Learn a new skill today with funded courses under the Warm Home Skills Programme (WHSP)  We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Energy Trust where Proficiency members can gain an additional 10% off cours...

It's important to know when it is appropriate for you to conduct an assessment using RdSAP on a newish property. The cross Scheme guidance on the Use of SAP and RdSAP was updated in 2023 Many of us Domestic Energy...

URGENT – write to your local MP to help secure Phase 2 of commercial MEESIt is now crucial for all energy assessors and those passionate about creating fit-for-purpose, low carbon commercial buildings to push the Go...

How wrong is this? The British Standard for Retrofit assessment for domestic dwellings. Code of practice is now published as BS 40104:2025. It comes into effect on 30 September 2025.  This is an important document, a...

A Proficiency member shares his thoughts and experience of data collection I qualified as a Domestic Energy Assessor about a year and a half ago, and signed up with an accreditation scheme soon after. I then follow...

Underinsurance We are at the forefront of encouraging business and homeowners to upgrade their buildings to achieve better environmental standards. These improvements are essential for reducing carbon emissions and...

An important new law is coming into effect soonAwaab's Law comes into effect in the social housing sector on October 27, 2025, requiring social landlords to address emergency hazards including damp and mould in a th...

It would be so easy to massively improve the effectiveness of DECs, so why is government not doing it?Display Energy Certificates (DECs) are probably the most undervalued and poorly utilised element of the UK Energy...