Useful links

Below is a list of websites that you might find useful. NES is not responsible for the content of any external website. To report a broken link or to suggest a website that should be listed here, please contact us.

NES elsewhere on the web

  • NES one - our member portal, where you can access report writers and useful documents.
  • NES Support - Access knowledgebases and helpful articles outside of office hours.
  • NES on Twitter - Twitter is a microblogging/social networking site. Follow us and join the conversation!
  • NES on Delicious - Delicious is a social bookmarking service. Here you can see all the websites and articles we find interesting. See recent additions on the right hand side of this page.
  • NES on Flickr - we occasionally post photos of events on Flickr.
  • NES on Vimeo - see all our videos from events and software demonstrations.
  • NES on Facebook - if you use Facebook, you can recieve all the updates from our website and more right onto your own wall. Become a fan today!
  • Sun Switch - NES operates a solar PV service called Sun Switch. Currently only available in Milton Keynes, a Sun Switch PV system designer visits a property to specify a solar PV system for the homeowner.

Government sites

  • CLG – Department of Communities & Local Government
  • DECC – Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Defra – Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • BIS – Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • HCR/EPC Register – the official site for registration of all EPCs and Home Condition Reports, operated by Landmark Group on behalf of Government
  • Non-domestic EPC Register - as above, for Commercial EPCs and Display Energy Certificates
  • The Land Registry – the organisation that holds records for land ownership and interests in England and Wales
  • Home Information Packs – Government information site about HIPs
  • The Scottish Government
  • Northern Ireland Executive
  • Welsh Assembly Government
  • DIAG – Directive Implementation Advisory Group, which advises the Government on the implementation in the UK of the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Professional institutes, associations, green groups and trade bodies

Qualifications bodies

  • ABBE – Awarding Body for the Built Environment
  • Asset Skills – the Sector Skills Council for property services, housing
  • Other training providers
  • UWE – University of the West of England
  • CEM – College of Estate Management
  • Proinspect

Consumer protection organisations

Professional and trade press

Technical publishers and research bodies

Blogs, campaigns and discussion forums

Energy assessor groups and related associations