A DEC and advisory report are required for buildings with a total
useful floor area (see definitions at Annex B) over 500m2 that are
occupied in whole or part by public authorities and frequently visited
by the public.
For the purposes of the regulation...
A DEC must be lodged, by an accredited energy assessor, in the central
register for non-dwellings which contains all DECs and advisory
reports. It is not possible to opt out of this process.
If you have commissioned a DEC for your building you will rece...
All energy assessors must be accredited. If you want to find a
suitably accredited energy assessor in your area to provide you with a
DEC, use www.ndepcregister.com to find the list of approved assessors
for your area.
If you wish to check that an energ...
A building is defined as "a roofed construction having walls, for
which energy is used to condition the indoor climate; a building may
refer to the building as a whole or parts thereof that have been
designed or altered to be used separately".
The total...
Q. I AM A PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND LET A BUILDING I OWN TO A PRIVATE
COMPANY TO UNDERTAKE BUSINESS THAT IS NOT A PUBLIC SERVICE. IS A DEC
REQUIRED?
A. No. The requirement is on the occupier to provide a DEC and as the
occupier is a private company there is ...
A local authority can issue a penalty charge notice of £500 for
failing to display a DEC at all times in a prominent place clearly
visible to the public, and £1,000 for failing to possess or have in
their control a valid advisory report. In addition to th...
Under this legislation it is the responsibility of every occupier of a
building affected by these regulations to:
* display a valid DEC in a prominent place clearly visible to the
public at all times
* have in their possession or control a valid adv...
You can save up to 20 per cent on your energy bills by managing energy
successfully (source: Carbon Trust). The simple steps recommended by
the Carbon Trust include:
Heating
* are thermostats working and set at the lowest comfortable
temperature?
...
Where the building has a total useful floor area of more than
1,000m², the DEC is valid for 12 months. The accompanying advisory
report is valid for seven years. Where the building has a total useful
floor area of between 500m² and 1000m², the DEC and adv...
A DEC must contain, by law, the following information:
* the operational rating as determined by the government approved
operational rating methodology
* a reference value such as a current legal standard or benchmark
For buildings with a total use...
The advisory report accompanies the DEC and contains recommendations
for improving the energy performance of the building. The advisory
report may contain a range of possible improvements, including cost
effective measures that may be implemented to impro...
From 9 January 2013, if you are an occupier of a building requiring a
DEC, you will need to display a DEC showing an operational rating in a
prominent place clearly visible to the public. You will also need to
have in your possession or control a valid ad...
The purpose of introducing DECs is to raise public awareness of energy
use and to inform visitors to public buildings about the energy use of
a building. DECs provide an energy rating of the building from A to G,
where A is very efficient and G is the lea...
