EPCs for Commercial Buildings

Contents
EPCs for Commercial Buildings
1.1 Why Energy Performance Certificates Are Required
1.2 Buildings requiring an energy performance certificate
1.3 When Energy Performance Certificates are required
1.4 Buildings requiring a Display Energy Certificate (DEC)
1.5 Situations where an EPC is not required
2.1 What is an EPC and what does it mean?
2.2 What an EPC for a non-dwelling contains
2.3 Registering EPCs
3.1 Responsibilities for providing an EPC on construction or modification of a non-dwelling
3.2 Responsibilities for providing EPCs when selling or letting a non-dwelling
3.3 Transactions not considered to be a sale or let
3.4 Responsibilities for conducting energy assessments
3.5 Producing Energy Performance Certificates
3.6 Collecting the information required for an Energy Performance Certificate
3.7 Energy assessor accreditation
3.8 Using EPCs in commercial transactions
4.1 Providing information to prospective buyers and tenants
4.2 Building use, tenancy arrangements and the requirements for EPCs
4.3 Situations where an EPC may be unobtainable
5.1 What contributes to the energy performance of a building
5.2 What an energy assessment involves
5.3 Recommendations with an Energy Performance Certificate
6.1 Checking the authenticity of an Energy Performance Certificate
6.2 Checking the Authenticity of your Energy Assessor
6.3 Protecting Energy Performance Certificate Information
6.4 Complaints
6.5 Penalties for not having an EPC
7.0 - Questions and Answers
7.1 - Glossary of Terms
Annex A - Further Sources of Information
Annex B - Saving energy in your building
Improving the energy rating of a building

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EPCs for Commercial Buildings

Annex A - Further Sources of Information

Communities and Local Government
www.communities.gov.uk/epbd
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Helpline: 0845 365 2468

For consumer complaints
Consumer Direct
www.consumerdirect.gov.uk
Helpline: 08454 04 05 06

For the National register
Landmark Information Group Limited
www.ndepcregister.com

For the accreditation schemes for Non-dwelling Energy Assessment
Accreditation schemes for Non-residential Energy Assessment are operated only by the following organisations:

For information about energy efficiency, practical advice and grants visit
The Carbon Trust

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