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Get a home energy rating
When a new home is built in Britain today, it must conform to energy efficiency rules set out in the latest Building Regulations. This means that all the walls, windows, roofs and floors must all be constructed to minimise heat loss and maximise fuel economy.
The trouble is, the bulk of our housing stock in this country was built a long time ago when little emphasis was placed on energy efficiency and developments in thermal technology were still in their infancy.
To address this imbalance between the old and the new, the EU has introduced new laws to identify energy inefficient homes and help people learn more about what they can do to improve older buildings. As such, since December 2007, every marketed home in England and Wales has been required to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and from October 1, 2008 all rented homes will also require an EPC the first time a new tenant moves in.
These certificates provide A to G ratings on the Energy Efficiency of a home (see graph above), where A is very efficient, meaning lower fuel bills, and G is very inefficient, meaning higher fuel bills. EPCs also show a property's Environmental Impact by calculating its carbon dioxide emissions and, most importantly, provides recommendations for cost-effective actions to improve the building's ratings.
The EPCs are produced by Domestic Energy Assessors (DEA) and make up a key part of the Home Information Pack (HIP), which provides detailed information on a property with the aim of helping prospective buyers.
Footprint Environmental Solutions is a specialist in the field of home energy efficiency and has been providing tailored advice to property owners on how to reduce their carbon footprints – and their fuel bills - since its inception. Whether you are looking for an EPC to market your home, or you want to improve its energy efficiency, we are here to help you.
Please click on the relevant link below to find out more:
Private homeowners
Housing stock holders
Estate agents, solicitors and HIP providers
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