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As part of the government's plan to implement the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Display Energy Certificates (DEC's) will need to be displayed in most public buildings from October 1st 2008. A DEC will be a requirement for each individual building falling within the regulations. The DEC Certificate lasts for 1 year and the accompanying Advisory Report (AR) for 7 years. Those included are public authorities, institutions providing public services that occupy or control buildings which are frequently visited by the public, including the following;
- Central or local government offices
Buildings providing public services such as Museums, Art Galleries and Swimming pools, also where the buildings Gross Internal Area (GIA) is greater than 1,000m2; from January 2011 the GIA for DEC compliance will be reduced to buildings above 250m2.
DEC's will provide information to visitors about the energy efficiency of these buildings. This will raise awareness of energy use in our public buildings and will allow public authorities to show, over time, the benefit of the measures they are implementing to reduce their carbon footprint. Failure to comply with this legislation may result in financial penalties.
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