Changes have been made to the regulations, to transpose the requirements of a recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in England and Wales. The main requirements, introduced on 9 January 2013, are summarised below:
- property advertisements to include details of energy performance certificate rating where available
- no longer a requirement to attach front page of the energy performance certificate to written material
- extension of current requirement for a display energy certificate in large public buildings, to public buildings above 500m². Unlike buildings larger than 1,000m², display energy certificates for smaller public buildings will be valid for 10 years
- energy performance certificate to be displayed in commercial premises larger than 500m²
where one has been previously issued
The guidance documents including A guide to energy performance certificates for the construction, sale and let of non-dwellings, have been revised to reflect the changes and can be viewed here.
The new regulations consolidate all existing regulations which have been revoked. They are available at legislation.gov.uk
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is an EU measure designed to tackle climate change by reducing the amount of carbon produced by buildings. The requirements of the Directive were implemented on a phased basis by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.
Key requirements were:
- energy performance certificate to be produced on the sale, rent or construction of a building
- display energy certificate to be produced and displayed in large public buildings
- air conditioning equipment above a certain size to be inspected regularly
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (recast)
- Download the EPBD recast (May 2010)
- Read the CIBSE Briefing (Jan 2011)
EPB Presentations
The Benefits of Display Energy Certificates and Operations Ratings for Performing Arts Venues (Dr H Davies, 2010)