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News Release from: BRE | Subject: Domestic Energy Efficiency Advice Code of Practice
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 October 2003
Good Energy Advice Follows Alarming
Report
Alarming results were recently published in a recent Which report investigating advice given to householders by heating engineers.
Of the 31 completed visits in the study, only 6 were considered to have given good advice - and 16 gave poor, or in some cases dangerous advice But there's now a way for heating, insulation and glazing installers to prove to the public that they do give good energy efficiency advice
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 26 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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1st October 2003 sees the launch of the Domestic Energy Efficiency Advice Code of Practice .
Developed by the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes with industry-wide support, the Code of Practice aims to recognise organisations that give consistent and good quality energy efficiency advice to householders over the phone, face to face and in their homes.
The Code consists of a Heart, which all advice providers sign up to, and five specialist sections that organisations sign up to depending on the way in which they deliver advice.
One section has been developed specifically with installers in mind, and includes standards on the way surveys are undertaken, training given to staff, and advice on the operation and maintenance of energy efficiency measures installed.
Liz Marquis, Chair of the Energy Advice Providers Group of the Partnership, says "The Code of Practice enables installers to boost public confidence in the advice that they give.
Through ongoing assessment against the standards in the Code, advice providers can also raise their standards, support their staff and improve their environmental profile.".
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