{"id":1410,"date":"2020-02-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/oldsite\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2022-09-08T14:31:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:31:09","slug":"what-you-can-learn-from-energy-performance-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/oldsite\/index.php\/2020\/02\/09\/what-you-can-learn-from-energy-performance-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"What you can learn from Energy Performance Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An EPC lets the person\nwho will use the building know how costly it will be to heat and light, and\nwhat its carbon dioxide emissions are likely to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Teignbridge area\nEPCs have been issued for more than 37,000 of around 54,000 dwellings. Nearly\ntwo-thirds of these (62% or 23,137) are rated D or worse, with just 58 rated A.\nOnly 27 dwellings have zero or negative carbon emissions, but of those, 10 are\nnew estate houses built by Redrow in Kingsteignton. This shows it can be done\nso why aren\u2019t all new build estate houses zero carbon? Most have a B or C\nrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total emissions from\ndwellings rated D or below currently amount to 127kt of CO<sub>2<\/sub>, against 31kt for\nthe higher rated ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top recommendations\nin Teignbridge EPCs for improving energy efficiency are to install: solar\npanels (29,642 certificates), solar hot water heating (26,591), low energy\nlight bulbs (24,075), a new condensing boiler (11,994). There are also various insulation\nrecommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If all the suggested\nimprovements were carried out, only 5,949 dwellings&nbsp; (16%) would be rated D or worse and emissions\nper dwelling would drop by nearly half, from 4.23 tonnes to 2.37 tonnes. But\nthose low rated dwellings would still account for around a third of CO<sub>2<\/sub>\nemissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EPC data is a useful starting point for Parish and Town councils that have declared a climate emergency. It will help to set carbon targets and implement initiatives designed to reduce emissions.&nbsp;  For more details, and maps showing current and potential CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions by parish, please visit  <a href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/oldsite\/index.php\/energy-performance-certificates-epcs\/\">https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/oldsite\/index.php\/energy-performance-certificates-epcs\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All domestic and commercial buildings in the UK available to rent or buy must have an Energy Performance Certificate. The Certificate provides details on the energy efficiency of a building, gives it a rating from A (very efficient) to G (inefficient), and tells you what you can do to improve that rating. 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