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

Page 4 of 33

EPCs for Commercial Buildings

1.3 When Energy Performance Certificates are required

From 6 April 2008 those buildings with a total useful floor area greater than 10,000m² (see glossary of terms for a definition) will require an Energy Performance Certificate on construction, sale or let.²

From 1 July 2008 those buildings with a total useful floor area greater than 2,500m² (see glossary of terms for a definition) will require an Energy Performance Certificate on construction, sale or let.²

From 1 October 2008, all remaining buildings that are not dwellings will require an Energy Performance Certificate on construction, sale or let.²

EPCs for the sale or letting of buildings other than dwellings will be valid for 10 years.

<< Prev - Next >>

< Prev		Next >