Domestic energy assessors will evaluate more thorough energy performance certificates (EPCs) when the new version of the Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure (RDSAP) is brought closer to the full Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP).Following criticisms of the existing RDSAP, a series of amendments set to improve accuracy of assessments...

Energy assessors who help businesses reduce their carbon footprint could boost the company's worth and help it save money, according to a new report.Research for the Carbon Trust claimed that taking steps to reduce emissions could increase a business' value by up to 80 per cent.The study carried out by...

Energy assessors suggested a set of energy efficiency recommendations to a historic York hotel to help it cut costs and reduce its carbon footprint.The Dean Court hotel, an 1850 building opposite York Minster, is to carry out various measures to improve its energy efficiency.Some of the changes, such as staff-awareness...

Domestic energy assessors could help householders save money on their electricity bills and they could help people building their own home win a cash prize.Norwich and Peterborough building society is offering a £5,000 cash prize for self-builders who include green features in their home.Not only will building a...

Direct energy assessors and members of the public can now look inside a development which could be the UK's greenest block of flats.One Brighton, which has an Ecohomes 'Excellent' rating, has opened a show flat this week.The 172 studios and flats development is in the North Laine area and features...

Domestic energy assessors will soon be able to refer to thermal birds-eye images of homes in Coventry to point out the effects of energy efficient measures.The Coventry council has announced plans to send an aircraft equipped with thermal imagery cameras over the city to find which buildings are...

Domestic energy assessors could find more people are interested in making their homes energy efficient after a series of adverts by Bafta winner Shane Meadows are aired.The adverts, which follow a father as he strives to make his household cut its energy consumption, reduce its gas and electricity...

Domestic energy assessorscould help landlords compete for tenants and higher rents after it has been claimed that energy performance certificates (EPC) could be used as a bargaining tool by tenants.Property specialist David Bexon of email4property said that as people became more aware of the rising cost of heating...

Mandatory energy performance certificates (EPCs) are a mystery to almost 60 per cent of landlords, according to a new survey.Research by the Property Investor Show has found that over half of landlords do not know that showing an EPC will be a legal requirement for all tenancies from October 1.Domestic...

Energy performance certificates (EPCs), which are a part of home information packs (HIPs) are to be valid for three years the government has announced.Currently, the certificates, which provide ratings on a home's energy efficiency and will be required for all property transactions from October 1st are only valid for one...

Water conservation measures, energy efficiency tips and waste management suggestions are among the advice that energy assessors could help businesses with to keep their employees happy.More than eight out of ten employees told MSN Environment that they would like their boss to take steps to reduce the environmental impact of...