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DECC Announce £20 Million Green Deal Funding

27 July 2013

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has recently announced an additional £20 million scheme, to help drive the Green Deal via Local Authorities. The Green Deal Communities Scheme will allow Local Authorities to bid for funding, from the £20m, to put towards promoting the Green Deal on a street by street basis. Local Authorities will be able to identify the streets in their regions that would most benefit from the Green Deal process,

Updated Version of Design SAP Released!

18 July 2013

Elmhurst Energy is pleased to announce that the latest update for its market leading Design SAP software has been released! This update is a result of the Scottish Building Regulation changes announced on the 9th January 2013, regarding the lodgement of new build dwelling EPCs to the Scottish register. The changes came into effect on 30th June 2013, and since then the Scottish Register has been able to accept lodgements of new build EPCs in

Green Deal Cashback Announced for Scottish Properties

17 July 2013

The Scottish Government is offering owner occupiers, private and social tenants and private sector landlords up to £1,200 towards energy efficiency measures that are recommended in the Green Deal assessment. Up to £500 is available for insulation measures, up to £400 for a boiler and up to £300 for other measures (such as glazing, LED lighting and heating controls). Properties eligible for this scheme will require a Green Deal assessment before installing energy saving measures,

Low Carbon Skills Training Fund Released

04 July 2013

Skills Development Scotland has recently launched the Low Carbon Skills Fund for 2013-2014. The fund gives Scottish businesses with under 250 employees the opportunity to apply for up to £12,500 towards employee training costs. It provides funding for up to 25 training sessions and covers up to 50% of the cost, with a maximum of £500 per session. By increasing expertise in this growth area, Skills Development Scotland aims to harness the opportunities offered by

On Construction EPC Updates in Scotland

26 June 2013

Earlier this year the Scottish Building Standards Division (BSD) announced a number of updates that effect the production of New Build EPCs in Scotland. You can read the full report here or see below for an update on lodging EPCs in Scotland. From the 30th June 2013, the building regulations in Scotland will be brought in line with England and Wales to require all EPCs for new build properties* to be lodged onto a central

Elmhurst Release RdSAP GO!

18 June 2013

Elmhurst Energy is pleased to announce the release of RdSAP GO! User-friendly and accessible both online and offline, our RdSAP GO software allows Elmhurst DEAs to produce EPCs and EPRs on-site whilst incorporating the same ease of functionality as Elmhurst’s online RdSAP software. The software, released yesterday, is available to all Elmhurst Certified DEAs free of charge and will enable assessors to enter survey data and instantly calculate results remotely, even when an internet connection

DECC Release Promising Green Deal Statistics

16 April 2013

Last week the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) released a set of up to date Green Deal and ECO statistics that show a significant increase in the number of Green Deal Assessments taking place, a positive report following the initial slow up-take of the scheme. The report shows that 7465 Green Deal Reports were lodged in March, compared to only 1729 in February. Since the last statement in February, the number of GDAOs

DCLG Announce Lodgement Fee Increases

18 March 2013

Elmhurst has been informed by DCLG that the fees for lodging to the Landmark registers are to be increased from 6th April 2013. Specifically this will affect the lodgement of Domestic and Non-Domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs) and Air Conditioning Inspection Reports (ACIRs). The fee for domestic lodgements will rise to £1.67 and Non-Domestic lodgements will rise to £11.81. Elmhurst would like to express our surprise and disappointment at this increase, we will be protesting

Elmhurst launch Non Domestic Green Deal Qualification

07 February 2013

Elmhurst Energy Systems has now launched its Non Domestic Green Deal Advisor (GDA) qualification. We are very happy to add the Non Domestic GDA qualification to our list of high quality professional training courses.Since our UKAS approval last year, Elmhurst have been at the forefront of Green Deal developments and our Non Domestic Green Deal course will qualify individuals as Non Domestic GDAs, with the ability to produce Green Deal Advice Reports (GDARs) on Non

Elmhurst Release Green Deal Software!

25 January 2013

Elmhurst Energy is pleased to announce the release of our approved Green Deal Occupancy Assessment (GDOA) Software! The software application is available to all Green Deal Advisors (GDAs) who are registered with Elmhurst certified Green Deal Advice Organisations (GDAOs) in time for Green Deals official launch on the 28th January. Elmhurst’s GDAO software will allow qualified GDAs working with approved GDAOs to: Produce Green Deal Occupancy Assessments & Green Deal Advice Reports Lodge the

Latest News

DECC Announce £20 Million Green Deal Funding

Updated Version of Design SAP Released!

Green Deal Cashback Announced for Scottish Properties

Low Carbon Skills Training Fund Released

On Construction EPC Updates in Scotland

Elmhurst Release RdSAP GO!

DECC Release Promising Green Deal Statistics

DCLG Announce Lodgement Fee Increases

Elmhurst launch Non Domestic Green Deal Qualification

Elmhurst Release Green Deal Software!

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