WHICH BUILDING NEEDS AN EPC?

ALL "roofed constructions having walls, for which energy is used to condition the indoor climate." If part of a building is designed or altered to be used separately, that is a "building" for EPC purposes. The mere provision of hot water or electric lighting does not trigger the need for an EPC as neither "condition the indoor climate."

Some buildings are excluded:

• Buildings that are primarily or solely places of worship
• Temporary buildings (2 years or less planned use)
• Industrial sites
• Workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand
• Stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50 square metres that are not dwellings
• Buildings under construction