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Commercial Energy Assessors
& Buildings
energy assessment for commercial use, and industrial property will
require inspection by a commercial energy assessor. The main sectors
of the property market requiring inspection of buildings for energy
usage and the determination of energy ratings can be grouped into
the following areas.
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New Build commercial units - SAP/SBEM Assessors
can be used to assess energy ratings and carbon index values by
submitting site plans to the assessor.
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New
Build Homes - If you are a property developer or builder of New
Houses then authorised SAP Assessors can be instructed to
calculate energy values for new build housing projects.
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Existing Commercial
& Industrial property can only be assessed using an accredited
energy assessor who has been certified as a
"competent" person under the National Occupation
Standards.
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Existing Public
Buildings & Institutions under Local Authority control can
only be assessed using an accredited energy assessor who has
been certified as a "competent" person under the
National Occupation Standards.
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If the
building is served by an air conditioning system then this must be
inspected by an accredited energy assessor who has been certified as
a "competent" person under the National Occupation
Standards.
Air
Conditioning Inspection - Commercial Buildings will require
regular inspection of heating & ventilating systems including
boilers, chillers and controls.
General
Information
& Advice for air conditioning systems inspection can be found at
Commercial
Air Conditioning Inspectors for compliance with the new
regulations regarding Air
Conditioning Checks as part of the New Government initiative for
inspection of Air
Conditioning Systems installed in buildings.
Air
Tests - New Dwellings & Housing Developments
Air
Tightness Testing of New Build Homes is required under Building
Regulations L1A for Air
Pressure Testing, Air
Leakage Testing and Air
Permeability Tests for compliance with the latest regulations.
General
Information & Advice for Commercial
EPCs can be found at Commercial
Energy Performance Certificates
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