The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

Recommendation reports E+W

4.—(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 [F2 total useful floor area of the building is over 1,000m², seven years from the nominated date applying to the report; and]

(ii) [F3 in the case of any other building, ten years from] the nominated date applying to the report F4 ....

(5) In this regulation—

[F5 (a) “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 F6 ....

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 4(1) omitted (6.2.2013) by virtue of The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/181), regs. 1(3), 10

F2 Words in reg. 4(4)(b)(i) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/880), regs. 1(2), 3(a)

F3 Words in reg. 4(4)(b)(ii) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/880), regs. 1(2), 3(b)

F4 Words in reg. 4(4)(b)(ii) omitted (6.4.2014) by virtue of The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/880), regs. 1(2), 3(b)

F5 Reg. 4(5)(a) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/284), regs. 1(2), 4

F6 Words in reg. 4(5)(c) omitted (6.2.2013) by virtue of The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/181), regs. 1(3), 10