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Certifi cate (EPC) rating of at least an E. Under the law, tenants in property rated F and G can insist the landlord improves their building at his/her own expense. To meet these requirements landlords need to start thinking
now about improving the energy effi ciency of their real estate. Unfortunately, according to Deloitte’s Andrew Cooper, the tools chosen by government to implement the policy have left landlords in a state of utter confusion (page 18). Cooper says the use of EPCs to measure energy is at the root of
The tools chosen by government to implement Minimum Energy Performance Standards have left landlords in a state of utter confusion
the problem facing landlords when they attempt to plan energy effi ciency strategies. EPCs are based on energy modelling software and don’t measure actual energy use. Figures measuring actual energy use from the Carbon Buzz website, extracted by Feilden Clegg Bradley’s Ian Taylor, suggest that buildings are missing their energy targets by up to 250% (page 19). This wild mismatch between designed performance and reality will be a big issue for landlords in 2018. Tenants will be able to check whether or not newly improved buildings are more energy effi cient simply by checking their energy bills. What the legal position is when tenants’ expectations fall short is not yet clear. Such is industry’s doubt over EPCs, that property fi rms are now developing their own rating systems, as pointed out by British Land’s Justin Snoxall at the CIBSE Technical Symposium. Snoxall is helping to develop Landlord Energy Ratings, which will allow
property companies to measure energy used by tenants. Snoxall revealed that British Land had achieved a 39% energy reduction in four years on its estate, but this was only for energy that the landlord could control. The challenge of reducing occupiers’ energy use is something that won’t be achieved with EPCs. Our striking cover picture is of Bingham Canyon Copper mine,
which recently suffered a catstrophic landslip, putting the mine out of action. It’s a reminder of how much our industry takes from the earth in delivering HVAC systems. Read how CIBSE has partnered with WRAP to explore more effi cient use of resources on page 24.
he clock is ticking for property landlords. From April 2018 it will be illegal to rent out residential or business premises unless they meet Minimum Energy Performance Standards. This means that properties must have an Energy Performance
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