Property fabric
Relevant building characteristics that influence energy performance.
Energy Performance Certificates
An EPC provides a standardised view of a property’s energy performance, including its rating and improvement recommendations.
Energy rating
A simple rating backed by property information.
An EPC records a property's energy-efficiency rating and includes recommendations for potential improvements.
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This visual is an illustrative rating scale only and does not represent a specific property.
What is considered
The assessment looks at the building's energy characteristics.
The assessment follows a standardised methodology, considering the relevant features of the property that contribute to its energy performance.
Heating
Heating and hot-water systems are part of the assessment.
Lighting
Lighting and related efficiency factors contribute to the calculation.
Recommendations
The certificate includes improvement recommendations alongside the rating.
What the certificate communicates
One rating, supported by the characteristics of the building.
The EPC brings the assessment together in a standardised format so the property's energy performance and suggested improvements are easier to understand.
Energy rating
A standardised energy-efficiency result for the property.
Property characteristics
Relevant building and system information that contributes to the assessment.
Recommendations
Suggested improvement measures presented alongside the rating.
Assessment journey01 02 03
From property information to a clearer energy picture.
Property details
Start with the information needed to identify the property and arrange the assessment.
Energy characteristics
The assessment considers the relevant building fabric, heating, hot water, lighting and related factors.
Certificate output
The rating and recommendations are then presented in the EPC format.
EPC questions
Keep the energy assessment simple and easy to understand.
What does an EPC show?
It provides an energy-efficiency rating for the property together with improvement recommendations.
What parts of the property influence the assessment?
Relevant building fabric, heating, hot water, lighting and other standardised energy characteristics contribute to the calculation.
What do the recommendations help with?
They identify potential measures that may improve the property’s energy performance and are presented alongside the rating.