Commercial EPC

What is a Commercial EPC?

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is essential for any non-domestic building due to it being a legal requirement for marketing or sale, as it provides an informative rating on the energy efficiency from A to G. The higher the rating, the less energy needed and cost-effective your future heating bills will be!

To obtain a commercial Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), you’ll need the help of an accredited, certified non-domestic energy assessor. At Focus 360 Energy we are here to provide you with the knowledge and expertise needed when assessing the energy performance of a building.

The best EPC rating possible is an A banding and the lowest is a G. The rating graph is similar to the labels you see attached to new appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines. Throughout the UK Energy, performance certificates are produced using standard methods and energy assumptions which allow buildings to be compared with others fairly. This allows property owners, prospective buyers or tenants to view the projected energy consumption and carbon ratings over a yearly basis, so they can consider the overall energy efficiency and fuel costs as part of their investment or living expenses.

Energy Performance Certificates are also accompanied with a recommendation report which outlines cost-effective measures that can be put in place to improve the overall EPC ratings of a given property or loft space.

The energy performance certificate is important as more than 50% of the UK’s energy consumption and carbon emissions are produced by the way that we light, heat and generally use buildings. Relatively small changes such as installing low energy or LED lighting in all outlets of a building, installing solar panels, or considering the construction materials in new buildings can have a profound effect on energy consumption.