Green Deal: Installer

Once a property has had an assessment and the finance for measures has been approved, installation is the next step. Only an authorised Green Deal Installer can install energy efficiency improvements under the Green Deal finance mechanism. Only authorised installers will be able to identify themselves as ‘Green Deal Installers’ and use the Green Deal Mark.

Who can install a Green Deal measure?

• Only an authorised Green Deal Installer can install energy efficiency improvements under the Green Deal finance mechanism.
• Only authorised installers will be able to identify themselves as ‘Green Deal Installers’ and use the Green Deal Quality Mark.

How do I become an authorised Green Deal Installer?

• You must be certified by a Green Deal accredited certification body as meeting the standard PAS 2030 for the measures you wish to install.
• You must abide by the conditions in the Green Deal Code of Practice which will be published in summer 2012.
• Your certification body will register you for the Green Deal with the Registration and Oversight Body.
• Your certification body will license you to use the Green Deal Quality Mark.

Can I access any support for training?

• Training support may be available from product manufacturers and/or CITB Construction Skills.
• DECC recently announced £2.5 Million for training of insulation installers. This will be available through CITB Construction Skills.
• Visit the CITB Construction Skills website for further information.

Does it make a difference if I am Gas Safe approved? Or registered under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme?

• If you are already Gas Safe approved or are registered under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) you will be exempted from meeting the standard (PAS 2030).
• Your current certification body will register you on the basis of your Gas safe or MCS approval if you wish to operate under the Green Deal.

When can I register to be a Green Deal Installer?

• The Green Deal Register will open in early August 2012.
• Certification bodies should register then, and once they are authorised, they can then register those they have certified.
• The registers will be held by the Green Deal Registration and Oversight Body.

Who are the Green Deal accredited certification bodies?

• A list of certification bodies accepted so far for assessment under the Green Deal accreditation programme can be found on the UKAS website.
• The assessments will be carried out in two stages, with a pilot group of applicants currently being assessed. The first batch of successful certification bodies are due to be announced in May 2012.
• The remaining applicants commence their assessments from May 2012 and successful certification bodies are due to be announced from the summer.
• Visit the United Kingdom Accreditation Service website for further information on who is undergoing accreditation.

How does my certification body become accredited?

• The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is accrediting certification bodies wishing to become Green Deal approved.
• Visit the United Kingdom Accreditation Service website for further information on accreditation.
• Your certification body must apply to UKAS for accreditation to certify against PAS 2030. Once UKAS accredited it can then register with the Green Deal Registration and Oversight Body.

What does the standard PAS 2030 cover?

• PAS 2030 is a Publicly Available Specification PAS 2030:2012 (available now from the BSI website) which provides a specification for the installation of energy efficiency measures (EEM) in existing buildings.
• Visit the BSI website for further information on purchasing a copy of PAS 2030:2012
• The PAS achieves this by focusing particularly on the necessary installation processes for the measures, the management of the process that guides their installation and the quality of the service provided to the customer before, during and after the installation.
   
• The standard covers:

• Condensing boilers, natural gas-fired and liquefied petroleum gas-fired (domestic and non-domestic)
• Condensing boilers, oil-fired (domestic and non-domestic)
• Heating controls
• Under-floor heating
• Flue-gas recovery devices
• Gas-fired warm-air heating systems (domestic and non-domestic)
• Electric storage heaters (domestic and non-domestic)
• Cavity wall insulation
• Loft insulation
• Pitched roof insulation
• Flat roof insulation
• Internal wall insulation
• External wall insulation
• Hybrid wall insulation
• Draught proofing
• Floor insulation
• Heating system insulation (pipes and cylinders
• Energy efficient glazing and doors
• Lighting fittings
• Lighting controls (non-domestic)
• Ground and air source heat pumps
• Solar thermal
• Solar PV
• Biomass boilers
• Micro-combined heat and power (CHP)
• Micro- and small-scale wind turbine systems

What is the Green Deal Quality Mark?

• Only authorised installers will be able to identify themselves as ‘Green Deal Installers’ and use the Green Deal Quality Mark.
• Authorised installers will be certified under the relevant certification scheme for their trade
• The Green Deal Mark will be made available to authorised Installers through their certification bodies.

What is the Green Deal Registration and Oversight Body?

• We are currently tendering for a service provider to hold the registers of accredited certification bodies, installers, providers and assessors and monitor Green Deal provision.
• We hope to announce the Registration and Oversight Body service provider in June 2012 with the Registration beginning in August 2012.