1. Accredited Energy Services for Commercial & Public Sectors.
Profile: Professionally qualified, I provide an efficient, cost-effective EPC & DEC
compliance service for Commercial Agency, Solicitors, Landlords, Owners, Public Sector .
And Section 6 / Part L2a compliance & Predictive EPCs’, for Architects and Developers.
I’m also accredited to undertake Operational Energy Assessments, enabling
Portfolio, Facility & Energy managers, to calculate the CO2 their buildings emit, including
asset conditioning, process and activity. Sector benchmark their buildings for realistic
comparisons and, through a series of targeted recommendations, reduce energy use
and costs.
It’s not rocket-science, reducing energy use saves money while reducing carbon
emissions. They’re directly linked.
Professional: Dual qualified in the Scottish & English Schemes, to assess and register
Energy Certificates., for the Commercial, Industrial and Public Sectors.
Personal: Married, interests are professional development through
training, mentoring, financial matters, keeping fit and cooking.
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2. Markets Served.
Commercial
Agents.
Architects Building
Developers Managers.
DBA Energy
Services Ltd
Public
Sector.
Solicitors
Owners
&
Landlords
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3. Commercial Agents.
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EPC Checklist: Flexible Service Models:
 Is there an existing EPC. Yes, or No • Operate under your brand.
 If Yes, have any alterations been carried out since • As an independent added value service.
(EPC needs updated to reflect upgrades) • Competitive fees, sector and floor area based
 If No, does the property qualify for an EPC. • Easy to understand price list
Non-qualification categories: • Trade and Retail invoicing options.
> a place of worship, > temporary structure with less than 2 years Competence Levels:
lifespan, > a barn, shed, industrial building with low energy usage, > • Accredited by BRE & Stroma to Level 4, for EPCs’.
building to be demolished, > buyer intends to demolish, > sale with • Completed BRE’s advanced assessor and building
vacant possession, > is it a lease renewal, > If stand-alone / detached services course.
with floor area < 50m2.
• DEC accredited, for Operational Energy Assessments.
Grey areas: >no fixed heating, CIBSE “Guide A” stipulates a small retail shop
should be conditioned between 190 to 21o. Owner needs to provide • Fully insured.
evidence of no heating. >Shell & Core units require two calculations, Experience:
before & after. >HMO’s, sale or lease of whole building requires an EPC, • EPCs’; Office, Retail, Industrial, Warehouse &Leisure.
but not for single apartments/rooms. • DECs’; Single building, and multi-building campus
If the property qualifies: type assessments supplied by CHP plant.
 Has the owner been advised they must make the EPC available to Service Levels:
qualified interested parties, free of charge. • Fast pricing, from agents description, plans or
 Has the client been advised to “budget for an EPC.” surveyors sketch.
 The energy indicator should be included in your marketing collateral. • 7 working days for EPC & RR
• 3 day express service (surcharge may apply).
N.B: Failure to advise your client could expose them to a substantial • 2 EPCs’ one laminated for “affixing” to the assessed
“unbudgeted cost “or, in the worst case, a fine greater than the cost of property., one hard-copy R. R.
the EPC and it will still require to be instructed. • Certificate & Report placed on register when
payment received.
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4. Owners & Landlords FAQ’s.
Q. do I need to show the EPC to perspective buyers/tenants: Q. can I estimate the EPC’s cost from the floor area ?
A. Yes. If your building qualifies, you need to make the EPC A. No. The cost of an EPC is related to the number of
available to “qualified interested parties,” free of charge and activity areas or zones , the complexity of building services
before the sale or let. The energy indicators from the EPC will and lighting systems. Having a floor plan available is helpful.
soon need to be included in Agents advertising collateral, To illustrate this, we can compare a Warehouse and a
therefore the EPC should be instructed as early in the process Cellular Office with similar floor areas. The cellular office
as possible. Your Solicitor should advise you on this, and your will have more rooms and activity areas (zones), more
Agent should advise on cost to avoid “unbudgeted costs” late complex services and lighting, so will cost more. The
in the process. process of collecting all the information needed for the
calculation is complex and time consuming. It’s the
equivalent of three surveys, a building survey, a building
Q. do I need a new EPC every time I sell or lease the building? services survey and a lighting design audit. The cost of
A. No. An EPC is valid for up to 10 years if no changes to the producing an EPC for the simplest of buildings could be
building’s layout, or upgrading of heating, cooling, ventilation several hundred pounds.
systems or glazing. However, if upgrades are made which effect
the energy efficiency of the building over the 10 year period,
the EPC will need to be updated to reflect the changes. Q. What goes into producing a commercial EPC?
