1. EPCs (or Energy Performance Certificates) provide information on the energy efficiency of a building or home.
2. They are issued by a qualified assessor who carries out an energy assessment.
3. The certificate gives you a rating for the overall energy efficiency of the building or home, from A (the most efficient) to G (the least efficient).
4. EPCs are required for buildings or homes when they are put on the market for sale or to let.
5. The information on the certificates are based on the Building Regulations for energy performance of buildings in England and Wales.
6. The assessment takes into account the building structure and materials, heating system, insulation, lighting, and hot water system.
7. The certificate must be displayed in the window of the building or home while it is on the market.
8. An EPC is issued with valid for 10 years and is attached to any sale or transfer of the property.
9. The certificate includes a record of the energy efficiency rating and recommendations for improving the energy performance of the building or home.
10. The assessment includes an energy efficiency report that provides an estimate of running costs and carbon dioxide emissions.
11. The EPC also includes a heating cost indicator that shows the running costs of the heating system over a period of time.
12. Recommendations on the EPC include improving insulation, switching to more efficient lighting, upgrading the boiler and improving the ventilation system.
13. The recommendations are supported by a cost-benefit analysis that helps calculate how much money a homeowner may save by carrying out the improvements.
14. You can get a copy of your EPC free of charge from an energy assessor.
15. In England and Wales, you must get an EPC when putting a building on the market, putting it let, carrying out major improvements and refurbishments, and when constructing new buildings
16. Some landlords may require an EPC before leasing a property.
17. The same type of certificate is available for commercial buildings, called an EPC Commercial Report (EPCR).
18. The government may require certain types of buildings, installations or equipment to have a valid EPC.
19. You may be fined for failing to display a valid EPC or for producing a false EPC.
20. For homes and buildings, EPCs are graded on a scale from A – G, the A grade being the most efficient.
21. The EPC will often provide estimated operational costs for the following year.
22. The EPC will also provide information on related energy efficiency measures such as solar and wind energy, heating and insulation.
23. The ratings given in an EPC may be adjusted if a recommendation is implemented.
24. The Energy Performance Certificates are also used to help individuals and businesses reduce their energy consumption.
25. In addition, they may be required by utility companies in order to get more favorable rates.
26. A valid EPC should have the name and contact details of the energy assessor that prepared the report.
27. EPCs can also be used to measure the energy performance of industrial buildings, motels, office buildings and retail stores.
28. The certificate also provides information on grants, subsidies and discounts that may be available to improve the building’s energy performance.
29. There are other similar ratings given to cars, consumer electronics, and boilers that are based on the same principles as those given to buildings and homes in an EPC report.
30. It is important to remember that although EPCs provide useful information, they do not always reflect the actual energy efficiency or running costs of a building or home.
1. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli EPC (Uhakikisho wa Utendaji wa Nishati) ni cheti cha kuashiria ufanisi wa nishati wa jengo au nyumba. 2. Uwezekano wa kupata Wao ni iliyotolewa na mtihani waliohitimu ambaye hufanya tathmini ya nishati. 3. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli "Hii ni kwa sababu ya kiwango cha ufanisi wa nishati ya jengo au nyumba, kutoka ""A"" hadi ""G""." 4. Uwe na uhakika EPCs zinahitajika kwa majengo au nyumba wakati wao ni kuweka katika soko kwa ajili ya kuuza au kukodisha. 5. Uwe na mtazamo mzuri. Taarifa juu ya vyeti ni msingi wa Building Regulations kwa ajili ya utendaji wa nishati ya majengo katika Uingereza na Wales. 6. Uwe na uhakika Tathmini inachukua kwa kuzingatia muundo wa jengo na vifaa, mfumo wa joto, insulation, taa, na mfumo wa maji moto. 7. Uwe na mtazamo gani? Cheti lazima kiwe kimeonyeshwa kwenye dirisha la jengo au nyumba wakati iko sokoni. 8. Uwe na mtazamo gani? EPC ni hati ya biashara ya muda mrefu ambayo inahusisha miaka 10 ya kuuza au uhamisho wa mali. 9. (a) Kwa nini? Cheti cha nishati cha nyumba ya umma ni cheti cha kiwango cha ufanisi wa nishati na mapendekezo ya kuboresha utendaji wa nishati ya jengo au nyumba. Kumi. Tathmini inajumuisha ripoti ya ufanisi wa nishati ambayo hutoa makadirio ya gharama za uendeshaji na uzalishaji wa kaboni dioksidi. 11. (a) Kwa nini? EPC pia inajumuisha kiashiria cha gharama ya joto ambayo inaonyesha gharama za kuendesha mfumo wa joto kwa kipindi cha muda. 12. (a) Kwa nini? Mapendekezo ya EPC ni pamoja na kuboresha insulation, kubadili taa ya ufanisi zaidi, kuboresha boiler na kuboresha mfumo wa uingizaji hewa. 13. (a) Kwa nini? Mapendekezo hayo yanaungwa mkono na uchambuzi wa gharama na faida ambao husaidia kuhesabu ni pesa ngapi mmiliki wa nyumba anaweza kuokoa kwa kufanya maboresho. 14. (a) Kwa nini? Unaweza kupata nakala ya EPC yako bila malipo kutoka kwa mtihani wa nishati. 15. (a) Kwa nini? Katika Uingereza na Wales, lazima upate EPC wakati wa kuweka jengo kwenye soko, kuweka kwa kukodisha, kufanya maboresho makubwa na ukarabati, na wakati wa kujenga majengo mapya. Wamiliki wa nyumba wanaweza kuhitaji EPC kabla ya kukodisha mali. 17. (a) Kwa nini? "Hii ni kwa sababu ya kuwa na hati ya ""EPC Commercial Report"" (EPCR) ambayo inatoa taarifa ya biashara ya EPC." 18. - (Methali 28:18) Ni nini? Serikali inaweza kuhitaji aina fulani za majengo, mitambo au vifaa kuwa na EPC halali. 19. (a) Kwa nini? Unaweza kukabiliwa na faini kwa kukosa kuonyesha EPC halali au kwa kutoa EPC bandia. 20. (a) Kwa nini? Kwa nyumba na majengo, EPCs ni waliopangwa juu ya kiwango kutoka A <unk> G, daraja A kuwa ufanisi zaidi. 21. - (Methali 19:21, 22) Ni nini kilichotokea? EPC mara nyingi hutoa gharama za uendeshaji zilizokadiriwa kwa mwaka uliofuata. 22. - (Methali 22:22) Ni nini? EPC pia itatoa habari juu ya hatua zinazohusiana na ufanisi wa nishati kama vile nishati ya jua na upepo, joto na insulation. 23. - (Methali 23:23) Ni nini? Ratings zinazotolewa katika EPC inaweza kurekebishwa kama mapendekezo ni kutekelezwa. 24. - (Methali 24:24) Ni nini? Vyeti vya Utendaji wa Nishati pia hutumiwa kusaidia watu binafsi na biashara kupunguza matumizi yao ya nishati. 25. - (Methali 25:28) Ni nini? Kwa kuongezea, huenda wakahitajika na makampuni ya huduma za umma ili kupata viwango vyema zaidi. 26 - Ni nini? EPC halali inapaswa kuwa na jina na maelezo ya mawasiliano ya mtihani wa nishati ambaye alitengeneza ripoti. 27. (a) Kwa nini? EPCs pia inaweza kutumika kupima utendaji wa nishati ya majengo ya viwanda, hoteli, majengo ya ofisi na maduka ya rejareja. 28. (a) Kwa nini? Cheti pia hutoa habari juu ya misaada, ruzuku na punguzo ambayo inaweza kuwa inapatikana ili kuboresha utendaji wa nishati ya jengo. 29. - (Methali 28:9, 10) Kwa nini? Vipimo vingine vinavyofanana vimepewa magari, vifaa vya elektroniki vya watumiaji, na boilers ambazo zinategemea kanuni sawa na zile zilizopewa majengo na nyumba katika ripoti ya EPC. Thelathini. Ni muhimu kukumbuka kwamba ingawa EPC hutoa habari muhimu, hazionyeshi daima ufanisi wa kweli wa nishati au gharama za kuendesha nyumba au nyumba.