An energy assessment for a non-dwelling must be carried out by an energy assessor who is a current member of an accreditation scheme. Energy assessors can be self-employed, employees of service organisations, such as surveyors or energy companies, or employees of the landlord or owner.
Energy assessors must act in an independent manner and for ensuring the EPC is lodged on the central non-domestic EPC register.
Accreditation schemes must make adequate provision to ensure that the energy assessment is carried out in an independent manner. Energy assessors must declare whether there is a conflict of interest in them undertaking an assessment. Conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, a situation where the energy assessor has employment links with the organisation or is related to the person who commissioned the EPC.
Energy assessors must identify conflicts of interest and raise concerns with their accreditation scheme if they feel they have been asked to implement practices which run contrary to this.
A team of people can work on gathering the information for an energy assessment as long as they are working under the direction of an accredited energy assessor. More detailed information is available in Section 5.
Mike Gordon
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