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Guides to Energy Performance Certificates

Below are links to our guides and articles on EPCs and Energy in Buildings.

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Energy in Buildings

EPCs in Scotland

Click to read more from our Overview Guide to EPCs in Scotland

Latest EU Directive on Energy in Buildings

The transposition of the EU's EPBD 2002/91/EC and subsequent 2010/31/EU directive, including the implementation of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) is the biggest mandatory energy requirement for buildings to date.

This Information Guide provides a summary of the new energy in buildings regulations to come from Europe that will require to be transposed in the UK.

Click to read and download EPBD Directive 2010/31/EU.

BREEAM

BREEAM is a voluntary certification scheme adopted to demonstrate the environmental credentials of a building. It is often new buildings that have BREEAM ratings carried out and the report considers a wide range of factors in addition to energy use and efficiency such as proximity to local transport links.

More on BREEAM versus EPCs here 

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