Heat and Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessment (HEETSA) - Scoping Consultation

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Closes 29 Aug 2025

Questions

1. To what extent to you agree or disagree that it would be valuable for the Scottish Government to develop a HEETSA (a government-led approval and accreditation mechanism to provide oversight and standardisation of the retrofit assessment market)?
2. If the Scottish Government develops a HEETSA, which of the following should it cover: (select all that apply)
3. Which delivery model do you think would be most appropriate for HEETSA?
4. What methodologies would be needed to meet the requirements of a HEETSA?
5. There are a range of ways that identified gaps could be filled – by the market, or by the Scottish Government procuring and developing methodologies to do this. What do you think is the best approach to filling identified gaps in the methodologies required for HEETSA?
6. What skills and qualifications should be required to undertake a HEETSA?
7. Which of the following statements comes closest to your view:
8. To what extent do you agree or disagree that non-personal data gathered through a HEETSA should be stored to form part of a ‘building logbook’ or ‘green building passport’?
9. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the HEETSA assessor should be required to be independent of the outcome of the assessment? E.g. they could not financially gain from the outcome if a measure is stated as technically suitable.
10. Thinking about the relationship between the EPC and HEETSA, which of the following statements comes closest to your view:
11. Thinking about presenting the results of a HEETSA, please give your view on:

(a) Whether the HEETSA should result in a standardised certificate or report?

(b) What information should be included when presenting the results?

12. Please provide details of any circumstances in which you think a HEETSA should be required, and the reasons for your view.
13. Do you think it is necessary to develop a legal basis for HEETSA? (i.e. should HEETSA be underpinned by regulations in a similar manner to EPCs)