Solar Panel Installations
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The enforcement of Building Regulations is also becoming more stringent. Solar installer surveyors are under greater pressure to complete robust structural assessments. For example, they need to evaluate not only fixings and gravity loads, but evaluate the potential effects of uplift. Understanding and implementing the parameters of BRE489 is now an essential discipline. Quite simply, installers cannot risk skimping on a structural assessment. The implications can be damaging for business and dissuade potential customers. Why installers should work with Michael Aubrey Partnership Our research has shown that over 50% of roofs require strengthening. This worrying statistic underlines the potential problems that installers may face without an effective and comprehensive structural assessment. Michael Aubrey Partnership are aware of the pressures and potential pitfalls in meeting the regulations, so we have re-structured our business to better support solar installers. We have created a dedicated solar structural team with in-depth knowledge and outstanding expertise in assessing solar installations. Our client-focussed team will also liaise closely with an installer to complement their own technical evaluation. However, we also recognise that there could be time and cost implications for involving a third-party, even if there are major benefits in customer reassurance and long-term safety. An exclusive support programme from Michael Aubrey Partnership Michael Aubrey Partnership has pioneered a coaching and mentoring programme to help surveyors supply all the information we need to make a quality structural assessment without ever having to visit the site ourselves. This half-day workshop identifies some of the important aspects of an evaluation, including regulatory framework, surveying issues, structural assessment and data analysis. In a few hours, we will provide your surveyors with a unique insight into the process and enable them to supply the precise detail we need to complete an assessment without us incurring site costs or wasting valuable time. And, of course, once we have trained a surveyor, not only will they be able to complete a full assessment brief, but will have Michael Aubrey Partnership at the end of a phone for advice, queries and information. Why a proper structural assessments is good for customers Higher quality assessments and installations do not simply benefit the installer – it is great news for customers. Installations will be more reliable today and safer in the long term. It offers greater reassurance about the technology and the reduced likelihood of damaging customer property. Above all, for those installers who offer the most comprehensive survey, it is an important benefit that can help customers make up their mind which company to select. Call Michael Aubrey Partnership today, to see how we can help your business meet its structural obligations |
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As this source of energy becomes more common, so do the implications and complications of planning an installation. Increasingly, surveys are seen to be inadequate, incomplete, and even potentially dangerous.