Commercial Energy Performance Certificate

EPC for you's commercial or non-domestic Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is a certificate which tells anyone viewing it the energy efficiency of a commercial property. It’s not dissimilar to the sticker on a new domestic appliance or even a new car. Properties exempt from requiring a domestic EPC will generally require a non-dwelling energy performance certificate, the obligation for which comes from the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.

The body responsible for obtaining the Commercial EPC certificate when it is legally required will be the seller, landlord or an agent. They will have to make a commercial EPC available for the building that is being sold or leased. When a lease assignment is taking place, the law considers a sale to have taken place and the assignor should provide the commercial EPC. For new builds, the responsibility falls to the person carrying out the construction to provide the EPC to the owner, and Building Control will not issue a certificate until they are satisfied this has been done. In relation to modifications, a commercial EPC is only needed if the fixed services (heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning) are changed.

Please use the Contact form on the right for Commercial Energy Performance Certificate information and ordering.