I am a fully accredited Domestic on Construction Energy Assessor, which means that I can assess your early plans and tell you what the energy performance of your new build is likely to be. It means that I can then guide you in adjusting your plans to better meet your needs and to meet increasingly stringent legal requirements.
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Building regulations in the UK are the legal means of ensuring that buildings are of good quality. There is a section that covers Energy (Part L), aiming to make new buildings energy efficient.
The term ‘SAP’ stands for Standard Assessment Procedure. It is a government approved methodology used to rate the energy efficiency of domestic buildings. The assessment is carried out by a qualified assessor from plans, using specialist software, and results returned to the client (and architect if one is on board). It has to be submitted to building control before any work proceeds, so that changes can be made to the design if the energy efficiency requirements are failed.
When the building is completed, the assessment is done again to make sure that the plans have been followed and the building has passed the requirements. The final assessment results in an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which is required by law when a building is rented or sold.