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Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Advice and consultancy services to help meet legislative requirements
Low Energy Consultancy can help
LEC Ltd can assist all businesses and
organisations to;
• identify energy saving
opportunities and reduce energy
costs,
• comply with legislation and avoid
fines,
• measure and manage your carbon
footprint,
• benchmark your building’s energy
performance,
• demonstrate a return on your
investment.
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The
EU Energy
Performance
of Buildings
was introduced
in January 2006.
Advice
and consultancy
services
to helpDirective
meet legislative
requirements
This legislation affects the UK commercial property market , all businesses and public
sector organisations.
Buildings put to the test
The
UK
Environment
Agency
estimates
that
buildings
are
responsible for almost 50% of the UK’s
energy consumption and carbon
emission, with commercial premises
accounting for 20% of that total. To
help tackle the increasing concern
over climate change, the EU Energy
Performance of Buildings Directive
(EPBD) was published in January
2003 and the associated legislation
came into force three years later.
The
EPBD
has
far
reaching
implications for the owners, operators
and developers of all buildings in
Europe (both domestic and nondomestic). The UK government hopes
it will play a vital role in delivering the
step-change needed to improve
buildings-related energy efficiency and
enable the UK to meet emissions
targets.
The key provisions of the directive are;
• minimum requirements for
energy performance of all
buildings,
• minimum requirements for
the energy performance of
large existing buildings,
subject to major renovation
• energy certification of all
buildings,
• public buildings to
prominently display the
energy certificates,
• the regular, mandatory
inspection of boilers and
air-conditioning systems in
buildings.
• energy certification for all
holiday lets.
There are two types of energy
certification;
Energy
Performance
Certificates (EPC) and Display Energy
Certificates (DEC). All properties must
have an EPC when they are
constructed, leased or sold.
In addition to an EPC, all buildings with
useful floor space of more than 500m²
that are occupied or part occupied by
public services to a large number of
people must also display a DEC.
The certificate records how energy
efficient a building is by rating it from
‘A’ (most efficient) to ‘G’ (least
efficient). They are accompanied by
an advisory report that lists costeffective
recommendations
for
improvements, the indicative payback
period and the carbon impact of
making the improvements.
Once
completed, an EPC can last 10 years if
the building is unmodified. A DEC for
buildings with total useful floor areas of
more than 1000m² are renewable
annually , but the associated advisory
report is valid for 7 years. For buildings
with a useful floor area of 500m² to
1000m² the DEC and advisory report
are both valid for 10 years.
It is the responsibility of the landlord or
property manager to ensure that an
EPC or DEC is made available and
failure to do so can result in fines of up
to £5,000. As well as cutting your
running costs, improving the energy
performance of your property may
make it easier to sell or rent out.
When DECs are used in conjunction
with more detailed audit programmes
offered by LEC Ltd, they can help to
identify more significant cost savings
that will benefit your business or
organisation.
As part of the EPBD legislation, all
buildings with installed air-conditioning
systems that have an aggregate output
of 12kW or above also require a ‘TM44
inspection’. It is the responsibility of
the building’s owners and Facilities
Managers, to commission this report.
Measures to Comply
LEC Ltd offer professional services in
the areas of resource efficiency
auditing and consulting and risk
management. LEC can help interpret
the TM44 report’s findings and make
recommendations about improvements
that will transform your working
environment.
Our services are formed specifically to
your unique requirements, ensuring
your business or organisation receives
the advice, information and tools it
needs to lower costs and keep up to
date with legislation and achieve a
sustainable operation.
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