Commercial Energy Performance Certificates

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Energy Performance Certificate

An EPC is required for all building construction, sale or rent.

Non-domestic buildings are responsible for almost 40% of energy consumption and carbon emissions in the United Kingdom.

The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 require that non-domestic buildings in England and Wales have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) on construction, sale or rent.
We provide Commercial Energy Performance Certificates for any complexity level of building with our national network of qualified and accredited energy assessors, which is a requirement for assessment.
Buildings that are more energy efficient are likely to have lower fuel bills and carbon emissions. The EPC will have a recommendation report that identifies cost effective energy and expense saving measures.

EPC Frequently Asked Questions:

  1. What is the purpose of an EPC?
  2. How long are EPC’s valid for?
  3. Will an EPC be required if there is a tenancy change or property sold?
  4. What type of building needs to display the EPC?
  5. Who is responsible for the EPC?
  6. Where can I find more information about Commercial Energy Performance Certificates?
1.What is the purpose of an EPC?

Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) are intended to inform potential buyers or tenants about the energy performance of a building. A building can either be a whole building or any part of the building that is intended to be used separately.The EPC will indicate how energy efficient a building is by rating it from A-G, with ‘A’being the most efficient and ‘G’the least efficient rating.

2.How long are EPC’s valid for?

Energy Performance Certificates are valid for 10 years and can be reused as required within that period.

3.Will an EPC be required if there is a tenancy change or property sold?

A new EPC is not required each time there is a change of tenancy, or the property is sold, provided it is no more than 10 years old. Where more than one is produced, the most recent EPC is the valid one.

4.What type of building needs to display the EPC?

An Energy Performance Certificate must be displayed in commercial premises larger than 500m2 that are frequently visited by the public, and where one has previously been produced for the sale, construction or renting out of the building.

5.Who is responsible for the EPC?
  • Landlords and Property sellers must ensure that an EPC is in place for the building or part of the building being sold or let.
  • Building constructors must provide the building owner with an EPC once the building is handed over.
6.Where can I find more information about Commercial Energy Performance Certificates?

The Department for Communities and Local Government have issued the following guide to help you further understand the EPC process. A guide to energy performance certificates for the construction, sale and let of non dwellings.