One might think that functioning as a commercial energy assessor is simply a form filling exercise but in reality a commercial energy assessor requires certified training to deal with varying levels of complexity in building design and use. The best assessors have experience from surveying or architectural work experience. In the following sections, I will be illustrating certain aspects pertaining to the work schedule of commercial energy assessors. And should be helpful for those who are looking to take their first steps into a rewarding career!
Energy assessors can work for themselves, in partnership with other assessors or as part of a larger firm. It is not unusual for firms to share work to provide a nationwide coverage. There is a marked difference between domestic energy assessors who inspect people's homes and commercial energy assessors who inspect business premises. This is due to the far greater complexity found in business premises and the need for more in depth training by the assessor. For this reason costs for commercial inspections are higher than in the domestic market.
Commercial energy assessors have varying degrees of responsibility. This includes ensuring the validity of the EPC issued to many different types of commercial establishments, ranging from small landlord lets, to Chinese take-away restaurants and on to large industrial complexes. The agents are required by law to be trained to manage these different levels of complexity and to state to their potential customers what level they are trained to. The actual EPC is just a certificate but the inspection and recommendations report requires and understanding of the elements in the building and associated machinery that use or conserve energy.
Commercial energy assessors are required to know about the environmental impact of the buildings and equipment used inside the building, which is used to determine the "carbon footprint" of an establishment. When they are inspecting the premises, the assessors will take note of the various energy using or energy conserving items within the building. After the inspection they take the data collected and input it into a government provided computer program that analyses it to determine an estimate of the buildings energy rating. This calculation then forms part of the recommendation report and goes onto the Energy Performance Certificate which is issued back to the client.
The owners of a commercial establishment being inspected should also ensure that all the relevant documents pertaining to the property and the equipment are provided to the commercial energy assessors as part of the inspection. This will aid in completing the task more quickly and efficiently.
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Mike Murphy is the author of this article on energy performance certificates .
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