A Commercial EPC is a document that needs to be in place prior to marketing a commercial property for sale or let. This has been introduced as part of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2007 to help reduce the carbon emissions from commercial buildings.

Collecting the information required for an Energy Performance Certificate

The energy assessor will need to gather a range of information, either through a site inspection, using detailed building plans or a combination of both. The information that will be required to produce an EPC includes:

• the individual spaces or zones in use within the building and their dimensions (either as verified from plans or as measured). This information is most readily provided by building plans
• the activities conducted within the zones. Examples of zones include retail space, office space, kitchens, storage etc
• the heating and ventilation services for each zone (including type of system, metering controls, fuel used etc)
• the lighting and controls used for each zone
• the construction of the fabric of the building and thermal efficiency of the materials used: roof, floors, walls and glazing.

At PSG Energy we understand the complexity of commercial buildings and our experienced and fully qualified energy assessors are able to deal with any building type.

We can also offer full project management for large portfolios to ensure your instruction is dealt with efficiently without compromising on a high quality service.

For further advice and details of how we can assist you, please contact us.