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BER
Certificates
- The process our assessors use to audit your property
for your BER cert. |
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1. The assessor
should take about an hour to record all the information
needed for your BER certificate.
2. Record the MPRN number, which is located on
the ESB utility bill.
3. Record the age of the property and any added
extensions.
4. Type of dwelling e.g. detached house / mid terrace.
5. Wall construction e.g. cavity / solid concrete
including any extensions.
6. Roof construction e.g. pitched or flat and thickness
of insulation if any.
7. Ground floor construction e.g. solid / suspended.
8. Measurements to be taken for: total floor areas
/ heat loss floor areas / gross heat loss wall areas and
storey heights.
9. Take measurements of the living area.
10. Take the perimeter / total ground floor (P/A)
ratio.
11. Record all details of draught stripping.
12. Record all low energy lights for energy rating
purposes.
13. Determine what the thermal mass is for walls
/ floor and roof.
14. Record all the data from openings, windows
/ door e.g. glazing details, frame, dimensions, gap, over
shading and direction.
15. Record all room data, e.g. chimney / flueless
gas fires / open flues / fans / vents / radiators with
or without TRVs / number of lights.
16. Ventilation factors which include number of
sheltered sides / draught lobby on entrance / if pressure
test has been done.
17. Record any information on primary and secondary
heating system e.g. radiator system / storage heaters
/ under floor heating etc for ber certificates.
18. Record primary and secondary heating fuel e.g.
mains gas / oil / house coal or electricity etc.
19. Record all boiler information e.g. standard
/ combi / condensing etc for BER purposes.
20. Record any information on heat pumps for BER
energy certs purposes.
21. Record all information on primary hot water
system (domestic hot water) for BER certs.
22. Record type of cylinder / combi / CPSU / thermal
store and the type and thickness of insulation used.
23. Record all information used in solar water
heating system, if any.
24. Record all information used in the heating
system controls e.g. number of room thermostats / programmer
/ timeclock / bypass / TRVs / full zone control /weather
compensator / boiler interlock and more.
25. Record all information on group Heating systems
for ber certificate purposes |
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