Lighthouse Energy services brings together a collection of existing core products from new energy compliance driven initiatives to providing targeted solutions for customers specifically seeking to control and reduce their Carbon Emissions.
The reports have real benefits; they highlight the condition of the equipment, benchmark the quality of maintenance, and make suggestions leading towards energy savings.
Our guidance - Making it simple
Lighthouse Energy are extremely serious when managing compliance, your requirements to comply can be costly and damaging. We will not only ensure you comply with current legislation but provide you with peace of mind and added value through our expert eye on site issues, problems and impressions.
Display Energy Certificate
Beware of the penalty for failure to display a DEC. It is currently £500 and a further £1000 for failing to obtain an Advisory Report.
You should start to work on getting DECs produced on smaller buildings now, to ensure they are ahead of the Laws.
DECs are Annual; the first one should contain an Advisory Report and should have been undertaken in 2009. Renewal DECs are important.
Check that your Organisations DECS are being lodged on the CLG web site.
All DEC renewals must be undertaken by the Assessor (the actual person) who undertook the first report, or a new “Year one” DEC and Advisory Report should be produced.
Check that it is displayed in a Public place; failure to display could trigger a fine.
Check that you do not require a DEC & a New advisory report.
Energy Performance Certificates
EPCs are required for all property transactions and there are some minor exemptions.
Check when your EPC is ready for renewel. You can contact us or the assessor and review how to improve the rating.
If you have a large Portfolio of sites that require assessment you should place regional large orders to reduce the carbon footprint of the project.
All EPCs are to be lodged on the Government Landmark database.
The EPC grades the property into a category.
Grade D or below makes the property non-eligible for FiTs.
Tenancy changes will trigger an EPC requirement.
Sale of a property will trigger the requirement.
If you are looking to take advantage of the up and coming Green deal be aware that finance is only possible if the building has an EPC.
EPCs are required at the marketing stage, not when a property is sold or let. The seller, landlord or Agent could be responsible for the fine.
Fines are up to £5000.00 per property.
Trading Standards administer the regulations
Air-Conditioning Inspections (TM44)
Check that all your buildings which have over 12kw of a/c should have a lodged TM44 by now.
Check these have been carried out “You need to actually check on the CLG web site” we have found that organisation have said these are being completed but have not lodged or carried the survey out.
Fines are £300 per building, repeatable at the discretion of Trading Standards until a report is introduced.
Beware that portfolio building owners are at greatest risk, the whole Portfolio could be fined at once.
Acting “responsibly” by having a schedule in place will satisfy Trading Standards.
Reports should be produced in an independent manner, it is not wise to use your M&E ot FM contractors, You may miss valuable energy savings and the reports may be invalid or biased.
Strict reporting procedures have been put in place by the Government and only qualified Assessors with appropriate insurance can undertake the work.
Beware that “Data gathering”, which is unqualified contractors gathering site information for an office based qualified Assessor to undertake the report has been banned, these reports are invalid.
All reports are lodged on Landmark, the Government database.
We have been advised that solicitors will now ask for a copy of this report when transacting a property; any new owner must produce a TM44 within 3 months of acquisition.