Energy assessors
BESCA has been established by the HVCA to act as an independent assessment and certification body for the building services industry.The company was set up in response to the growing number of registration schemes required to satisfy Government initiatives such as Trustmark, and new legislative requirements such as the Energy Assessor Schemes required by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, and Competent Person Schemes allowing self-certification and notification work under the Building Regulations.
BESCA has been authorised by Government to operate the following schemes:* Competent Person Scheme for self-certification of commercial and domestic hvacr work under the Building Regulations (England & Wales) * Energy Assessor Schemes for:- Inspection of simple and complex Air Conditioning Systems- Energy Performance Certificates (EPC's) for non-dwellings- Display Energy Certificates (DEC's) for public buildings.
As well as offering Competent Person and Energy Assessor schemes, through BESCA's strategic alliance with NICEIC, HVCA member companies now have access to a tailor-made Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for installers of renewable technologies.
Who should use the schemes:
Businesses and individuals operating in the domestic and commercial heating ventilating air-conditioning and refrigeration (hvacr) sector:
Businesses wishing to self-certify and notify work to local authority building control under parts F, G, J and L of the Building Regulations - (more info)
Individuals, either self-employed or working for an employer, wishing to work as Energy Assessors producing Energy Performance, Display Energy Certificates, and Air Conditioning Inspection Reports - (more info)
HVCA member companies engaged in the design and installation of systems using renewable technologies.
BESCA’s ‘one-stop shop’ will allow HVCA member companies to notify the environmental technology which will allow clients to access the Feed-in Tariffs as well as notifying the controlled services work required under the Building Regulations - (more info)
Why use BESCA?A single, highly cost-effective application and audit process will deliver membership of both NICEIC's Microgeneration Certification Scheme and BESCA's Competent Person Scheme that will allow: * Your customers to access Government funding initiatives such as Feed in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive* Notification of the controlled services work under Building Regulations.
For more information from BESCA, please click herehttp://www.besca.org.uk
Specific legal requirements began on these dates: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland1st January 2008— First inspections of air-conditioning systems over 12kW put into service since this date must have a first inspection within five years of it first being put into service. 4th January 2009— First inspection of all existing air-conditioning systems over 250kW must have occurred. 4th January 2011 — First inspection of all remaining air-conditioning systems over 12kW must have occurred. Scotland For existing buildings, inspections will be phased in as follows: * For all systems with an effective rated output of more than 250KW, from 4 January 2009 with first inspections completed by 4 January 2011 * For all other systems with an effective rated output of more than 12KW from 4 January 2011 with first inspections completed by 4 January 2013 The inspection is, as far as possible, carried out by making visual observations of the system and other indicators such as refrigerant sight glasses, pressure, temperature or filter gauges. Where these are not available, the Energy Assessor may be able to take some test readings.
Air-conditioning Energy Assessors must be registered with an approved Accreditation Scheme, such as that run by BESCA, to be able to carry out an inspection and produce the associated written Inspection Report.
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