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These
certificates are for all buildings and will be required
whenever a building is constructed, rented or sold.
The EPC is broadly similar to the labels now provided
with
domestic appliances such as refrigerators and washing
machines and will have an A to G rating.
Its
purpose is to record how energy efficient a property
is
as a building. The certificate will provide a rating
of the energy
efficiency and carbon emissions of a building from A
to G,
where 'A' is very efficient and 'G' is very inefficient.
EPC's
are produced using standard methods with standard
assumptions about energy usage, so that the energy efficiency
of one building can easily be compared with another
building
of the same type.
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This
allows prospective buyers, tenants, owners, occupiers
and purchasers to see information on the energy efficiency
and carbon emissions from their building so they can
consider energy efficiency and fuel costs as part of
their investment.
An
EPC is always accompanied by a recommendation report
listing cost effective and other measures (such as low
and zero
carbon generating systems) to improve the energy rating
of the
building.
The certificate is also accompanied by information about
the
rating that could be achieved if all the recommendations
were
implemented.
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