EPB publications

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• The Legislation
• Advice and Guides
• General
• Examples of Certificates

The Legislation

• the EU Directive (2002/91/EC) (16 December 2002)
• the recast EU Directive (2010/31/EU) (19 May 2010)
• the EPB Regulations (10 April 2008)
• the Explanatory Memorandum
• the EPB Amendment Regulations (6 June 2008)
• the EPB Amendment Regulations (12 November 2009)
• the Regulatory Impact Assessment

Advice and Guides

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)

• brief guide to EPCs for dwellings
• EPCs for existing dwellings
• EPCs and new homes: a Builder's Guide
• EPCs for non-dwellings
• Commercial EPC Conventions, Issue 1, 1 June 2010

Display Energy Certificates (DECs)

• DECs for public buildings (updated March 2011)
• important information on unmetered and campus DECs

Air-conditioning Inspections

• air-conditioning inspections

General

• advice to sellers
• commencement dates
• penalties
• reviews and appeals
• EPB Regulations and Building Regulations
• Approval of the methodology of calculation of the energy performance of buildings in NI

Examples of certificates

• EPC for an existing dwelling example
• EPC for a new dwelling example
• EPC for non-dwelling example
• DEC example