We want to build according to KfW55 standards, and our construction company includes KfW55 as a standard clause in the contract. So far, no problem. Now we need an expert to handle all confirmations and related tasks. According to the construction company (local general supervisor), this is also included and will be managed by an external KfW55 expert, who is, of course, commissioned by the construction company. They even provided us with the name of this expert, who is listed on the Energie-Effizienz-Experten.de website. Everything seems correct so far.
However, the KfW55 requirements mention something about financial independence? What does this mean in this context? Shouldn't I be the one to commission the KfW55 expert? Or am I misunderstanding something? The general supervisor, who guarantees KfW55 compliance in the contract, says that it has always been handled this way: everything is included in the price, and the expert completes all necessary forms, confirms everything for us, attends construction site visits, etc.
However, the KfW55 requirements mention something about financial independence? What does this mean in this context? Shouldn't I be the one to commission the KfW55 expert? Or am I misunderstanding something? The general supervisor, who guarantees KfW55 compliance in the contract, says that it has always been handled this way: everything is included in the price, and the expert completes all necessary forms, confirms everything for us, attends construction site visits, etc.
Grym schrieb:
means that this has always been the standard practiceA statement designed to catch attention, isn’t it?
So far, I have understood that economic independence is ensured by having the general contractor work with several KfW-certified experts on a rotational basis instead of just one.
However, whether the involved experts still derive a significant portion of their livelihood from the same client (which would effectively make them dependent contractors or similar to employees, but that is another issue) remains unknown.
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Bieber081511 Oct 2016 20:44Grym schrieb:
We want to build according to KFW55 standards And are you also planning to finance it through the corresponding program?
Bieber0815 schrieb:
And also finance it through the appropriate program?Yes, of course...B
Bieber081512 Oct 2016 08:12Within our family circle, a KfW55 house with a guaranteed energy certificate was built, and the assessor was commissioned separately by the builder. Our KfW-70 house from the developer was monitored by an assessor whom I never saw or spoke to; this assessor was commissioned directly by the developer (as far as I know, KfW explicitly allows this exception for the developer sector, and in my opinion, it wouldn't make sense otherwise). Note: The full payment has not yet been made; the decision is still pending.
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