Welcome BRE Global Accreditation Schemes for Energy Assessors delivering quality, integrity and opportunity
Welcome delivering quality, integrity and opportunity
to a partnership approach We are delighted that you have joined the BRE Global Accreditation Scheme(s) and we look forward to working with you to provide all the support you need to succeed. Your membership of our Accreditation Scheme(s) demonstrates that you are committed to working to the highest levels of quality and operating to best practice professional standards. We are committed to working on your behalf helping you promote your business to leading clients and specifiers who value your association with the Scheme, it gives them confidence that your business complements their own professional standards. Your membership is your opportunity to take advantage of your association with the BRE Group of businesses and our long standing high profile within all aspects of the built environment. We are pleased to confirm that you are now listed on www.greenbooklive.com so you are already taking advantage of our commitment to help you promote your business. Listing usually costs 350 +VAT per year however this continues to be completely free for all active scheme members! Your membership provides many other benefits and advantages, which are detailed in your welcome pack. Thank you For choosing BRE Global, we look forward to supporting you! 3
Our promise to scheme members, to continue to delivering quality, integrity and opportunity
deliver quality, integrity and opportunity The BRE Group holds a unique position through its independence, charitable Trust ownership and extremely diverse product portfolio across all aspects of the built environment from consultancy and research to product testing and certification to training and accreditation. We help clients create better, safer and more sustainable products, buildings, communities and businesses and we support the innovation required to achieve this. As such we are well placed to help scheme members develop additional skills and access different products to give them a distinct advantage. A reputation for trustworthy and reliable professionalism has been the cornerstone of our business for nearly 90 years. These values extend to all areas of the Group business, not least the accreditation of energy assessors where our focus is on: QUALITY Quality remains at the heart of all we do from access to industry experts via our technical support services, through to compliance with scheme standards and regulations. We are proud to continue to meet the highest levels of quality for accreditation scheme operation, having received zero non-compliances during auditing of the scheme. Our UKAS accreditation also serves as an independent endorsement of the quality of the schemes. INTEGRITY Our scheme members can always be assured that we will operate the schemes with the utmost integrity and can be trusted to always work on behalf of our scheme members and not to act as competitors against them by operating our own EPC delivery business. OPPORTUNITY We seek to provide opportunity for our members to expand their own portfolio of services enabling them to maintain a competitive edge. By closer working with Trading Standards Organisations, BRE Global aims to provide opportunity for our scheme members through increased levels of compliance. 5
Benefits of your membership delivering quality, integrity and opportunity
Scheme membership Your scheme membership package includes many features and benefits as detailed below. Our ethos is to continually review our services to ensure that we always deliver to the very highest quality whilst also representing great value. NEW My Rewards earn reward points every time you lodge EPCs & DECs which can be used to get special discounts on CPD training courses, publications, future training courses and other BRE Group products. FREE annual membership FREE Insurance FREE listing in www.greenbooklive.com for all active scheme members Unlimited access to technical support from BRE specialists Discounts on a wide range of training courses Dedicated members area website Access to numerous other BRE Group products, such as BREEAM, BREEAM In-Use, Code for Sustainable Homes and many more to help scheme members develop a diverse range of skills and enable them to maintain a competitive advantage. The BRE Global brand is synonymous with quality, integrity and professionalism and our ethos is to work with our scheme members to provide all the support and opportunity you need to succeed in a highly competitive market. for active members 7
Maximise your opportunity delivering quality, integrity and opportunity
Make your mark by promoting your certification BRE GLOBAL CERTIFICATION MARK As an accredited scheme member you have the opportunity to associate your business with the BRE Global brand by using our certification mark. The certification mark is available for download from the accreditation members website: www.bre.co.uk/accreditation/members You can use this mark on your stationery, literature, website, company advertising and exhibition stands. The BRE Global document Use of the Certification Marks, is available from the members website and will provide guidance about using the mark. WEBSITE On your website the BRE Global Certification mark can used as a click through to the Green Book Live website as a direct link to your page showing your certification details. STATIONERY, ADVERTISING, PRESS AND EXHIBITIONS Our certification mark may be used on letterheads, brochures and any publicity material that is directly related to your accreditation. Promote your certification on all of your advertising to strengthen your claims of service quality and professional standards. You re Green Book Live listed Green Book Live is the essential resource website for specifiers and end users to identify products and services that can help to reduce their impact on the environment. BRE Global Accredited Energy Assessors are listed on the website along with a wide range of products and services from commercial building products and services to domestic energy efficiency products. The unique website is free to review and your contact details will be available to all who visit the website, helping you to promote your business. RECOGNITION As a BRE Global Accreditation Scheme Energy Assessor you can promote your membership of the scheme to your customers by using the Green Book Live image on your website, this will provide further endorsement of your certification. 9
Explore your opportunities delivering quality, integrity and opportunity
A reputation for trustworthy and reliable professionalism has been the cornerstone of the BRE Group business for nearly 90 years BRE Group opportunities are designed to help businesses succeed, take a fresh look at some of the opportunities available to you as a BRE Global Accredited Energy Assessor. Other Energy Assessor strands Energy Management BREEAM BREEAM In-Use Sustainability Health and Safety Code for Sustainable Homes Refurbishment Fire Risk Assessment Specification and Design Renewables and the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Flood Resilience and Risk Assessment For more see: www.bre.co.uk/training 11
Communicate Members Website Your members website: www.bre.co.uk/accreditation/members has a wealth of information to help support your business. The website is regularly updated with new features and news from your scheme. BRE Global Accreditation Scheme Members Helpdesk Tel: 0845 863 0014 Email: enquiries@breassessor.co.uk www.bre.co.uk/accreditation BRE Global Accreditation Scheme Members Technical Support Domestic Energy Assessor Tel: 0845 250 4586 Email: rdsap@breassessor.co.uk Non-Domestic Energy Assessor Tel: 0845 872 1790 Email: nondomepc@breassessor.co.uk DEC Energy Assessor Email: decsupport@breassessor.co.uk BRE Global Accreditation Schemes Bucknalls Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9XX