Public Building Assessor (DEC) Training

Explaining Display Energy Certificates

Display Energy Certificates (DECs) provide buildings with an operational rating, in terms of energy usage, on a scale of A-G (A being the most efficient). DECs are based on the actual amount of metered energy used by the building over a 12-month period.

A DEC and Advisory Report (AR) are required for public buildings with a useable floor area over 500m2 that are occupied in whole, or in part, by public authorities and by institutions providing public services to a large number of persons, and are therefore frequently visited by members of the public.

Software from SystemsLink

Through our partnership with SystemsLink, you can access OR Toolkit software. OR Toolkit enables certificates to be stored alongside existing energy data to make energy assessment of public buildings easer for DEC assessors. Full training is given in the use of the software to process DEC data and lodge the advisory report.

Course Content

Stroma Certification’s Public Building Assessor training is approved by ABBE. A registration fee of £230 (+VAT) is payable to ABBE upon course completion. We offer DEC training across the UK and can provide the course at a location of your choosing for groups of four or more individuals.

Day One

• An introduction to Energy Assessment
• ABBE Diploma qualification structure and requirements
• National Occupation Standards (NOS) Units 1 and 2
• Building Elements and Services

Day Two

• Display Energy Certificate (DEC) background and legislation
• DEC content and methodology
• Introduction to, and explanation of the government’s software and the source of the Central Information point (CIP) file
• Workshop covering data entry and production of the certificate Advisory Report (AR)

Following course completion, Stroma Certification will award applicants certified status on receipt of a portfolio containing evidence of business skills and a minimum of 3 DECs.

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