What is an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)?
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
have been introduced as part of the governemnt's
committment to improve energy efficiency
of buildings in England and Wales. They
are designed to make it easy to judge
the performance of a building in terms
of energy usage and carbon dioxide emissions
and to offer advice on possible improvements.
As the price of gas and electricity continues
to rise the information and advice in
the EPC becomes increasingly valuable
as a tool for controlling energy costs.
From 6th April 2008 EPCs were required
for the construction, sale or rent of
buildings with total fllor area above
10,000 square meters; from 1st July they
applied to all buildings above 2500 square
meters and from 1st October 2008 they
will be needed for all remaining buildings.
Buildings that are small (less than 50 square meters), temporay (planned usage less than 2 years) or due for demolition are exempt are exempt from these requirements, as are buildings which do not use energy for heating/ventilation. Read More






