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Energy Performance Certificates (E.P.C.’s) help by giving information on how to improve your homes energy efficiency and also helping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions,any home that is built bought sold or Let requires an Energy Performance Certificate (E.P.C.). A Northern Ireland Energy Certificate (E.P.C.) will come to you with a recommendation report with ideas on how to consume less energy and reduce your Co2 Emissions. Calculating the energy efficiency of a building can be a bit of a complex calculation.

Things which need to be taken into consideration are the main construction of the building this includes the walls,glazing roof and floors and how energy efficiently they perform,it also depends on what the building is used for and what the purpose of the building is. Also the light consumption bulbs used etc.Also the heating system age and type of boiler, cooling system,hot water heating systems.Is there any sustainable low energy power sources I.E. wind turbines,solar panels to provide electricity.

The Lower that the actual figure is the Lower amount of Co2 is generated making it more enviromentally friendly From the end of December 2008 E.P.C.s are required for commercial buildings marketed for sale and for commercial premises and residential buildings being offered for rental, thus becoming compulsory not complying with these rules could result in a fine.Implementation will be undertaken by the Department of Finance and Personnel, Building Standards Branch.

1. Every dwelling on the market after 30th June 2008 will require an E.P.C. whether or not the dwelling was on the market before 30th June.

2. The dwelling Energy Certificate must be produced as soon a practicable and certainly before a contract to buy can be signed.

3. The NI dwelling Energy Performance Certificate are a different design to the England &Wales Energy Performance Certificate.

4. The E.P.C. for a dwelling can be calculated using either rdSAP or the full SAP programme as appropriate.

5. E.P.C.s are valid for 10 years and do not need to be recalculated for resale.

6. The Energy Performance Certificate for a new dwelling is bench marked against the same dwelling built to current building regulations standards and heated with oil. This will expose dwellings built to approvals prior to the current regulations or a poor choice of heating system.

7. NI recognizes the NOS, Accreditation Schemes and Assessor training as for England & Wales. This means that qualified assessors can practice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

8. Every Non-domestic building on the market after 30th December will require an Energy Certificate whether or not the building was on the market before 30th December.

9. The Enforcement Agency in the first instance is the Department of Finance and Personnel although the intention is to transfer this to District Councils.