Neil Bleakley, Technical Director
Stroma, the multi-discipline accreditation scheme, steamed into the energy assessment domain with gusto back in January and since then has scored several industry firsts.
Neil Bleakley, Technical Director, shares the background to Stroma and how it does things.
Listen: Stroma - Neil Bleakley
(Although Neil's audio is fine, mine isn't (some may say it never was!). Apologies - I did my best to clean it up (I don't expect you to understand the pain)).
Show notes
Stroma is the first accreditation scheme to come onto the podcast since the non-RdSAP sectors became mandatory. Those considering the commercial, on-construction or Code for Sustainable Homes route may also find this of particular interest, therefore.
State of the market.
RdSAP assumptions - Should they be made clearer to homeowners (prompted by Telegraph article)?
Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO) - Minimum 2.5 million households removed from requirement. Kick in the teeth.
Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) vs Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
Will the EPC dilute the CSH rating? Discussing the real case of a carbon neutral home removed from the market because of its poor EPC rating.
Training
Sub-standard training courses and Ian Wright's statement in the House of Commons regarding a training kitemark.
Details on Stroma's training including how to get the DEC course free.
Commercial
How many energy assessors are required?
Second tranche of commercial buildings became mandated in law on 1st July 2008
How many assessors are needed?
Display Energy Certificates for public buildings
Stroma sensing genuine market demand for DECs
Plus more (as ever)!
Many thanks to Neil for his time.
Hear the definitive CPD guide for your accreditation scheme. As told by your accreditation scheme: CPD Guide for DEAs.
