FAQs

FAQs

CIBSE Certification is accepting applications for NABERS UK Assessor Registration, Training, Energy for Offices and Design for Performance since 1st July.

We are processing a large number of enquiries and application while the process of transferring NABERS UK contracts from BRE continues. 

Design for Performance (DfP)

If your DfP project is not yet listed on our register Online Registers then the novation has not yet been completed. If you have not received a novation agreement, then please contact BRE and request one.

If you have received one then please sign and return to BRE or CIBSE without delay.

Assessors

If you wish to register as a NABERS UK assessor then please return the novation agreement or submit a new application to us. Once the paperwork has been processed you will be will be listed on our Online Registers. 

NABERS UK

CIBSE's current licence agreement covers buildings located in the UK, though we are aware of interest from organisations with assets based in the Republic of Ireland. if there is sufficient interest we would be happy to recommend expanding the scheme to NABERS. If this is something you would support please feel to contact us at epc@cibsecertification.org.

Assessors

I’m a licensed NABERS UK Assessor. What happens to my licence? 

BRE will have contacted all current Assessor licence holders directly, to arrange the novation (transfer) of licences to CIBSE Certification. If you have any queries regarding this process, or have changed your contact details since originally registering with BRE, please contact BRE directly, at enquiries@bregroup.com clearly marked “Attention NABERS UK Team”.  

Once the transfer has been processed by CIBSE Certification, and status reviewed and confirmed with NABERS, NABERS UK Assessors will be listed on our register

If your Assessor licence is due for renewal or has recently expired, BRE will have contacted and informed you to apply to re-register as a NABERS UK Assessor with CIBSE Certification. 

I have qualified as a NABERS UK Assessor but have not taken out an Assessor licence. Is my qualification still valid? 

Once you have completed your training and passed all required examinations you are eligible to apply for a NABERS UK Assessor licence within one year of successfully passing the examinations. Candidates who do not apply for a licence within this period will need to retake the course to regain eligibility for licensing.  

New Assessor licence registrations will be processed by CIBSE Certification from 1st July.

I have not yet completed the Whole Building and Tenancy (WBT) training revisions. What does this mean?

Please note that to ensure the validity of your Assessor licence, or to be allowed to renew your licence, you are required to be upskilled in the Whole Building and Tenancy training. Any Assessors who have only completed the original Base Building training course, will not be permitted to renew their licence until they have successfully completed the full training course.  

Please be reminded that if you were transferred over to the NABERS Learn platform from BRE Academy, and have not yet completed the Whole Building and Tenancy training, the deadline to complete this free of charge session was the 1st May 2024. If you have not completed the course by then, you will no longer have access and need to re-enrol at your own cost. 

Energy for Offices clients

My building is currently going through a NABERS UK Energy for Offices rating. Can I still submit for certification? 

Any new Energy for Offices rating registrations can be submitted to CIBSE Certification from 1st July. Information on the process and forms to be completed are available on our website. You can contact us at NABERSUK@cibsecertification.org

My building has received a NABERS UK Energy for Offices rating. Can I still promote my building as NABERS UK certified? 

Any certified Energy for Offices ratings can continue to be promoted, as per the branding guidelines, during the rating validity period (generally 12 months). 

Once the transfer has been processed by CIBSE Certification, and status reviewed and confirmed with NABERS, the rating will be listed on our register

Design for Performance (DfP) clients

I want to register a Design for Performance Project. What happens now?

Any new Design for Performance project registrations can be submitted to CIBSE Certification from the 1st July. More information on the process and forms to be completed are available on our website.  

My building has received a DfP Design Reviewed target rating. Can I still promote my building? 

Yes, your DfP target rating remains valid until you receive your first actual rating. NABERS UK users can still make use of the NABERS UK logo and trademark, in accordance with the Design for Performance brand guidelines. 

Once the transfer has been processed by CIBSE Certification, and status reviewed and confirmed with NABERS, the rating will be listed on our register

I have registered for a Design for Performance rating and have not completed the Independent Design Review (IDR) process. What do I do next? 

Any Independent Design Reviews in progress should continue as normal and be submitted to CIBSE Certification once the design-reviewed target rating has been confirmed by your IDR panellist, and the Design for Performance Agreement has been transferred (novated) from BRE to CIBSE Certification. 

BRE will be in contact with all DfP Agreement holders directly to arrange the novation (transfer) of these to CIBSE Certification. If you have any queries regarding this process, or have changed your contact details since originally registering with BRE, please contact BRE directly, at enquiries@bregroup.com clearly marked “Attention NABERS UK Team”. 

Once the transfer has been processed by CIBSE Certification, and current status reviewed and confirmed with NABERS, the rating will be listed on our register. CIBSE Certification will then liaise with the applicant and update status on the register as appropriate.