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Thinking of getting accredited but is cost a fortune with the BRE, any one on here a user (Breeam that is) & does it pay.
Also looking at LEED as an alternative
Cheers
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Looked into LEED a while back as it is more international. Would have served me better in Ireland than BREEAM, but seems BREEAM is still going strong over here for all the projects I am involved in, however we are using M&E eng or architect in house rather than an external consultant. Are you planning on going into it full time or as an added extra? What do you currently do etc?
Hi Tim
Currently Level 4 Commercial SBEM assessor & DEC assessor with on construction SAP as well.
Been working on SBEM for almost 3 years so looking to add sustainability option to the services that I offer whether it's using Breeam or LEED. The Breeam training & accreditation costs are a fair wack so I need to judge the potential income to justify the costs.
Stroma do a shorter course which includes the exam at the same time and is quite a lot cheaper.
http://www.stroma.com/certification-and-training/code-for-sustainable-homes
oops just looked at it and its Code only, worth doing if you can ge tthe work.
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My GF did all the research for me into this while I was unemployed and we thought that in Ireland the LEED was more useful as an international qual. As mentioned above BREEAM seems to be undertaken by architects and M&E engineers so the market seems pretty saturated, but most buildings now are looking for very good/excellent which needs an assessor to point out where the easiest marks can be gained. Surely some of the STW architects will pipe up soon? I am merely a structural engineer...
I'm a registered Offices assessor (or at least I was until I left my last company...)
You have a large overhead (£1000 fee/type I think) if you are operating on your own as the registered body.
Don't know if its worth it on yer jack...
Don't use it at my present employers (I'm a HVAC Eng)
cheers Guys
It'd the BRE fees that are making me wary, which is why I'm also looking at LEED & carbon lite as options.
If the Government want to push this agenda they are going to have to sort out the BRE costs, which are far to high, not only for the Assessor but also for the client.