PART 1Introductory
Recommendation reports4
1
In these Regulations, a “recommendation report” means recommendations made by an energy assessor for the cost-effective improvement of the energy performance of a building F1....
2
A recommendation report made on or after 9th January 2013 must include—
a
recommended cost-effective measures that could be carried out in connection with a major renovation of the building envelope or technical building systems;
b
recommended cost-effective measures for individual building elements that could be carried out without the necessity for a major renovation of the building envelope or technical building systems;
c
an indication as to how the owner or tenant can obtain more detailed information about improving the energy efficiency of the building, including more detailed information about the cost-effectiveness of the recommendations; and
d
information on the steps to be taken to implement the recommendations.
3
Any cost-effective measure which the energy assessor recommends must be technically feasible for the building to which the recommendation report relates.
4
A recommendation report made on or after 9th January 2013 ceases to be valid at the end of the following periods—
a
for a report which is included in an energy performance certificate, ten years from the date of that certificate;
b
for a report which is required to be held in respect of the building under regulation 14(3)(a)—
i
where the F3total useful floor area of the building is over 1,000m2, seven years from the nominated date applying to the report; and
5
In this regulation—
F6a
“building element” means a controlled service or fitting or a thermal element within the meaning of those expressions in regulation 2(1) and (3) respectively of the Building Regulations 2010.
b
“major renovation” means the renovation of a building where more than 25% of the surface area of the building envelope undergoes renovation; and
c
“technical building systems” means technical equipment for the heating, cooling, ventilation, hot water, lighting (or for any combination thereof) of a building F2....