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Category Archives: Energy Efficiency
Retrofit Assessment Limited Offer! For residents on postcode BA15 only.
Retrofit Assessment Limited Offer! For residents on postcode BA15 only, we are offering a 40% discount on our standard fees, therefore you pay £300 + VAT for any dwelling up to 4 bedrooms. The assessment includes an Energy Report, Condition … Continue reading
Another SAP assessor joins us
My son Lyle qualified as a SAP assessor last year and is now working with us part time on new SAP assessments. Some of you may already be working with him on some projects. This is allowing me to spend … Continue reading
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Heat Pump heat loss calculations
I’ll soon be qualified in the ABBE level 3 Certificate in Surveying & Calculation of Building Heat Loss. This means I can calculate heat losses for heat pumps in both new and existing buildings so that an apropriately sized heat … Continue reading
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Better Buildings Consultant
Elmhurst, my accreditation scheme, recently launched their Better Buildings Consultant Scheme This is open to those of us members who are qualified in different compentencies and to join we have to complete an exam. This Ive done and can now … Continue reading
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Retrofit News
Retrofit Ive just added a further qualifiction to my Retrofit skills – ABBE level 3 Assessing Energy Efficiecny in Traditional Buildings. This qualification is required if undertaking a Retrofit Survey on buildings aged before 1919, usually because of their traditional … Continue reading
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Solar panel calculator
This may be useful for some of you. Energy Saving Trust have got a solar PV calculator, Ive tested it and compared it to my own system and its accurate enough to give you a good idea of what’s possible. … Continue reading
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As Built SAP calculations
Now that we have had a chance to get used to and work with the Part L change that came into effect from June 2022, and as construction completes we’ve started to receive requests for as built calculations on those … Continue reading
A Thought
The cleanest form of energy is the energy we do not use And the cheapest form of energy is the energy we do not use Rosenow J. 2013
Wood burning stoves – pollution and running costs.
I came across an interesting article via the Futurebuild newsletter regarding wood burning stoves and their costs to run when compared to a boiler or heat pump, but for me the thing that also caught my eye was the findings … Continue reading
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