Green Building Forum - RHI and green deal assessments Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:33:55 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207693#Comment_207693 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207693#Comment_207693 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:46:04 +0100 sl638e
It looks like we have to begin by getting an Energy Performance Certificate and a Green Deal assessment, and we may need some additional loft insulation to qualify for the scheme (borderline at the moment).

A search for assessors in the area brings up 90 results, some being companies I know already and don't fully trust.

The question is how to select a reliable company from these - one which will give me useful info and not try to sell me anything inferior. Does anyone have any tips on this?

Would you search for providers who install solar thermal, for example, or would you look for an independent assessor who isn't tied to any products or services?

Alternatively, would it be better to approach companies who install solar (and who come recommended to me) but who don't have any connection to the Green Deal scheme? I guess they might be able to put me in touch with people who can do the assessment, even though they don't offer it themselves.

Btw I don't expect that we will want to take up a green deal loan, although I'm not ruling it out. I'm only following that route in order to qualify for RHI.

Any help appreciated!]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207771#Comment_207771 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207771#Comment_207771 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:33:07 +0100 pmusgrove RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207778#Comment_207778 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207778#Comment_207778 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:03:46 +0100 sl638e RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207831#Comment_207831 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207831#Comment_207831 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:29:50 +0100 A1EcoEnergy RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207923#Comment_207923 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=207923#Comment_207923 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:41:49 +0100 joe90 http://www.yougen.co.uk/blog-entry/2061/The+benefits+of+using+solar+PV+energy+to+power+your+immersion/]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=208017#Comment_208017 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=208017#Comment_208017 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:00:37 +0100 chippyclaus RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=208020#Comment_208020 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=208020#Comment_208020 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:07:24 +0100 chippyclaus RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217430#Comment_217430 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217430#Comment_217430 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 11:46:10 +0000 owlman How did you get on with the Green Deal Assessment?

The EPC (£50), I can see the point of but what extra does the GDA give for the extra £100-150:confused:]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217433#Comment_217433 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217433#Comment_217433 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 12:03:26 +0000 Paul_B
Paul]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217436#Comment_217436 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217436#Comment_217436 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 12:07:54 +0000 DarylP
The GDA (Green Deal Assessment) is a part of the whole RHI/GD application process...:cry:]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217442#Comment_217442 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217442#Comment_217442 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:13:19 +0000 owlman
1. Government decides on RHI
2. Common sense I guess, demands some form of check on premises etc..
3. They hand that process to a commercial company whose very existence is to sell their product/service.
4. They then make their visit a condition of application.
5. In effect they condone the "foot in your door" of these biased companies.

So the question is: What do they do, that an independent EPC assessor/surveyor for £50 doesn't, apart that is from trying to flog you their product or finance.]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217465#Comment_217465 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217465#Comment_217465 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:45:52 +0000 chippyclaus RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217475#Comment_217475 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217475#Comment_217475 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:47:00 +0000 owlman The energy saving advice service gave me a list of 75 GDAs for my area the vast majority of which were companies or organisations also selling solar, biomass, ASHP, GSHP or finance. I looked at one independent GDA on the list who wanted £200. Some of the business linked ones were £150 with a suggestion that it could be waived if you bought a product from them.
It appears to me that anyone savvy enough to claim RHI is probably fairly familiar with the newer technologies above. As for the energy saving measures, well, doesn't the independent EPC assessor do that, like I said, for £50. :confused:]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217477#Comment_217477 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217477#Comment_217477 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:10:12 +0000 DarylP
The DEA and GDA is a the bottom of a rather unpleasant food chain, with the likes of BG and TP at the top.
Very few GDAs are independent as you have found, because there is very little work for then, who wants to pay for a truly independent GDAssessment?

The whole system has been organised around the big companies who claimed they could provide the CO2 savings in bulk.

Yes, the EPC will list energy saving measures, and a savvy/independent DEA can advise you properly.

But the whole RHI/GD is a money making exercise....for those at the top!:angry:]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217480#Comment_217480 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217480#Comment_217480 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:25:35 +0000 Mikel
See http://energyassessormagazine.com/shock_report_reveals_gdar_problems.html]]> RHI and green deal assessments http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217489#Comment_217489 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12485&Focus=217489#Comment_217489 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:01:24 +0000 SteamyTea