only blatantly ignores a question on the performance of TSOs, but basically says they can do what they want - but what does that mean in light of last year's public relations disaster in Birmingham?
Tags: home-information-pack, clg
Accreditation Schemes vs Trade Bodies and Institutes
Who do you think should represent Domestic Energy Assessors: your accreditation scheme or one of the numerous trade bodies or institutes? A poll so far puts the accred schemes up there with the so-called institutes!
Tags: domestic-energy-assessor, northgate, nher, bre, cert, cesp, institute-of-domestic-energy-assessors, ihi, prodea
Legal Definition of Home Energy Advice outlined
The Government has published its draft Statutory Instruments for CESP which defines the role of home energy advice, including all the qualifications needed to become one.
Tags: home-energy-advisor, cesp
Over 2 Million EPCs Lodged in One Year
2,030,224 Energy Performance Certificates (RdSAP) have been lodged during the period June 08 - June 09. A monthly breakdown.
Tags: epc-numbers, energy-performance-certificate, rdsap, sap
Number Accredited: Domestic and Non-Domestic Energy Assessors
11,967 Domestic Energy Assessors, and 3,027 Non-Domestic Energy Assessors are currently accredited, according to latest CLG written answer.
How To Become a Home Energy Advisor
A three-day course and around £750 should see you right, providing you pass the exam, and muscle your way past the 14,000 already trained.
Tags: home-energy-advisor
Association of Property and Energy Professionals (APEP) Threaten Judicial Review on HEA Role
Believe it or not, there is yet another so-called representative body speaking the "collective voice" of industry. On its second day of existence it has already managed to "speak" on its, er, members behalf, threatening to force a judicial review on the Govt's implementation of the Home Energy Advisor role
Tags: home-energy-advisor, cert, ahipp, domestic-energy-assessor, association-of-property-and-energy-professionals
666 The Name of the HIP
Homeowner upset after Home Info Pack missed some haunting details.
Tags: debris, home-information-pack
11,000 Accredited DEAs in June 09
As of 9th June, there were 11,023 accredited Domestic Energy Assessors, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act. Also, the latest shittest training company to prey on the unsuspecting public.
Tags: dea-numbers, dea-training
80% of Commercial Property Agents Flout EPC Laws, NHER Survey Reveals
More than 81% of commercial property agents questioned by undercover snoops held no EPCs for properties they were advertising, an NHER survey of 108 "key" property agents across England and Wales has revealed.
Tags: nher, commercial-energy-performance-certificate, non-domestic-energy-performance-certificate
John Healey Replaces Margaret Beckett at CLG
John Healey replaces Margaret Beckett as housing minister after she resigns because she wasn't promoted to a cabinet role. Thanks Margaret for, er, well, yes. And John... what can you possibly do in the remaining time?
Tags: clg
Ed Miliband: “Peak Oil a second order debateâ€
Good interview (podcast) with Ed Miliband, secretary of state for energy and climate change, in which he is confronted with the question of Peak Oil and climate change at the 2009 Transition Network conference - but he doesn't quite get it.
Display Energy Certificates on Commercial Buildings - BPF
The British Property Federation is calling for Display Energy Certificates to be obligatory on private sector buildings too, it will urge Govt this week. It also wants EU laws strengthened to force energy data to be shared between landlords and tenants.
Home Energy Adviser NOS Dropped, Apparently
News leaked on Thursday that ABBE has been instructed by the CLG to drop the NOS for Home Energy Advisors, it is claimed. And further research by this site reveals how stakeholders really feel about who should provide this advice - DEAs, look away!
Tags: home-energy-adviser, asset-skills, clg, domestic-energy-assessor, home-energy-adviser-training
HES, CERT and CESP Consultation Responses
The deadline for responses to the Heat and Energy Saving Strategy (HES) has been extended until tomorrow apparently. But which accreditation schemes and representative organisations have responded to these career-defining proposals? Also, BRE and DECC publish new draft proposals for SAP 2009 - another consultation!
Tags: heat-and-energy-saving-strategy, cesp, cert, bre, northgate, nher, sap
CLG Clarifies Use of Data Collectors For EPCs
The CLG today published its long-awaited clarification on the use of data gatherers for Energy Performance Certificates for domestic, non-domestic and public buildings - and level 3 use is totally out of the question.
Tags: data-collectors, non-domestic-energy-performance-certificate, display-energy-certificate, clg, quidos
CLG Spent Almost £1.5m Promoting Home Information Packs
Almost £1.5 million was spent in the financial year 2008-09, Margaret Beckett has revealed.
Tags: clg, home-information-pack
Landmark’s HCR Register Postcode Coverage B0rked
The all new "find nearest energy assessor" by postcode upgrade to the HCR Register, operated and run on behalf of the Government by the Landmark Information Group, is not working, at all.
One of us is stupid
It seems DEAs have plenty of money to throw at anything that might attract business - which makes me the stupid one. Comparing the price comparison site, epccompare.
Tags: debris, dea-marketing
Total EPCs Lodged for Rental Properties: 741,707
The total number of EPCs lodged for the rental housing sector - private and social - stands at nearly 742,000, Margaret Beckett has revealed. Now we can approximate market activity in each of the residential sectors, approximately.
‘Get serious about energy efficiency’ – David Strahan
David Strahan, writing in the Independent on Sunday, slams the budget as "utterly hollow" and points to research predicting peak coal as early as 2025. Also, what about this carbon capture experiment?
Tags: peak-oil, government
London: ‘There is no more power’
You might think twice before creating an account on that social media website, like Facebook, Twitter et al, after reading this. It seems the power companies of London - a major data centre hub of the world - is reaching the limits of what they can deliver. So what about Quest, xIT, you and the accreditation schemes?
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