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ENERGY PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATES
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Contact: Robin Brookes* Woodlands, Ledge Hill Market Lavington Wiltshire SN10 4NW *BA, DEA. HEA, OCEA |
| Freephone 0330 660 0294 |
If you intend to build a new domestic property, extend or renovate an existing one,
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| It is mandatory to have an Energy Performance Certificate when you build a new property, extend or renovate an old one. Developers know this, but if you are thinking of building your own home or making substantial improvements, you may not. An energy performance assessment based on your plans will find out how efficient your property will be and how you can improve it, before you start to build. To assess at this stage is important because corrective work later is expensive and not always satisfactory. The building control officer, whether private or local government, will need to see the Predictive Energy Assessment (PEA) before he gives approval to your plans. That is mandatory after 1st October. After the house is built, the assessor will need to see confirmation that it has been built in accordance with the specification before they can issue the EPC and register the property address. As from 1st October you will also have to provide proof that Accredited Construction Details have been used. Environomic can assess your plans and advise on improvements without fuss, professionally and thoroughly. |
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ARCHITECTS AND DEVELOPERS
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| ENVIRONOMIC IS . . . | As from 1st October changes in ADL1a, ADL1b and SAP (2009) will apply: - It will be mandatory to have the property assessed at the design stage - The SAP report will have to come from a qualified SAP assessor - Adjustments in SAP 2009 will slightly reduce the EPC rating over SAP 2005 - Actual emissions rate (DER) will have to be 25% better than the standard dwelling (TER) - Party walls are now included as heat loss elements - Accredited Construction Details have to be proved - U-values have been reduced, air permiability tightened up - SEDBUK ratings lowered - You will have to provide a Home User Guide for the new owner, coupled with a physical walk through to show them how to use the house efficiently |
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SELF BUILDERS AND RENOVATORS
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| BUILDING YOUR DREAM HOME is a major project which in all likelihood you will only do once, so you want to do it right. I am sure energy efficiency is high on your list, but budget constrants will be too. Building in energy efficiency now is cheaper than trying to add it later, so you need a professional consultant who can work with you to make the best decisions on your self build. My fee includes revisions, so we can go back to the drawing board many times, you just pay the one fee. |
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YOU WILL FIND MY RATES ARE COMPETITIVE For the first property £99 which includes all revisions For each additional and similar property in the same group of dwellings £45 Lodgement fee for the final EPC £19 and £15 for each additional property in the same group of dwellings See my terms of business. |
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| MY SERVICE OFFERS - A well trained (ABBE accredited) assessor, who is backed by Stroma, a national body which monitors the quality of his work. - Quick completion from receipt of instructions to the production of the PEA. - Qualified to work with SAP 2005, SAP 2009 and latest building regulations. THE PROCESS I will need a full set of drawings as proposed to the buildings control officer. This can be in paper or .dxf, .dwg electronic format. I also need the detailed specification including materials proposed, heating and ventilation systems, services, windows and doors. Also an indication of what level of energy efficiency you are trying to achieve - i.e. building regs pass, Code level, zero carbon. After my initial survey I will contact you with the results and we can discuss necessary or desired changes. I produce a Predictive Energy Assessment with a note of specification changes agreed. You complete the building, show me your certificate of compliance with the specifications as used for the PEA. I then lodge the EPC and the new address with the Landmark Trust. |
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WHAT THE PEA GIVES YOU - A predicted energy efficiency rating based on cost per m2 to heat and light the property(see above).* - A predicted CO2 emissions rating like the one on the left. - U-values for each building element. - Full documentation needed for the building control officer: - TER and DER worksheets - Compliance checklist - Summer overheating risk. - The chance to change it for the better before you start construction. |
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CALL FREE TO DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS 0330 660 0294 |
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| This page last updated 11/05/11 | ||