{"id":1431,"date":"2024-01-01T15:19:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T15:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lowcarbonliving.co.uk\/?page_id=1431"},"modified":"2024-01-01T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T16:38:14","slug":"epc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lowcarbonliving.co.uk\/index.php\/epc\/","title":{"rendered":"epc"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1431\" class=\"elementor elementor-1431\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170409b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"170409b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376a3dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"376a3dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa569ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6aa569ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EPC<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b966d71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b966d71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f2a338 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39f2a338\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb82b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eb82b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is an Epc?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18dacd9a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"18dacd9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195b817e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195b817e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Short for Energy Performance Certificate of course. EPCs were created with the intention of raising awareness of the energy needs of buildings. They are legal documents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49df3a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49df3a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A valid EPC is a requirement to market a property for sale or rent. There are also Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) that apply based on the property. If you are a landlord, expect that it will only be a matter of time before the government raises the current minimum from an &#8216;E&#8217; to a &#8216;C&#8217; or higher. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8317e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b8317e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53641de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53641de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/lowcarbonliving.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/consumption-19150_1280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1289\" alt=\"\" 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data-id=\"7f78b244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global co2 levels are rising, and we need to improve the energy efficiency of our homes if we are to meet co2 targets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524e18d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524e18d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Improving awareness of the energy efficiency of our homes is perhaps the first step towards actually taking action to improve energy efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133652ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"133652ff\" 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Have one done if you need one for the usual reasons. We produce both EPCs and floorplans.<\/p><p>If you are considering retrofitting your home, go for a retrofit assessment instead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPC What is an Epc? Short for Energy Performance Certificate of course. EPCs were created with the intention of raising awareness of the energy needs of buildings. They are legal documents. A valid EPC is a requirement to market a property for sale or rent. 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