Company Profile

DesignBuilder Certification Ltd (DBC) provides cost effective training and mentoring in the use of DesignBuilder software for producing Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and showing compliance with Part L2 of the Building Regulations. The company runs regular courses and examinations for Energy Assessors who wish to become competent in the use of DesignBuilder SBEM software for producing EPCs on construction, sale or rent of buildings other than dwellings. The current version of the software has been approved by CLG for producing BRUKL reports for Building Control. The software will also be approved for producing EPCs when CLG releases the version of SBEM to produce the certificates. The courses are approved by CIBSE and certificates of competence issued by DBC will be accepted by CIBSE. DBC is also in discussion with other training organizations running accredited schemes to produce EPCs.

DBC offers a comprehensive range of training and examination packages to those wishing to become energy assessors and to other training organizations – see Our Services.

Our Aim

• Provide Energy Assessors with a low cost entry route to producing EPCs and BRUKL reports.
• Train Energy Assessors to a high level of competence in the use of the DesignBuilder SBEM software.
• Equip Energy assessors with the DesignBuilder SBEM software to enable them significantly improve their productivity through efficient data input and checking when compared to using other software tools.
• Provide ongoing technical support in the use of the DesignBuilder SBEM software.

Personnel

Dr Colin Lillicrap: the Managing Director, is a registered Low Carbon Consultant, who has been involved with the efficient use of energy for over 30 years. For 22 years he was involved with research into the efficient use of energy by industry. He then joined the Building Research Establishment where he was responsible for the Non-Domestic parts of the Energy Efficiency Best Practice and Action Energy programmes. He established Colin Lillicrap Associates in 1999 as a consultancy offering advice on energy efficiency, carrying out thermal simulations of buildings using DesignBuilder and SBEM, assessing design options and advising on compliance with the Building Regulations. He has completed training with BRE on the Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM) and with CIBSE for the ‘Design’ and ‘Building Operations’ section of the Low Carbon Consultants Register.

Dr Andy Tindale: Director and founder of DesignBuilder Software Ltd, has been working in the building energy modelling arena for 20 years in both academia and building design consultancies. He has combined his expertise in building energy simulation with an understanding of industry modelling needs to drive the development of the DesignBuilder product. Involvement with a number of building energy-related research projects has contributed to some useful developments including the 3TC simulation method. Andy received his PhD on Solar Roofspace collectors from the Polytechnic of Central London in 1991.

Dr Steve Potter: Director of DesignBuilder Software Ltd, has been working in the building simulation software sector for 20 years. He has considerable experience in building energy simulation and the development of architectural modelling, CFD and building services software, including management, design and development input to significant commercial projects. Steve obtained his PhD on CFD coupled radiation methods from Northumbria University in 1998

DBC also employs a dedicated team of part-time staff for admin, web site development, graphic design and accountancy work.