Comments on: Is your EPC carried out by a data collector?

By: hull surveyor

hull surveyor — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:04:32 +0000

I can’t say i’d really like to let a “trained” data collector do it. Sure, people who you know and trust would be a far better choice.

By: EPC London Landlord

EPC London Landlord — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:36:28 +0000

i’d totally trust my collegues in the industry to collect the data!

By: Stuart White

Stuart White — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:08:04 +0000

I’m a domestic energy assessor and I’ve been approached to gather commerical data. I took a look at what was required and decided that it didn’t sit well with me. A former collegue is doing the commercial course and I know how much more involved commerical buildings are. As for price – the reason behind the apporach to be a data gather was a company offering their services at prices they couldn’t maintain out of their area.

We all need to get real and realise the reach of the Internet and understand that travelling time and mileage has to be accounted for. To offer a service at a price and then fit the service around the price is madness at best.

The whole industry will suffer. I didn’t want to be part of an industry where the quality of the product was secondary to the price.

By: Mike Arnott

Mike Arnott — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:25:04 +0000

I have been a M&E design consultant working closely with Architects structural engineers etc. for 30 years and have spent the last year collecting data for the preparation of EPCs, It appears that I may well be deemed unsuitable unless I spend a considerable sum of money to become accredited. I feel that my past experience should be accepted as being suitably qualified. I feel my experience should count for more than having been on a short course to qualify

By: The end of data collection for Energy Performance Certificates?

The end of data collection for Energy Performance Certificates? — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:43:33 +0000

[...] The CLG (Communities and Local Governments) has produced some guidance and proposed changes on the use of data collectors for issuing Energy Performance Certificates. The changes are very much inline with the concerns we hold and detailed in ‘Is your EPC carried out by a data collector?‘ [...]

By: epc assessor

epc assessor — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:48:49 +0000

I would trust collegues of mine who have worked in the construction industry for years to collect the data rather than those who have carried out a one week course.
I’m sorry but the standard of some so called qualified assessors is pathetic

By: John Walton

John Walton — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:39:44 +0000

I would never use a data collector unless I had known them for years and was convinced as to their suitability as the risk of them missing something or becoming slap-dash if silly fees are used is too high and will not serve the client’s best interests.

It is about time Government and landlords realised that there is a vast difference between domestic assessments and commercial.