What is FENSA?
Have you ever researched all those logos that appear at the foot of many websites? You know the ones - member of this, affiliate to that, honorary member of the other.
At the foot of our own home page, you will see five logos, three of which are British Standard Kitemarks - something we’ll discuss in a future blog entry. The other two logos refer to FENSA, which is an acronym for the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme.
FENSA, together with the Local Authority Building Control, are responsible for ensuring that any new installations comply with current thermal peformance standards and, once a job has been completed, a certificate of compliance needs to be sought from FENSA or from Local Authority Building Control. Membership of FENSA enables companies that install replacement windows and doors to self certify compliance under these Building Regulations.
To ensure compliance with standards, A FENSA appointed inspector will inspect a percentage of the work carried out by each FENSA registered business every year. All new installations need to gain FENSA approval, which means that either you or the installer will need to make an application to Local Authority Building Control; it is likely that there will be associated charges with this. Doesn’t it make good sense to use a FENSA registered company to eliminate the extra work, worry, and costs?
Next time, we’ll take a look at exactly what these ’standards’ are.
Tags: Regulations