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CLIENT QUOTES
How well do we work within a design team? “Ed (Rimmel of Turner and Townsend) and Steve (Saxton) were a pleasure to work with and they worked well with Craig Pugh of MMS... I will gladly work with T&T and JPA again, and want to thank everyone involved for putting it all together.”

Jeff Holmes, Head of Facilities Management, English Heritage
Energy Performance of Buildings: Certificates and Inspections

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) provides information on the energy performance of a building. The EPC will give the building a grading ranging from A to G (‘A’ being very energy efficient while ‘G’ is inefficient). It must be accompanied by an advisory report giving recommendations for cost-effective actions to improve the rating.

JPA can now offer an EPC Assessment Service; the asset ratings of buildings are calculated using IES VE software, which is also used for assessing compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations.

  • For commercial lettings an EPC is valid for 10 years and is only required for newly leased property.
  • Landlords and property managers are responsible for obtaining the EPC.
  • There is no need to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate for an existing tenancy and if a valid EPC exists when changing tenants then no new certificate is required.
  • It has been estimated the typical costs will range from £260 for a small retail unit through to £480 for a small commercial building to £1,790 for a large commercial building

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Timeline

Commercial
4 January 2006 EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) implemented in UK
6 April 2006 New and refurbished buildings to meet energy conservation standards (Part L 2006).
6 April 2008 EPCs required for construction, sale or rent of buildings other than dwellings with a floor area over 10,000m2.
1 July 2008 EPCs required for construction, sale or rent of buildings other than dwellings with a floor area over 2,500m2.
1 October 2008 EPCs required on the construction, sale or rent of all remaining buildings other than dwellings.Display Energy Certificate (DEC) is required annually for public buildings >1000m2.
4 January 2009 Completion of first inspection of all existing air-conditioning systems over 250kW must have occurred by this date.
4 January 2011 Completion of first inspection of all remaining air-conditioning systems over 12kW must have occurred by this date.