Re: Government scheme could benifit you?

 On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:56:15 -0000, harryagain wrote:


F.knows is there anything but quango speak there? I can't find
anything that says what is actually on offer, only wibble about the
administration and "safe guards".

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Cheers
Dave.

 
Not that I can see.  My assumption is that the 'standard methodology'
will be comparable to ISO 9000 - which is a standing joke in the
communities that have to comply with it.  ALL that it requires is
that there be a procedure and that procedure is followed.  Test
object.  Tick.  Ignore result of test.  Tick.  State that object
conforms to requirements.  Tick.  Pass conformance document to
customer.  Tick.  Hey presto - ISO 9000!



Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 On Jan 26, 9:22 pm, n...@cam.ac.uk wrote:

Does 9000 not require the procedure to be identified?

 
Yes.  As in the example I gave.  It does not require it to make any
sense, or even be relevant.  Any competent purchaser of an ISO 9000
compliant product demands to see the procedure before taking any
notice of the claim, but you need to know quite a lot to be able to
judge a good procedure from a bad one.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:18:44 -0000, Janet wrote:


Sounds like Warm Front but that is tied in with being on certain
benefits or old. The average working family doesn't qualify for any
grants, not sure if they can get an energy survey done for free. Warm
Front also only does the easy things like cavity wall and loft. It
doesn't do anyting for properties with solid walls.

I did see a few words in several pages of that quango speak that did
mention the harder to improve properties:

"The key focus of the new energy company obligation - or "ECO" will
be on those householders who cannot achieve significant energy
savings without an additional or different measure of support.  For
example, this includes vulnerable and low-income households and those
living in harder to treat properties, such as solid walled
properties."

This Green Deal is also a "spread the cost" scheme rather than a
grant. The savings made by improved insulation should offset the
increase in bills, in theory. No a very big or nice looking carrot
IMHO. Why bother with it if there is no nett saving?

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Cheers
Dave.