News and Updates

ABBE Energy awards. 

ABBE now has approval for the full suite of energy awards:  Domestic Energy Assessment, On Construction, Non Domestic Level 3 and 4 and now the Display Energy Certificates.  These are now available at ABBE assessment centres.

NEW - ABBE Level 3 Diploma in On Construction Energy Assessment [DipOCEA]

ABBE is pleased to announce that the new level 3 Diploma in On Construction Energy assessment has been approved by QCA to run from the 1st Feb 2008.  The need for the Dip OnCon DEA has been brought about by the Government’s policy that from 6th April 2008, new homes will require an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) on construction. EPC’s provide energy ratings for homes similar to consumer-friendly ‘fridge ratings’ and will allow prospective buyers, tenants, owners, occupiers and purchasers to see information on the energy efficiency and carbon emissions from the building so they can consider energy efficiency as part of their investment.  The ABBE award covers botht he design stage EPC production as well as the final 'On Construction' EPC.   The new handbook is available now in the downloads page and will soon be joined by a brochure that summerises the award and its requirements.

NEW - ABBE Level 3 Diploma in Display Energy Certificates [DipDEC]

ABBE is pleased to announce that the new Level 3 Diploma in Display Energy Certificates has been approved by QCA to run from the 1st April 2008. The qualification handbook and the award overview are now available from the 'downloads' section.
The European Legislation which created the Domestic Energy Assessor also requires buildings that are either publicly owned or publicly accessed to have a ‘Display Energy Certificate (DEC) set against them.  Whilst the DEC has a one year lifespan, the advisory report which accompanies the DEC needs to be renewed every seven years. Similar to the other (EPC) energy reports, the DECs report also identifies how energy efficient the building in question is, by assessing the actual energy usage and comparing it with benchmarks.  The number of buildings which need to be assessed is large and in this case the Government have decided that all those buildings covered by this directive should have been assessed by October 2008, irrespective of what then needs to occur in latter years

Link to the ABBE Level 4 Diploma in Home Inspection Demo Exam

The purpose of this demo is to provide candidates with the opportunity to try out the navigation of the online examination. Please note that it is not designed to provide the candidate with a result or the answers to the questions. http://abbe-web.bcu.ac.uk/hietdemo/candidates/startdemocandidate.aspx