Energy Assessors for Air Conditioning
What you need to know …
If you control the technical operation of an air-conditioning system, you are responsible for obtaining an assessment report.
Key dates for air-conditioning systems …
- With an effective rated output greater than 250 kW must be inspected immediately
- With an effective rated output greater than 12 kW must be inspected by 4 January 2011
- Must be inspected within five years if it was installed on or after 1 January 2008
The assessment must be carried out by an accredited Air-Conditioning Energy Assessor. Accreditation ensures that the Assessors are professional, competent and adequately insured for the work.
You will receive a report from the assessment which includes recommendations for steps you could take to improve the efficiency of your system. These might range from improvements to the maintenance regime, through changes to the way the system is operated, to recommendations on the specification of a new or replacement system.
Implementing some or all of the recommendations should reduce your energy bills for air-conditioning and could improve the energy ratings for the building, as calculated for an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) or Display Energy Certificate (DEC).
A copy of the CLG document ‘Improving the energy efficiency of our buildings – A guide to air-conditioning inspections for buildings’ can be found on the right side of this page.
If you are already an Air Conditioning Engineer or have similar experience and want to train and accredit as an Energy Assessor and would like more information
