Don’t forget about legally required air conditioning inspections required by the energy performance and display energy certificates, CIBSE has warned.
January 2009 is the final day for all air conditioning systems with a cooling capacity of 250 kW to have been inspected to comply with the Energy Performance in Buildings Regulations.
Air conditioning systems must be inspected by a competent person who is a member of an accredited scheme such as the one operated by the CIBSE. The assessment looks at how efficiently the systems are operating and highlight any routine maintenance problems with units. All other systems must be inspected no later than January 2011.
CIBSE Certification now provides an accredited air conditioning assessor scheme for complex systems. For simple systems building the owners and operators will probably look to their installers or maintainance professionals to carry out the work.
CIBSE noted that a scheme covering simple systems is being run by BESCA, the Building Engineering Services Competence Accreditation.
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Building Sustainable Design
