BREEAM In-Use
BREEAM In-Use BREEAM In-Use (BIU) is an environmental assessment method that enables property investors, owners, managers and occupiers to determine and drive sustainable improvements in the operational performance of their existing buildings. It provides sustainability benchmarking and assurance for all building types. The value of BIU consists in: Lower running […]
ACIs
Air Conditioning Inspections (ACIs) Under the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, as amended in 2020 (the EPB regulations), anyone who manages or controls the operation of an air conditioning (AC) system – such as the building owner or the facilities manager – with an effective rated […]
MEES
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (henceforth “the Regulations”) are designed to tackle the very least energy efficient properties in England and Wales – starting from those rated F or G on their Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). The Regulations establish […]
SECR
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) The Companies (Directors’ Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”) implement the government’s policy on Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) and these new legal obligations came into force on 1st April 2019. The Companies Act 2006 […]
ESOS
Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is an energy assessment and energy saving scheme established by the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 (ESOS Regulations). The ESOS Regulations have been substantially amended in 2023, through The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023. The scheme applies […]
SBEM
Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM) SBEM stands for Simplified Building Energy Model and it is a computer program that provides an analysis of a building’s energy consumption. It takes inputs from the software user and various databases, and by calculation, produces a result in terms of the annual CO2 emissions emanating […]
EPCs
Compliance Mandatory on construction, sale or rent (responsibility on developers, sellers and landlords) Validity Valid for 10 years from the issue date, unless a new EPC supersedes the old one Raising awareness To be displayed in commercial premises larger than 500 sqm frequently visited by the public Energy Performance Certificates […]