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A third of government buildings
Eco-design
and labelling
receive the worst DEC rating
consultation
A consultation into European rules
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One in three government for energy-using products has been
buildings has been given the launched by the UK government.
lowest rating for energy efficiency, The Department for
a new study has found. Environment, Food and
The Association for the Rural Affairs (Defra) is asking
Conservation of Energy (ACE), the professionals in the building
independent organisation that services sector to respond to
Ltd
produced the figures, described the key questions relating to the
government’s record as “shameful”. Designs surveillance and enforcement of
Of the 267 government Strike the Eco-design of Energy Using
buildings issued with a Display Products (EuP) and the Energy
istock/
Energy Certificate (DEC), one third Labelling directives.
recorded a G rating. by government that modified According to the OGC, the The Energy Labelling Framework
The figures follow data, reported behaviour and energy management report “demonstrates clearly that Directive also requires distributors
in the Journal in February, showing produce the all-important, cost- government is actively managing to display an energy label at the
that one fifth of almost 9,000 public neutral quick wins, it is alarming its estate and that it has the hard- point of sale. Responses are
buildings across England and Wales to see the government stock edged information needed to drive required by 4 September.
were rated as G. performing so far below what is improvements”.
www.defra.gov.uk
The ratings for government expected.” It added: “There are a number
buildings were published following The Office of Government and of areas of efficiency where, during
a series of parliamentary questions Commerce (OGC) is responsible 2008, government is performing Construction
by Greg Clark, Shadow Secretary for maintaining the government’s better than the private sector.”
slowdown eases
of State for Energy and Climate building stock and has now The report also admits that
Change. published a report into the “State despite progress being made on The slowdown in construction
A spokesman for ACE said: of the Estate in 2008”, the first carbon-emissions reductions, there projects is beginning to ease
“With tough government targets to comprehensive annual report on is still more to do in 2010/11 to following the sharp declines seen
reduce CO2 emissions by 80 per the management and use of its improve DEC ratings. since the middle of last year,
cent by 2050, and the recognition civil estate. www.ukace.org;
www.ogc.gov.uk according to the Glenigan Index.
A rise in project starts in May
2009 has reduced the overall
Landlords ‘concerned’ over energy efficiency
year-on-year decline to 25 per cent,
compared to falls of 35 per cent
Energy Performance Certificates asked their landlord to provide an improvements to their properties in March and 30 per cent in April
(EPCs) have become a vital part of EPC. The same number asked their based on their EPC’s findings. 2009. Early leading indicators also
the decision-making process for landlord to make changes to the Mark Brown, EEPH partnership show that construction projects
landlords and tenants, according to property as a result. director, said: “If we look back to going out to tender averaged 38 per
new research. This has led to nearly six in 10 last year’s survey of tenants, we day in May 2009, compared with
The Energy Efficiency Partnership landlords becoming concerned saw energy efficiency beginning to a February 2009 low of 30 per day
for Homes (EEPH) found that about the energy efficiency of register as a key consideration, and – a 27 per cent increase following
nearly a third of tenants who moved their rental properties, with more as our most recent report shows, a sharp fall over the previous 18
after October 2008 claimed they than a fifth of claiming to be “very this trend looks set to continue with months. The majority of the new
used an EPC when selecting a concerned”. tenants increasingly looking for work has been smaller, public-sector
new property to rent. And nearly More than half of landlords ways to reduce outgoings and save projects and jobs associated with
a quarter (23 per cent) of tenants surveyed say they will now make money.” major UK government projects.
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