HarrogateDEA

Harrogate DEA specialises in the production of Energy Performance Certificates ( EPCs ) .  With an EPC from £45.00 (inc) we provide one of the most cost effective , professional services in North Yorkshire

In accordance with the Housing Act  2004 and the Building Energy Performance Directive (EPBD) 2002, each report is carried out by a fully qualified DEA (Domestic Energy Assessor),  accredited through  Elmhurst Energy Systems, a government approved accreditation body licenced by DEFRA.s.

 If  you have any further questions or enquiries please do not hesitate to contact us. Tel 01423 709 498 All our other contact details are listed on this site.

What is an EPC and when is it needed? 

EPCs  from £45.00 (inc) for flats and £50.00 for  houses Tel:01423 709 498 or 07988 206442.  Get your quote direct from the professionals.

The EPC is a Europe wide directive  to reduce CO2 emmissions in households and busniesses. The idea being that by showing the public how they can reduce their fuel bills they should automatically reduce their CO2 emmissions.

 Every property that is being rented or sold must have an EPC or use the  reports recommendations to improve your home.

The basics of the survey is to calculate how efficently a property is being  heated and how quicly that property is losing the heat. So the surveyor will be measuring the size / volume of the building, the fabric of the building from lofts, wall, floors ,windows etc, coupled with the type,efficency and controls of the heating and hotwater systems.

The report is not just the bar chart seen on agents details, but a 4/5 page report breaking down the efficency of that particular property and recommending various options that will creat savings on fuel bills, plus what saving could be made using various renewable energy sources .

The reports are not designed to scare people into action but to show potential purchasers, tenants and owners / landlords how relatively small changes can  save considerable sums of money over the years and thereby reduce the properties caron dioxide ommisions

With the new Green Deal incentive from the Govenment, homeowner will need to get an EPC carried out on their property and then a personal assessment from a Green Deal Advisor to see how each recommendation would effect that individual household.

IHowever if a home owner does not want to use the Governments approved installers or take out their higher loan, they can use the much cheaper alternative and get their own installers to carry out any works that are recommended in the report that benifit them.

So an EPC gives performance ratings of a home's Energy Efficiency and Environmental Impact your 'Carbon Footprint'. (Factors taken into account are shown in the 'Services' section of this website),  the report will also list what the current fuel costs would be for standard occupancy of the property. (i.e. fully occupied with a set average usage of the heating, hot water and lighting systems. It will also highlight steps that can be undertaken to improve these ratings, showing the potential change and savings in fuel costs for each recommendation made.

These ratings are listed according to cost so under low cost measures there might be a recommendation to install low energy lighting, increase the hot water cyclinder jacket, cavity wall insulation etc, whilst under high costs it may recommend upgrading the boiler or the heating control system etc.

Finally there is a section of Further Recommendations. These are designed to show how  switching to Solar Heating, Photo Voltaic Cells(Solar Electiricity),Wind turbines  etc , can reduce energy costs and bring down CO2 emmissions for the specified property.