New rules on using older versions of the CEEQUAL Manual

26 October 2009

At the CEEQUAL Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting in September, the decision was made to change the rules governing the period during which projects can still be verified to an older version of the CEEQUAL Manual, once a new version has been released.

Until now, projects in progress were required to upgrade to the latest version of the Manual if their construction period ended more than three years after a new version was introduced. This rule has been rescinded. Projects can now continue to be assessed on the version current at the time they applied, irrespective of the project’s end date – unless the project team expressly requests to upgrade, which of course they are very welcome to do.

New applications wishing to use an older version of the Manual will now only be accepted for a 6-month period after a new version has been launched. After this period, requests for an assessment under the old version will be designated a “Retrospective Award”, and this will be clearly stated on the Award certificate.

For the current Manual this means that, after a grace period until the end of 2009, any new assessment applications where the project team still wishes to use Manual Version 3.1 will now also be classed as Retrospective Awards.

If you are a CEEQUAL Assessor trained on Version 3.1 of the Manual and would like to attend an online Upgrade seminar, please check the forthcoming training courses or contact Melanie Manton to find out about the next opportunity to do so.