CIBSE reveals increased awareness of Energy Performance Certificate recommendations
January 19, 2009
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has released the results of two informal surveys into Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).
It has revealed that although the majority of property professionals simply commission a low-cost standard certificate in order to comply with legislation at the lowest possible cost, a growing number are asking for full surveys with the intention of implementing some or all of the accompanying recommendations.
When questioned on the importance of energy certificates, over half of property professionals rated them as being "very important".
According to CIBSE, these positive findings demonstrate that EPCs have the potential to make a real difference, and it has called on the Government to ensure that more is done to encourage companies to make follow-up improvements and implement recommendations.
Jacqueline Balian, Managing Director of CIBSE Services Ltd, said, "The most valuable element of an Energy Performance Certificate is the recommendations report. And it is the only way we have any hope of really reducing actual carbon emissions from buildings".
"CIBSE is therefore calling upon the Government to make implementation of the highest impact recommendations a requirement for any building which receives an F or G grade."
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