Boucher Consultancy is based in central Victoria and offers a range of sustainability services to government, commercial business and households. With over 15 years experience in the sustainability sector, Boucher Consultancy can help to reduce costs and lighten your environmental footprint through a range of audits, renewable energy generation, and energy efficiency advice and reporting.
Dale is a qualified accountant who has changed careers and followed his passion for sustainability. He was the Sustainability Officer at Federation University Australia for 10 years. During this time Dale was responsible for sustainability initiatives across the 7 Federation University campuses in Victoria. Dale's key achievements at Federation University include large scale energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy programs, project management, carbon accounting, waste minimisation programs and sustainable education.
Boucher Consultancy was established in 2018 with a focus on:
Dale has undertaken major sustainability improvements to his own home including: a full insulation upgrade (ceiling, walls and underfloor), window double glazing retrofit, applying insulating paint to the roof, draft-proofing, a heat transfer system for heating cooler rooms, evacuated solar tubes for hot water, and solar panels for energy generation. Dale commutes in an electric vehicle that is predominately charged from his household solar PV system.
Qualifications
Boucher Consultancy specialises in sustainability consultancy, residential house assessments, independent solar analysis and waste and recycling recommendations to clients in Central Victoria.
Boucher Consultancy can help small and medium businesses lower their energy costs through an energy assessment and report.
Boucher Consultancy can help households transition their gas/wood appliances to electric equivalents and become ‘all electric’ homes.
Boucher Consultancy is an accredited Residential Efficiency Scorecard assessor with the Victorian government and undertakes home energy assessments.
A net zero carbon report will detail current emissions (from all six forms of greenhouse gases), recommendations to reduce direct emissions and options to offset remaining emissions.
A solar PV system is a significant financial investment that should provide 20 – 25 years of renewable energy generation for your home or business.
Boucher Consultancy specialise in undertaking research and preparing reports on sustainability issues and areas of interest.
There are many heat pump hot water systems (HWS) coming into the Australian market with large variances in quality and price. A heat pump HWS report compares each brand allowing householders to make an informed decision on their next hot water system.
We can provide a full carbon inventory of your business from all scope 1,2 and 3 activities. A carbon inventory will show emissions from all six forms of greenhouse gasses, which relate to the direct and indirect emissions activities of your business.
“Dale undertook a thorough energy assessment of my original 1950s Ballarat brick veneer home. The resulting report was very comprehensive, taking into consideration budget and my personal preferences for the way I want my home to perform. Dale provided options for achieving low cost - low effort energy saving outcomes (which I can do myself cheaply and easily) and also recommendations for bigger ticket investments – allowing planning for a phased approach. The report identified priority areas where action and investment would achieve the biggest improvements – the best bang for my buck. The report also identified products and potential local suppliers which is extremely helpful. Dale was a pleasure to deal with. I recommend his service and look forward to implementing his recommendations to achieve the maximum energy rating I can for my home”.
Karen
Ballarat
“Dale was easy to communicate with, efficient and thorough in his assessment. His recommendations were helpful and being a local, he had knowledge of people in our area who could assist in the changes we need to make”
Fiona
Lake Wendouree
“Dale provided a thorough and comprehensive energy assessment for our modernised 1950s home. He demonstrated his broad knowledge of systems, materials and solutions. In our case he detected performance issues with our battery that I was able to resolve with the manufacturer. For any improvements, he supplied suggestions and contacts for solutions along with costings. I have been able to work through his report to implement solutions as and when I can.”
Sue
Ballarat
“Dale assessed my Victorian home for low-cost changes to improve energy efficiency and options to convert to an all-electric home. My household energy assessment report was comprehensive, easy to understand and great value!”
Meg
Lake Wendouree
"We live in a common house type for old Ballarat, a draughty weatherboard... Dale identified the weak points in our house and gave us specific solutions for each of them with products, instructions for things we could do ourselves and suggested suppliers and installers for others. It was money well spent and as just one example has saved me many hours of trying to do the research myself, even if I had the knowledge to see what needed to be done. I feel far more confident and enthused about the potential of this house now to be made comfortable and liveable."
Melissa
Ballarat Central
"My family made the decision to become an all-electric household over the next few years. Although
we have some understanding about energy efficiency and how to reduce our carbon footprint we
didn't really know where to start or what to do first. We decided to go through Boucher Consultancy
because it was a local business. Dale really took his time to look at our house from all angles. He has
extensive knowledge and was able to clarify the questions we had. He compiled his findings in a
comprehensive assessment report including our current situation and his recommendations with
examples and photos which was emailed to us the next day. It was easy to read and understand.
Since then we have already started to go through our list to get things done. Dale is knowledgeable,
thorough and efficient. If we would have any questions regarding energy efficiency we would not
hesitate to contact Dale again to pick his brains. Thank you Dale, you helped us out a lot”.
Angelika
Sebastopol
"I would like to thank Dale, for his thoroughly professional attitude towards his work and also to us as
clients. Upon his visit, he made us feel at ease, despite our lack of knowledge in this area. He was
patient and answered all our questions, thoroughly, yet simply, for us to be able to understand better what we need to do to ensure a more energy efficient home. His advice was practical and his report
has given us a clear direction. Thank you Dale."
Russell
Creswick
"Dale was very professional and knowledgeable as well as friendly. He did a very thorough assessment and had the findings printed for me. Included was a priority list and approximate costings. I am extremely pleased and can now start to implement the changes. I have already recommended him to
some of my friends."
Coral
Ballarat
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