Government proposes changes to energy performance certificates

By Carl Brown2024-12-06T09:06:00

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Proposals include replacing energy efficiency ratings for domestic buildings with four new headline metrics

The government is proposing to change the way it measures the energy performance of buildings.

In a consultation paper published this week, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) outlined a shake-up to energy performance certificates (EPCs).

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