Become Qualified as a Domestic Energy Assessor

I wonder, have you ever considered becoming qualified as a Domestic Energy Assessor?

You'd learn how EPC assessments are conducted, what data is collected, and partly from the training, but more from observation, experience of a variety of other peoples properties, and further research, you can gain an awareness of what affects your EPC rating.

There is a cost of course, around £1,100 or so, but particularly if you are in charge of multiple properties (perhaps you are a landlord) it might interest you enough to become qualified.

You'll be able to model changes in a property to see how the EPC rating varies, and use that information to make your own informed decisions.

There are overheads, such as officially having to retain EPC assessment data for 10 years, although my accreditation scheme (Elmhurst Energy) have an Evidence vault into which you can upload all the data you collect.

Each lodged EPC also attracts a lodgement fee - This depends on the accreditaton scheme, but for me £10 covers it, so long as I lodge 25 or more EPCs in a year - Other schemes offer pay as you go tarrifs without that restriction however.

You could also become qualified to calculate U values if that is of interest to you. This can help with retrofit works in properties. This skill can be achieved either by qualifying as an On-Construction Domestinc Energy Assessor (OCDEA) which covers much more too, or by undergoing training just for U Value calculations (and joining a U value accreditaton scheme).

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