Energy Performance Certificates
Energy Performance Certificates: An Alternative Approach
Author / Creator: Keith Baker
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
There is an urgent need to understand the highly significant uncertainties around both the ratings and the appropriateness of the improvements recommended by EPC assessments. The alternative approach is based on the fundamental principle of maximising the use of real data in order to provide buyers and tenants with accurate, robust, relevant, and useful information.
Energy Efficient Scotland Consultation
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: consultation response
Date published: June 2019
Energy Performance Certificates are inadequate due to the severe shortfalls in the methodology. Mandatory improvements should be made when there are changes. Collective energy efficiency improvements such as installing heat networks or the economies of scale can only be done by collective action at government level.
Energy Efficiency in the Private Rented Sector
Author / Creator: Keith Baker
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: August 2019
The Scottish Government has significantly under-estimated the financial, resource and time costs involved in using Energy Performance Certificates as a basic measure of energy efficiency. The financial penalties are far too low and are unlikely to force the changes required.