Heritage

2009 - The Home Condition Survey was fully launched. A helpful, jargon-free and easy-to-understand condition survey report for people preparing to buy a home. Designed by National Energy Services and produced by our Home Inspector members.

2008 - The remit of the NHER Accreditation Scheme was widened to allow membership to Commercial Energy Assessors, On Construction Domestic Energy Assessors and Public Building Energy Assessors.

2007 - NES launched its Domestic Energy Assessor training course and NHER accreditation scheme for DEAs.

2007 – SAVA Business Exchange is set up to help agents, Home Information Pack providers and householders find a local assessor or home surveyor.

2006 - NES launched the SAVA certification scheme, allowing trained and certificated Home Inspectors to practice.

2004 – SAVA becomes the first independent centre to assess Home Inspector candidates applying for the ABBE Diploma in Home Inspection.

2003 - NES merges with Optima Energy to extend and enhance its consultancy services.

2003 - NHER team co-developed the RDSAP energy rating methodology and Energy Performance Certificate for the UK government.

2003 - In response to the EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings, NES acquires SAVA and develops software and training for Home Inspectors to meet the requirements of the Housing Bill's new Home Information Packs.

2000 - NES broadens its services to include surveying and its new Field Operations team works with Powergen on the Warm Front scheme.

1994 - National Energy Services Ltd (NES) is established to administer the NHER scheme and undertake research, consultancy and project management.

1990 - The National Energy Foundation's very first programme took a locally developed way of assessing the energy efficiency of new homes (the Milton Keynes Energy Cost Index) and worked in partnership with Energy Advisory Services to extend to it provide national coverage for all types of home, new or existing – and so the National Home Energy Rating was launched.

1988 - The National Energy Foundation (NEF) is established to promote energy conservation and provide help to improve energy efficiency in residential buildings.

1983 - Energy Advisory Services Ltd was established by Prof. Jake Chapman. EAS would later become part of National Energy Services.