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What is an Advisory Report?
This report is a listing of recommendations provided by the energy
assessor after completion of the energy survey. It will detail
improvements that would improve the energy rating of the building. Such
recommendations may include improved glazing or lighting for example,
heating systems etc.
The operator has the option to
undertake the recommendations, thus improving the energy rating of the
building.
How long is the Advisory
Report Valid For?
The report is valid for 7 years
How long is the DEC Display
Energy Certificate Valid For?
The energy certificate must be renewed every 12 months
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Dependent on
the construction and facilities within the building further systems will
require inspection by an energy assessor. Air
Conditioning Inspection - Commercial Buildings will require
regular inspection of heating & ventilating systems including
boilers, chillers and controls.
Air
Conditioning Inspectors - Buildings that have HVAC (Heating ,
Ventilation) control will require to be inspected by the assessor. These
systems have a significant impact on the energy assessment of the
building. A well maintained system will gain a better energy rating than
older inefficient systems. It is in the property managers interest
to maintain air conditioning systems to a high standard, this will also
improve their asset rating.
General
Information
& Advice for air conditioning systems inspection can be found at
Commercial
Air Conditioning Inspectors for compliance with the new
regulations regarding Air
Conditioning Checks as part of the New Government initiative for
inspection of Air
Conditioning Systems installed in buildings.
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Industrial and commercial
heating and boiler systems will also be inspected under the new
legislation. A separate inspection certificate will be issued by an
engineer after completion of the survey. These certificates are not issued
by energy assessors, but instead are provided by accredited heating
engineers.
These certificates will also
contain recommendations, if required, for improvements to the existing
cooling, heating and/or control systems.
Again, it is in the best
interests of the asset owner to address any issues raised in the
recommendations report, as improvements in energy consumption will return
a better energy rating for the property or building.
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Who can
Inspect the Building for Energy Assessment?
Inspection of
public buildings will be carried out by an energy assessor, a domestic
energy assessor is not qualified to conduct the survey for buildings of
this type. However a domestic energy assessor who has received additional
training to encompass commercial building and air conditioning inspection,
and has been accredited through an approved certifying body can conduct
surveys of this type.
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Public buildings must be inspected by an
authorised an
approved Commercial Energy
Assessor. qualified to issue Display
Energy Certificates.
The energy assessor will also
inspect the air conditioning system if one is present. Full SAP
methodology is likely to be used in the energy assessment process, however
for very large complex buildings then SBEM (Simplified Building Energy
Model) techniques may be employed to determine the energy rating.
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Further
information regarding energy assessment of buildings other than dwellings
and the DEC -
Display Energy Certificate can be found at:
Display
Energy Certificates - for public buildings, inspection by the Energy Assessor, using SAP/SBEM
Energy Assessment procedures and surveys.
Commercial
Energy Assessors Energy Performance Certificates
EPC Property
Inspectors DEC Providers- For commercial property inspectors,
buildings inspectors, energy performance certificate DEC (Commercial
EPC)
providers.
EPCC
- Energy Ratings Consultants for EPC
Commercial Buildings - Consultants for SAP,
SBEM & PEA
Energy Assessments Commercial
Energy Assessments SBEM
- Consultants for Commercial Buildings, New
Build EPC - Energy ratings for new homes and dwellings and Predictive
Energy Assessment - PEA
Energy Ratings. Nationwide service for most assessments for commercial
property EPC and Public Buildings (Display Energy Certificates (DEC) at
www.epcscommercial.co.uk
A National
register of Energy Inspectors for buildings and commercial premises is
available for your local area:
DEC Avon - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Bedfordshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Berkshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Birmingham - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Buckinghamshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Caernarfonshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Cambridgeshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Cheshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Cleveland - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Clwyd - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Cornwall - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Cumbria - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Denbighshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Derbyshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Devon - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Dorset - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Durham - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC East Midlands - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC East Riding of Yorkshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC East Sussex - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Essex - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Flintshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Glamorgan - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Gloucestershire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Gwent - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Hampshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Herefordshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Hertfordshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Humberside - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Kent - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Lancashire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Leicestershire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Lincolnshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC London Central - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC London - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Manchester - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Merseyside - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Middlesex - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Montgomeryshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC National - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Newcastle - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Norfolk - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Northamptonshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
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DEC Northumberland - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC North Wales - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC North Yorkshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
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DEC Nottinghamshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Oxfordshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Shropshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Somerset - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC South Wales - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC South Yorkshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Staffordshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Suffolk - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Surrey - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Sussex - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Warwickshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC West Midlands - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Wiltshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC Worcestershire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Wrexham - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC West Sussex - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
DEC West Yorkshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of
Public Buildings
DEC Yorkshire - Display Energy Certificate for Energy Assessment of Public Buildings
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