B, E ,R, building energy ratings any ideas

I looked through the list of registered B.E.R. assessors yesterday and there a lot of them registered. If you can use it for work then it may be worth considering.

Every estate agent seems to have the ‘we do energy rating’ signs in their windows. In the current climate, €3000 is a lot of money, unless you are guaranteed the work. (Then again it may be a good long-term investment)

there simply is not enough work out there at the moment to justify the initial costs €3000 sounds about right before you purchase equipment etc…

and there seems to be a race to the bottom on pricing as well…

mabye they need to set a minimum price table sei and the certificate is not issued until paid to sei then to the contractor and on the sei database…

saw i ad on fas for qualified thermal imaging operators.

,just doining a bit of research ,the second year you have to pay sei,another e500 and e100 every year after ,and e30 to nas for registering your findings for every house done,it sounds a lot for your returns .can and body fill me on any more of these hidden costs
thanks s,

There’s also a fee to be paid to SEI for every cert, because it is SEi not the individual assessor who issues the Cerificates.

You’ll also need professional indemnity insurance, the cost of which will vary depending upon many factors including the level of cover you are seeking, and there has also been a suggestion that assessors who intend carrying out inspections on existing dwellings will be required to carry public liability insurance.

You also need to retain all records/photos/calculations/surveys/drawings etc for each assessment that you carry out for the life of the cert (10 years) as, technically, all this information is the property of SEI and must be available for inspection / audit at any time, so storage costs may become an issue if you’re hoping to make this a viable business.

I don’t believe that this is something which is a viable stand alone busines at present – there’s not enough property sales at present, and the market is flooded with assessors. If you’re involved in a related business, (Architecture / Engineering and so on) then it’s worth having the training to provide an add on service.

@lonkey wrote:

,just doining a bit of research ,the second year you have to pay sei,another e500 and e100 every year after ,and e30 to nas for registering your findings for every house done,it sounds a lot for your returns .can and body fill me on any more of these hidden costs
thanks s,

i have just been charged €100 for the second year… no extra subscription for doing existing houses…

and its €25 + VAT to SEI to publish the cert

as for hidden costs id look at equipment needed

1. camera
2. flashlght
3. compass
4. step ladder
5. measuring tapes (long 30m tape, short 7.5 m tape, and collapsable stick rule very handy)

@henno wrote:

i have just been charged €100 for the second year… no extra subscription for doing existing houses…

and its €25 + VAT to SEI to publish the cert

as for hidden costs id look at equipment needed

1. camera
2. flashlght
3. compass
4. step ladder
5. measuring tapes (long 30m tape, short 7.5 m tape, and collapsable stick rule very handy)

sorry coming back a bit late on this ,
hi henno did you do the course and would you recommend it,thks

Someone was telling me a newspaper ran an article on B.E.R. assessing recently. Same building, three assessors and three different results. Anyone have a copy? (If it did exist)

BER is subjective…. 😀

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article5489435.ece

@pavlov wrote:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article5489435.ece

Thanks for that. I’m surprised they listed the company names involved.