The ‘Energy and renewable apparatus in buildings’ topic covers:
regulatory requirements, schemes and incentives designed to reduce the energy consumption in buildings
industry initiatives including the Better Buildings Partnership (BPP) green lease toolkit and The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) climate change clauses
real estate aspects of renewable energy installations
the rise of sustainability and environmental social governance (ESG) as a core issue for the property sector
Net zero carbon targets have not been set for existing buildings in England and Wales. However, schemes are in place to improve energy efficiency in existing building stock.
The key regulations governing energy performance certificates (EPCs) are the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (EPC Regs 2012), SI 2012/3118 and the Building Regulations 2010, SI 2010/2214 (Building Regs 2010), which implement the requirements of the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU and are now considered assimilated law pursuant to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. EPC Regs 2012 apply to all buildings across
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