| Energy Performance Certificates Vital to Tackling Climate Change |
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| Monday, 19 February 2007 | |
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The National Home Energy Rating scheme for energy assessors has welcomed the Government's support for the energy performance certificate (EPC) as a key component of the home information pack, and is calling for more potential domestic energy assessors to come forward.
Responding to the announcement yesterday from the Department for Communities and Local Government, Austin Baggett, Head of the NHER scheme, says: The housing sector is responsible for nearly 30% of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions. Energy performance certificates are a neat way to help tackle climate change and promote energy efficiency. We are delighted that the Government is being so positive about a product that will give consumers vital information about the environmental impact of their home, and is so determined to make sure these critical changes to the home-buying process can start in just 18 weeks' time. Since launching our domestic energy assessor training and assessment programme we have been delighted with the numbers of people coming forward to pursue this new career. But the country still needs more DEAs to compile the 1.5 million EPCs that will be required each year. As this latest announcement shows, the market demand for these energy professionals is growing in scale and urgency as every week goes by. Austin Baggett welcomed the latest Home Information Pack Update consultation document, also released this week by DCLG. The consultation document highlights the importance of the full home condition report. It suggests that 40% of failed transactions are related to the survey or the condition of the property. Home condition reports should certainly be recommended in order to reduce this waste in the home buying process. The NHER scheme recently launched its training and assessment programme for domestic energy assessors. The programme includes eight days of intensive training on construction, thermal physics and energy efficiency. It also assesses candidate's knowledge and skills against the national occupational standards recently published by Asset Skills. For further information, go to www.dea-training.co.uk Error, missing fireboard config file! |
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