Sustainability Flashcards
(52 cards)
What does the RICS and the UN Global Compact published ‘Advancing Responsible Business in Land, Construction, Real Estate Use and Investment’ (2018)’ cover?
Organisations can identify and address the impact of their activites and decision making when commissioning, planning, designing, constructing and operating buildings
In what four ways does the RICS support sustainability in practice?
“1. Evidence based research
2. Best practice requirements
3. Best practice training
4. Certification”
As a surveyor you must understand (in relation to EPCs and MEEs):
”- how EPCs and MEEs will affect your client
- how net zero carbon objectives will affect real estate”
When does the Climate Change Act 2008 (Amended 2019) require the UK to achieve ‘net zero carbon’
2050
What was the interim target for the UK for reducing emissions under the Climate Change Act?
78% by 2030
When did the UK Governement announce the ten point plan for the Green Industrial Revolution and what is it?
“01/11/2020
- £12 billion investment to support up to ‘£250,000 green jobs’ “
What measures does the UK Green Building Council framework rank to help properties achieve net zero carbon 2050?
“1. Establish Net Zero Carbon Scope
2. Reduce Construction Impacts
3. Reduce Operational Energy use
4. Increase renewable energy supply
5. Offset any remaining carbon”
When is an EPC required?
“For all commercial buildings over 50 sqm
- when it is newly built, sold or let for a term of more than 6 months
- when it is newly refurbished and heating, air conditioning or ventilation services are altered
Sale or lease of residential buildings and refurbishment schemes are included
Required for sub-letting or assigning a lease”
What buildings have an exemption from needing an EPC?
”- Some listed buildings
- buildings with no heating
- Religious buildings
- Temporary buildings
- buildings due to be demolished/redeveloped”
What are the EPC requirements when marketing a property?
”- Must be commissioned within 7 days of the commencement of marketing
- Agents are responsible for procuring EPCs
- Only the actual energy rating is required to be displayed on advertisements
- All online marketing material must have a link to the EPC to show the front page of the EPC “
How long is an EPC valid for?
10 years unless the building is altered
What 6 things must the front page of an EPC certificate contain?
“1. Address of property and floor area
2. EPC Certificate reference number
3. Technical information on the property’s energy provision
4. Estimation of energy running costs
5. An energy performance rating from A+ to G
6. Benchmarking information”
Who enforces EPC regulations?
Local authorities Trading Standards teams
What are the fines for EPC non-compliance on marketing material?
“Residential - £200 civil fixed penalty for non-display of EPC information on marketing material
Commercial - Max penalty is equal to 12.5% of the RV of the building (min of £500 and max £5,000)”
What does MEEs stand for?
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
What do the MEEs 2015 regulations require?
“1. New leases from 1st April 2018 (commercial and residential) require at least an E rating, including lease renewals
2. All existing leases from 1st April 2023 for commercial properties (2020 residential)”
What are the MEEs exemptions?
”- If a building does not need an EPC, eg place of worship
- Industrial units or workshop with low energy demands
- Tenancy is less than 6 months with no security of tenure
- Tenancy is more than 99 years
- When it is not feasible to improve the EPC rating to an E or above even when all possible improvements with a payback of 7 years have been made (3 quotes must be obtained from energy assessors)
- When it can be proven that improvements would devalue a property by more than 5%
- When third party consent is refused so improvements cannot be carried out”
Where must EPC exemptions be pre-registered?
Local Authority Private Rented Sector Exemptions Register
What are the regular EPC non compliance penalties and who polices them?
“Local Authority
- Less than 3 months - up to £5,000 or if greater 10% of the RV (max £50,000)
- More than 3 months - up to £10,000 or if gretare 20% of the RV (max £150,000)
Residential
- Less than 3 months £2,000
- More than 3 months £4,000”
What are the potential changes to MEEs for non domestic properties?
”- UK Gov consultation has indicated that an E rating will rise to a C by 2027 and to a B by 2030
- All let properties will fall within the scope of MEEs and Listed Buildings will require an EPC
- Must be registered on a new online database by April 2025
- Properties with an EPC registered below a C have to be improved, compliant and registered by April 2027
- Properties with a registered below a B have to be improved, compliant and registered by April 2030”
What are the Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-Domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (s63 Regs)?
”- Apply to buildings which have a GIA of more than 1,000 m2 being offered for sale or rent
- Buildings constructed under Building Regs from March 2022 are exempt plus leases less than 16 weeks
- Action plan must be prepared by an accredited advisor prior to marketing
- Buildings energy and emissions performance must be imporved within 3.5 years of the date of issue and formally reported in an annual Display Energy Certificate
- Enforcement by the local authority
- Scottish Gov have signalled an intention to review energy efficiency schemes for all buildings like the MEEs”
What is ESOS?
”- Energy Savings Opportunity Schemes
- Mandatory for large organisations in the UK (more than 250 employees, turnover more than 50 million EUR,
- They need to:
1. Measure total consumption across, property, transport and industrial
2. Conduct energy audits to idenitfy energy efficiency solutions
3. Report compliance back to the Environment Agency “
What is the Heat Network (Billing and Metering) Regulations 2014 (amended 2015 & 2020)?
Relates to the provision of communal heating systems in multi-occupied commercial and residential schemes and to district heating systems
What is the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme?
Scrapped and replaced by the Climate Change Levy CCL in 2019. Some legacy obligations in place
