Energy Performance Certificates details


by Manuel Kupka - Date: 2007-09-27 - Word Count: 620 Share This!

Every property should have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), which depicts the environmental impact of the building, that is, carbon dioxide emission. Actually, EPC shows the energy efficiency rating of a building.

European Union Directive 2002/91/EC first came with the idea of EPCs. However, the Kyoto Protocol was the main inspiration. The objective behind this innovative initiative was to cut back on energy consumption and environmental degradation due to CO2 emission. As per the rules incorporated in Part 5 of the UK Housing Act 2004, all houses and buildings in United Kingdom, are required to install EPCs by 2009.

The purpose is to reveal, how safe the construction is for the surrounding environment and those residing in the building. The EPC rating is presented in a graphical representation, on a scale from A to G. Here, 'A' represents most efficient energy performance and 'G' represents the least efficient energy performance.

In UK, 40% of energy consumption is the outcome of domestic uses - such as air-conditioning, lighting, heating and other household purposes. The implementation of the plan of setting EPCs will be a crucial step in curbing massive consumption. EPC serves the function of estimating energy efficiency and at the same time save energy efficiency of a building/home.

EPCs provide all necessary information regarding Energy Savings Trust, which comes to the benefit of house property owners in several ways. The Energy Savings Trust provides the owners with special grants or discounts so that they can accomplish essential improvement works.

Once the energy consumption is reduced, the amount of carbon dioxide being emitted is automatically curbed. This is a fantastic way by which EPCs not only help to restore money and energy but also makes a successful contribution in building an all improved healthy environment.

Nothing is more important and essential than an Energy Performance Certificate included in a Home Information Pack (HIP). As incorporated in HIP as a form of Governmental attempt to provide a complete support to a greener housing market, the EPCs have immensely shouldered the selling and buying procedures trying to make the process more speedy and lucid where nothing remains behind the curtain.

You tend to make wrong decisions mostly when you are ignorant. EPCs will not give you a scope for that because they are always prepared with lots of information, which you can consider while making a decision. In reality, when the rating is better the energy efficiency of the property becomes higher resulting in low fuel bills. When energy consumption is reduced, expenses are bound to be less and this significantly benefits the climate too. Under such circumstances, more buyers are gaining interest in buying properties having decent energy performance ratings.

Property sellers have learned to increase their reliability via the EPC's advises on curbing carbon emissions and saving energy. Buyers on the other hand are also happy to make their new homes bio-friendly and energy-efficient.

The European Directive for the Energy Performance of Buildings has directed all the European Union member countries to introduce EPCs for curtailing energy wastage and unsafe ecological outcomes. Following the directive of the UK Government, EPCs are to be submitted by sellers as an integral part of Home Information Packs.

Property-owners wanting to sell their properties can get the EPCs by approaching the Home Inspectors through their agents or by directly seeking their services. Home Inspectors carefully inspects the property and its many assets (fittings, fixtures, etc.) for the collection of relevant data required to issue the energy performance certificate. The EPC can also be issued by an Accredited Energy Assessor after he/she checks the property.

Find local Domestic Energy Assessors to supply an Energy Performance Certificate for your Home Information Pack at our Directory of Energy Assessors's at http://www.dealocal.co.uk

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