Display Energy Certificates (DEC) for public buildings
Severn Surveyors' qualified and experienced Pubic Building Energy Assessors provide Display Energy Certificates (DECs) and Advisory Reports (AR) for Qualifying Buildings, to meet the requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and UK Legislation.
A DISPLAY ENERGY CERTIFICATE, is required for public buildings and those occupied by public authorities which have a total useful area greater than 1000m² (a Qualifying Building) and provide a public service to a large number of people and are therefore frequently visited by those people. Examples of a Public Buildings include schools, hospitals, government or local authority buildings. These will show the actual energy usage of a building. They need to be displayed and renewed annually.
The production of a DEC includes:
- the initial consultation and advice to you for the preparation of essential data
- a survey of the building, in order to inform the mandatory Advisory Report
- preparation and lodgement of the (DEC) Certificate
- delivery of the DEC Certificate and Advisory Report in PDF format
- advice and guidance on the obligations to display the Certificate
Energy Usage
The occupier, in collaboration with the energy assessor, will need to provide actual meter readings or consignment notes for all fuels used in the buildings that are affected by the EPBD legislation. This may include gas fuels, oil fuels, solid fuels, district heating and cooling, grid electricity and electricity generated on site or obtained by private distribution systems from other sites.
The certificate includes recommendations on how to improve the buildings energy efficiency. For more information see: www.communities.gov.uk
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