Posts Tagged ‘Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards’
Will Minimum EPC ratings of B come into force?
Before we consider EPC B ratings becoming minimum standards, let us explore where we are today. Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards were introduced on 1 April 2018. Buildings cannot be leased with an EPC worse than an E rating. There are exemptions, notably, a seven year payback rule exists. Landlords can continue to lease buildings with…
Read MoreMinimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations: How they will impact flexible workspace from April 2018
Scroll down for our MEES Management 10-Point Strategy What I’m about to write will come as a great shock to many operators in the serviced and managed office industries: you may not be able to sign up clients for more than 6 months as of April next year. This is less than a year away!…
Read MoreThe Power of Data Visualisation in Profiling MEES Risks and Opportunities
My colleague Ed Gabbitas recently wrote a blog post titled ‘Why MEES is Changing Behaviour Two Years Ahead of the Compliance Date’. In that post, Ed highlighted some of the challenges around the accuracy and variable quality of some EPCs as well as some broader implications for the sector. In light of the potential adverse impact…
Read MoreScotland’s Approach to Building Energy Efficiency
This post originally appeared here on the UKGBC blog, to which we are regular contributors. Scotland’s ‘competitor’ to the much publicised Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), due to be introduced in England and Wales in 2018, has been finalised and will be introduced next month. The approach is markedly different to the plans in…
Read MoreProperty Firms Vulnerable to MEES Regulations
Only 57% of property firms have assessed the impacts of the upcoming Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) on their portfolios, according to new research conducted by Bilfinger GVA. The MEES regulations, due to come into force in April 2018, will make it unlawful to let or sublet properties in England & Wales with the two…
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