What Do The Three Levels Of Energy Assessor Cover?
- Date: 2010-01-15 - Word Count: 502
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Energy Assessors are split into two main categories - the Domestic Energy Assessors who visit residential properties and carry out energy assessments in order to create an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) and the Non-Domestic Energy Assessors who visit commercial buildings and create non domestic EPCs.
Commercial EPCs are now required on all buildings which have over 1000 m² of useful floor area and which are used by members of the public and public authorities. So buildings such as schools, colleges, universities and hospitals are all required to have commercial EPCs created along with, Display Energy Certificates and the accompanying Advisory Reports.
All Energy Assessors need to have a diploma in Domestic Energy Assessment as a minimum before they can start working towards their accreditation. So if you are interested in being an Energy Assessor you need to make sure that you have your diploma in place before you go on to further your training. There are many different organisations which offer this basic diploma to anyone who is looking to be an Energy Assessor. Once you have this qualification you can then go on to be accredited in which ever field you wish to work in - either domestic or non domestic.
If you decide to become a Non-Domestic Energy Assessor there are three levels of achievement which you can work towards. Here are three levels and what each level means in terms of an Energy Assessors professional capabilities .
Level 3 - this level covers all commercial buildings which are classed as simple and have not been recently built. This means they will have a 100 kW of heating and up to 12 kW of local cooling, typical lighting, passive stack and construction which is classed as conventional. All level 3 Non Domestic Energy Assessors are able to use SBEM technology.
Level 4 - this level covers all newly built commercial buildings and all existing commercial buildings. These buildings can have a mixture of complex cooling and heating systems and also incorporate low carbon technologies. All level 4 Non Domestic Energy Assessors are able to use SBEM technology.
SBEM technology is perfectly able to cope with calculations from simple and slightly more complex commercial buildings, however it is generally recognised for some buildings this technology is not sophisticated enough. In these cases dynamic simulation modelling or DSM technologies can be used, and these can only be used by level 5 Non Domestic Energy assessors.
Level 5 - this level covers all commercial buildings - newly built an existing which are highly complex and require the assessor to use DSM technology to complete the assessment.
As you can see three different levels of Non Domestic Energy Assessor cover all commercial buildings. Many of the Energy Assessors find that once they are a level 3 assessor they wish to undertake further training to move up the ranks to become either a level 4 assessor or a level 5 assessor. For more information on how you can become an Energy Assessor speak to CR Energy who can provide information on their own tailored Energy Assessor training schemes.
Commercial EPCs are now required on all buildings which have over 1000 m² of useful floor area and which are used by members of the public and public authorities. So buildings such as schools, colleges, universities and hospitals are all required to have commercial EPCs created along with, Display Energy Certificates and the accompanying Advisory Reports.
All Energy Assessors need to have a diploma in Domestic Energy Assessment as a minimum before they can start working towards their accreditation. So if you are interested in being an Energy Assessor you need to make sure that you have your diploma in place before you go on to further your training. There are many different organisations which offer this basic diploma to anyone who is looking to be an Energy Assessor. Once you have this qualification you can then go on to be accredited in which ever field you wish to work in - either domestic or non domestic.
If you decide to become a Non-Domestic Energy Assessor there are three levels of achievement which you can work towards. Here are three levels and what each level means in terms of an Energy Assessors professional capabilities .
Level 3 - this level covers all commercial buildings which are classed as simple and have not been recently built. This means they will have a 100 kW of heating and up to 12 kW of local cooling, typical lighting, passive stack and construction which is classed as conventional. All level 3 Non Domestic Energy Assessors are able to use SBEM technology.
Level 4 - this level covers all newly built commercial buildings and all existing commercial buildings. These buildings can have a mixture of complex cooling and heating systems and also incorporate low carbon technologies. All level 4 Non Domestic Energy Assessors are able to use SBEM technology.
SBEM technology is perfectly able to cope with calculations from simple and slightly more complex commercial buildings, however it is generally recognised for some buildings this technology is not sophisticated enough. In these cases dynamic simulation modelling or DSM technologies can be used, and these can only be used by level 5 Non Domestic Energy assessors.
Level 5 - this level covers all commercial buildings - newly built an existing which are highly complex and require the assessor to use DSM technology to complete the assessment.
As you can see three different levels of Non Domestic Energy Assessor cover all commercial buildings. Many of the Energy Assessors find that once they are a level 3 assessor they wish to undertake further training to move up the ranks to become either a level 4 assessor or a level 5 assessor. For more information on how you can become an Energy Assessor speak to CR Energy who can provide information on their own tailored Energy Assessor training schemes.
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