Energy performance certificate (EPC) recommendation report
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23-25 North Road
LANCASTER
LA1 1NS
0270-6977-0441-9150-7080
7 October 2029
Energy rating and EPC
This property’s energy rating is C.
For more information on the property’s energy performance, see the EPC for this property.
Recommendations
| Recommendation | Potential impact on carbon emissions |
|---|---|
| Add time control to heating system. | Low |
| Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit. | Medium |
| Add optimum start/stop to the heating system. | Medium |
| Recommendation | Potential impact on carbon emissions |
|---|---|
| Some walls have uninsulated cavities - introduce cavity wall insulation. | Medium |
| Add local temperature control to the heating system. | Medium |
| Add weather compensation controls to heating system. | Medium |
| Introduce HF (high frequency) ballasts for fluorescent tubes: Reduced number of fittings required. | Low |
| Add local time control to heating system. | Low |
| Some solid walls are poorly insulated - introduce or improve internal wall insulation. | Medium |
| Recommendation | Potential impact on carbon emissions |
|---|---|
| Carry out a pressure test, identify and treat identified air leakage. Enter result in EPC calculation. | Medium |
| Consider installing an air source heat pump. | High |
| Consider installing a ground source heat pump. | High |
| Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s). | Low |
| Consider installing solar water heating. | Low |
Property and report details
- Report issued on
- 8 October 2019
- Total useful floor area
- 3,456 square metres
- Building environment
- Heating and Natural Ventilation
- Calculation tool
- IES Ltd, Virtual Environment, v7.0.12, SBEM, v5.6.a.2
Assessor’s details
- Assessor’s name
- Thomas Claffey
- Telephone
- 0844 272 8871
- Employer’s name
- TWC Consulting [Sustainable Property Consultants] Ltd
- Employer’s address
- Suite6, 1st Floor Aintree Building, Aintree Retail & Business Park, Merseyside, L9 5AQ
- Assessor ID
- LCEA168467
- Assessor’s declaration
- The assessor is not related to the owner of the property.
- Accreditation scheme
- CIBSE Certification Limited
Other reports for this property
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- Report number
- 0210-6977-0447-9850-7080
- Expired on
-
30 September 2023