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Investigate relevant matters relating to the property

Element 3.2 Investigate relevant matters relating to the property

Performance Criteria

You must be able to:

  1. investigate and record such information as is necessary to generate a complete and comprehensive Energy Performance Certificate
  2. evaluate information in order to identify any significant factors that may influence the conduct of the energy assessment
  3. assess, in cases of doubt, that the property falls within the scope of energy assessment legislation
  4. inform the client promptly in cases where your investigations reveal problems that prevent you from assessing the energy performance of the property

Knowledge and Understanding

You must know and understand:

  • the types of property to which energy assessment legislation does not apply
  • the types of property where the use of RDSAP methodology is not appropriate
  • the different types of information that it is important to obtain to generate a complete and accurate Energy Performance Certificate
  • the different sources of information relating to the energy performance of the property that can be investigated
  • how to obtain information on relevant matters relating to the energy performance of the property
  • prevailing geographical/environmental features that may affect the energy performance of the property
  • how to evaluate relevant information in order to identify any significant factors that may influence the energy assessment
  • how to identify circumstances that prevent you from assessing the energy performance of the property
  • the importance of ensuring that you have access to the most up-to-date version of the RDSAP software and associated reference materials

Scope

A. information:

(i) relating to the block or estate of which the property forms part, which may lead to the identification of representative properties for EPC purposes

(ii) concerning the age or construction of the property which may assist the energy assessment process

(iii) concerning the installed building services (e.g. gas safety certificates)

(iv) concerning any energy efficiency measures (original or retrofitted)

B. significant factors:

(i) concerns about information (e.g. missing, incomplete, out of date, inaccurate

)

(ii) health and safety considerations relevant to the energy performance of property (e.g. potentially unsafe access to roof space or presence of asbestos cladding)