Terms and conditions.
1. The BER assessment will be carried out in accordance with the BER Assessors Code of Practice and the relevant BER methodologies and guidance from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). In particular, it will be carried out in an independent manner by amBER Energy.
2. New provisional BER assessments will be based on drawings, specifications, and other data supplied by you.
3. New final and existing BER assessments will be based on a survey of the building and other data supplied by you. Plans and specifications related to the building being assessed may also assist the BER assessment and should be provided if available.
4. You must share details of any retrofit and upgrade work carried out on an existing building that you think will have an impact on the BER. Further documentation may be required from you to account for such works in your BER assessment. If sufficient documentary evidence cannot be provided, more conservative default values will be selected. This may impact the energy rating of your home.
5. Please review the homeowner checklist
https://www.seai.ie/publications/Preparing-Your-Client-for-a-BER-Assessment.pdf
and provide any relevant information to support your BER. It is recommended to gather this supporting documentary evidence before the survey to ensure a more accurate and efficient BER assessment. The BER will be calculated based on the information provided and gathered during the BER assessment and will be submitted to SEAI for publication.
6. All data provided to support the published BER must meet the requirements of the BER methodology.
7. Under SI 243/2012, the BER data file may be made available to (i) the BER assessor that carried out the relevant BER assessment (or their employer), (ii) a BER assessor undertaking any subsequent BER assessment of the relevant building (or their employer) or (iii) the relevant building owner (or an agent acting on behalf of the owner) via a BER assessor. The 'BER data file' is an electronic file that contains a report on the outcome of a BER assessment of a particular building, which is completed by a BER assessor and provided to SEAI to notify it of the record to be made or updated on the BER register in respect of that particular building and includes any calculations and related data or documents accompanying that report. Sample Letter of Engagement Guidance May 2024 V2
8. Copies of all information and documentation that you supply to me in connection with this application (whether requested by me/us or otherwise) will become the property of SEAI.
9. We/I will maintain confidentially and appropriate security measures in dealing with personal data. BER assessors are not permitted to make any disclosures to other parties with the limited exceptions to these requirements being the disclosure of information required by law and disclosure to SEAI or its authorised officers.
10. Any personal data collected as a part of the BER assessment or provided to SEAI will be processed in accordance with the provisions of applicable data protection law in force in Ireland (including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 and the Data Protection Act 2018 as may be amended from time to time). You can find my/our privacy notice here . For information on how SEAI processes your personal data please visit the SEAI website https://www.seai.ie/publications/BER-Privacy-Notice.pdf .
11. Insert BER assessor name/company and SEAI shall have no responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from the Building Energy Rating assessment.
12. The methodology used for the BER assessment incorporates standard occupancy assumptions and a range of technical judgments on the energy efficiency of various building components and attributes. A BER may change over time due to many factors including deterioration or modification to the building, or an update to the BER calculation methodologies or the documentation available to support inputs at the time of the assessment. As a result, an energy rating is only a guide to the overall energy efficiency of a building. In practice, energy efficiency is highly dependent on how occupants use the building.
13. Registered BER Assessors have an ongoing responsibility to ensure the accuracy and independence of the BER certificates they issue. For that purpose, in some instances, your BER may be selected by SEAI for an audit and an auditor may be required to visit the site for an inspection. You or the owner or subsequent owner of the building may be requested to facilitate the audit. If you decide not to facilitate such a request, SEAI may decide to revoke the relevant BER Certificate.
14. The fee for the BER Assessment will be confirmed in advance and vat is not applicable. This fee is inclusive of all costs including payment to SEAI for publication of the BER assessment.