The sale of an interest in the building must be treated as the same as the sale of the building itself and an EPC will be required for the assignment of a lease, where a leasehold interest is being pa...
The purpose of providing an EPC during the sale or renting process is to enable potential buyers or tenants to consider the energy performance of a building as part of their investment. Not all transa...
An energy assessment for a non-dwelling must be carried out by an energy assessor who is a current member of an accreditation scheme. Energy assessors can be self-employed, employees of service organi...
The use and occupancy patterns of a non-dwelling can be complex. This section highlights a number of scenarios that frequently occur and the consequent requirements for an EPC. These examples may chan...
If a building is modified so that it will have more or fewer parts that are designed to be used separately, and the modification includes the provision or extension of any of the fixed services for he...
The energy rating of a building is a complex calculation which is based on a combination of factors. The key factors are: the type of construction of the building (including walls, roofs, floors and g...
Once the energy assessor has been commissioned to produce an EPC, there are 3 main steps to performing the assessment. These are: gathering the relevant information about the building analyzing the in...
In certain circumstances, data gatherers working under the supervision of the energy assessor can assist with producing EPCs for larger and more complex buildings and portfolios of buildings. However,...
This information will be fed into an approved software programme using a government approved energy assessment method. The appropriate software tools for commercial buildings are simplified building e...
All EPCs are stored in a central register. The central register is the official place for the storage of all EPCs and is the single source of information for EPCs for non-dwellings. All EPCs must cont...