The European Directive on Energy in 2002 specifically commits member states to promote improvement in the energy performance of buildings. The Energy Performance Certificate {EPC) is the first of a number of measures to begin the task of auditing the UK's energy usage with a view to encouraging individuals to take a greater responsibility in changing their lifestyles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The following hopes to explain the EPC and some of the assumptions and peculiarities of the software used to generate it.

It is the nature of the beast that with housing stock of less-than-perfect proportions, measurements will always be approximations. The data collected by the Domestic Energy Assessor is referred to as a "reduced data set". It is this information which is fed into the software that produces the EPC and its recommendations.

If you have any questions, just give us a call. We will be happy to explain anything that seems a bit strange! We have also added information about cost-saving measures that you can initiate yourself. The figures quoted are estimates only but will give you a reasonable idea of upgrade costs if you are putting a budget together.

By encouraging adoption of the recommendations in the EPC report, it is hoped that carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced, thereby reducing the impact that individuals and their homes have on the environment.