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Display Energy Certificates ~ EPC ~ DEC in Merseyside, Lancashire & the North West
© Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved
Display Energy Certificates ~ EPC ~ DEC in Merseyside, Lancashire & the North West
A DEC is required for any public building over 250m2 frequently visited by the public. It and
will indicate the relative energy efficiency of the property based upon actual energy usage.
DEC reports are also the mainstay of ESOS reports.
The DEC will be issued after an inspection by a qualified DEC (OR) energy assessor. The
certificate produced will contain the following information:
Details of your property, its address, date of report and property size in square
metres;
A table with headline performance ratings calculated in terms of the average energy
use per square metre of floor area showing your property compared to a typical property
of its type and size;
A table showing this years performance relative to previous years;
There is also an associated Advice Report containing Recommended measures to improve
the building's performance and management. These may typically include changes to
lighting, openings and in management practices. It will not state the cost of these
improvements - which will vary according to the cost of local labour and the materials used
- but it will band them into low, medium and high cost relative to the typical payback
period. In addition to the Advisory Recommendations Report a full technical table listing of
the property can be provided at no extra charge.
The DEC will measure overall energy efficiency using OR (Operational Ratings), which takes
account of the size of the property, its structure, insulation, heating, etc but concentrates
heavily on the utility bills and the fuel used.
The Government's own information about Display Energy Certificates can be found here.
How can Bladen Consulting help you?
Bladen Consulting provide DEC reports nationwide both as one-off arrangements and,
more frequently, under longer term arrangements where we repeat the DEC assessments
each year which significantly reduces the cost. Present contracts include Schools,
Healthcare providers, the Probation Service and Council stock. We do have something of a
specialism in Education DEC production.
Bladen Consulting has associate qualified DEC assessors who can help public bodies
assess the energy performance of any, or indeed all, of your public buildings. If you would
like further information please contact us on 0333 1234 327 or 07771 811994, or via e-mail
at info@bladenconsulting.co.uk.
Also, through our sister company, Energy Foundation, we offer training in DEC creation, so
that public bodies staff can undertake the work themselves. For more informaton, please
visit the Energy Foundation website, at www.energyfoundation.co.uk