If you're an owner, investor or manager of commercial properties then you'll be aware of the new EPC regulations in England and Wales which now stop landlords from leasing commercial buildings that are not sufficiently energy efficient.
The content throughout this site aims to guide you through the recent changes for commercial property and help you to ensure that your portfolios are compliant. You can also download our guide to EPC, produced with WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff.
Workman's Environmental Director, Vicky Cotton can be contacted directly using the Q&A section below to answer your specific queries on any aspect of the EPC regulations, or indeed your environmental initiatives.
Since 1 September 2016 owners of large (more than 1,000m2) non-domestic properties in Scotland are now required to assess their property and produce an action plan regarding the energy efficiency of the property for sale or letting. The owner must then either improve the building within a specified period or report annually on its actual energy use, until such time as the improvements are complete.
In England and Wales the MEES regulations are being introduced in two stages. From 1 April 2018 it is not possible to grant a lease on a non-domestic building in England and Wales to a new tenant or renew a lease with an existing tenant unless the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for the property meets the minimum E rating. From 1 April 2023 all other rented property must achieve a minimum E rating.
More than 79,000kg of waste is collected per year, of which Manchester Fort currently diverts 100% from landfill.
Onsite security and cleaning teams were given a task to design and build a 'bug hotel' in their retail park grounds to provide a safe and sheltered habitat for bugs, increasing the biodiversity in the area.
In 2009, 1.7m kWh of electricity was being used annually in the centre and car park combined. A 5 year plan was put in place to reduce this by 10% year on year.
From 1 September 2016 owners of large (more than 1,000m2) non-domestic properties in Scotland are required to assess their property and produce an action plan regarding the energy efficiency of the property for sale or letting.
A national database is now available for landlords to register exempt properties. Exemptions will apply for a maximum of five years, at which point the property must be improved to a minimum E rating or an application made for a further five year extension.
From 1 April 2018 it is not possible to grant a lease on a non-domestic building in England and Wales to a new tenant or renew a lease with an existing tenant unless the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for the property meets the minimum E rating.
From 1 April 2023 all other rented property must be a minimum E rating.