Good morning,
can you tell me how much additional effort it requires from an architect or structural engineer to provide the documentation needed to ensure that a new build meets the KfW 55 standard and qualifies for the subsidies?
We have told the architect that the house should theoretically comply with the KfW 55 standard. However, it has been left open whether we actually want to apply for the subsidies.
We have now agreed on a fee. Upon inquiry, we were told that the fee would increase by €5,000 if we require proof that the house meets the KfW 55 standard in order to receive the subsidies.
Is this justified? Is the additional work the architect has to do really enough to warrant a €5,000 higher fee?
We are talking about a conventional single-family house with 170 m² (1,830 sq ft), 1.5 stories. The architect is commissioned for all phases of work and is also responsible for the structural engineering, as well as the thermal insulation verification, heating load calculation, and other necessary documentation. He is also an energy efficiency expert.
Please don’t get me wrong: if the additional effort is indeed that significant, then he certainly deserves the fee. However, compared to the original fee, this seems quite high to me. Of course, I have no idea how much extra work this really is for the architect.
Best regards,
Sebastian
can you tell me how much additional effort it requires from an architect or structural engineer to provide the documentation needed to ensure that a new build meets the KfW 55 standard and qualifies for the subsidies?
We have told the architect that the house should theoretically comply with the KfW 55 standard. However, it has been left open whether we actually want to apply for the subsidies.
We have now agreed on a fee. Upon inquiry, we were told that the fee would increase by €5,000 if we require proof that the house meets the KfW 55 standard in order to receive the subsidies.
Is this justified? Is the additional work the architect has to do really enough to warrant a €5,000 higher fee?
We are talking about a conventional single-family house with 170 m² (1,830 sq ft), 1.5 stories. The architect is commissioned for all phases of work and is also responsible for the structural engineering, as well as the thermal insulation verification, heating load calculation, and other necessary documentation. He is also an energy efficiency expert.
Please don’t get me wrong: if the additional effort is indeed that significant, then he certainly deserves the fee. However, compared to the original fee, this seems quite high to me. Of course, I have no idea how much extra work this really is for the architect.
Best regards,
Sebastian
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stefanc8427 Mar 2017 01:54zehn0813 schrieb:
Good morning,
can you tell me how much extra work is involved for an architect / structural engineer to provide the documentation required to ensure that a new build meets the Kfw55 standard and qualifies for the subsidies?
We instructed the architect with the requirement that the house would theoretically meet the Kfw55 standard. However, it was left open whether we would actually apply for the subsidies.
We have now agreed on a fee. When asked, we were told that the fee would increase by €5,000 if we need the proof that the house meets the Kfw55 standard in order to receive the subsidies.
Is this justified? Is the additional work required by the architect so extensive that an extra fee of €5,000 is appropriate?
We are talking about a conventional single-family house with 170m² (1,830 sq ft), 1.5 storeys. The architect is commissioned for all phases of service (architectural and engineering planning) and also takes care of the structural engineering, energy performance certificate, heat load calculation, and other necessary tasks. He is also an energy efficiency expert.
Please don’t misunderstand me: If the extra work is truly that extensive, then he deserves his fee. However, compared to the base fee, it seems quite high to me. But of course, I have no idea how much additional work this entails for the architect.
Best regards,
Sebastian An energy consultant including monitoring and documentation usually costs around €2,000 according to my experience. Therefore, €5,000 seems too high. However, maybe the architect has additional efforts related to Kfw that he charges for. I’m not an expert, but personally I consider it too expensive.
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