A. From the data collected on site, a zone plan is prepared
based on the activity in a room or space. Thermal
Q. How do I obtain an EPC? envelopes are prepared for each zone including walls,
A. EPCs are provided by qualified and accredited assessors, floors, ceilings, roofs, glazed areas and external doors.
who are members of organisations that have entered into a Included in each thermal envelope are services such as
protocol agreement with the Scottish Government. There are lighting types, heating & cooling systems, DHW, ventilation
10 protocol organisations and most assessors are members of and local exhaust types. The controls for the services,
the Building Research Establishment (BRE), Stroma and RICS. efficiencies of heating and cooling systems, the types of
The Agent should be able to help, or you need to find an lighting and their wattage are also included as they effect
assessor yourself. the rating and are included in the recommendations. The
assessors inputs all this information into the approved
calculation engine, SBEM, to make the rating and CO2
calculation. The rating is expressed as a numerical value,
and is placed in its corresponding banding from A to G. The
accuracy of the rating depends on the quality of the data
collected on-site and from maintenance and service logs.
This is why a non-dwelling EPC costs considerably more
than a domestic EPC.
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5. Owners & Landlords FAQ’s, con’t.
Q. which buildings are currently exempt: Q. Should I be worried about a low rating:
A. No, not at present, although discussions are ongoing
• Places of worship. regarding the possibility of linking CO2 emissions with
• Large public buildings < 1,000m2. business rates, and or prohibiting the sale or let of
• Stand-alone buildings < 50 m2. properties in band F & G which have not been
• Temporary structures with an expected life of less than upgraded. There are no proposals in place to penalise
2 years. buildings with high CO2 emissions. Some believe better
performing buildings, in future, may achieve higher
• Buildings scheduled for demolition (proof required) rental and sale values. The market has not yet had time
• Buildings sold for demolition (proof required). to evaluate the effect of the EPC’s rating but, in years to
• Barns, sheds and industrial structures with low energy come, potential carbon taxation and the cost of running
demand. a building could well be factors in a property’s value.
• Lease renewals to existing tenants.
Q. How do I interpret the rating on the EPC?
Grey Areas: A. In the Scottish Scheme, the rating is exactly the same
as the kilograms of CO2 the building emits per M2 of
• Properties without fixed heating. floor area (kg/co2/m2/yr). The English Scheme calculates
(plugged-in electrical resistance appliances count). the rating differently. It's not reasonable to expect an
• Shell and Core ( needs two calculations, before & after). existing building to achieve bands “A,” “B” or “C.” A
• Assignations and sub-lettings . more realistic expectation for modern existing buildings
will be bands “D” or “E” banding. Older pre-war
(solicitor to advise on this). building’s, which haven’t been upgraded, could expect
bands “F” or “G.” Bands “A” to “C” are for brand new
and carbon neutral building’s. Most brand new buildings
would be in bands “C” or “C+.” EPCs are accompanied
by a Recommendations Report generated by the
computer software advising on measures which can be
taken to improve energy ratings and the report also
includes the indicative pay-back period for these
measures.
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6. Commercial Conveyancing Solicitors
Exemptions: Service Benefits:
Pace of worship, > temporary structure with less than 2
years lifespan, > a barn, shed, industrial building with low
energy usage, > building to be demolished, > buyer intends  Access to provider, should the Agent or Client not be able
to demolish, > sale with vacant possession, > a lease to provide the EPC.
renewal, > stand-alone / detached with floor area < 50m2.
 Better control over processes.
Grey areas:
Lease assignations/renewals, >no fixed heating (CIBSE  Improved compliance levels.
“Guide A “ stipulates should be heated between 190 to 21o  Added value service for your own clients.
owner to provide evidence of no heating) >Shell & Core  Commercial property transfers into SIPP.
units require two calculations, before & after. >HMO’s, sale
or lease of whole building requires an EPC, but not for  Easy to understand price list, only basic information
single rooms. required.
 7 working day turn round.
Check List:
 Is the building exempt,
 3 days express service (surcharge may apply) .
 Is there an existing EPC in place.
 If yes, have any alterations been undertaken since.
(EPC requires updating to reflect alterations)
 If no, has Agent advised client on EPC and its cost.
 Assignations and sub-letting are “grey areas.”
 Do I have contact with an assessor, should the Agent or
owner not able to supply the EPC.
 7 working days to produce the EPC.
 Two hard-copy EPC s’ required, one laminated for “affixing
to the assessed property, and one hard-copy R.R..
 Check the assessor has placed the EPC & RR on the register.
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7. Public Sector.
The European Energy Performance of Qualifying criteria:
Buildings Directive, “EPBD,” came into force in
Scotland on the 4th January, 2009. Stating  Conditioned floor area > 1,000m2.
large Public buildings with floor areas  building is occupied by public authorities, or
>1,000m2 must commission an EPC. and provides public services to a large number of
make it available to the visiting public to view. persons.
The England and Wales scheme also requires  building is frequently visited, at least weekly, by
large Public buildings, which are not for sale members of the general public.
but are visited by the public, to show a  public have the right of access to the building, or
Display Energy Certificates (DEC’s) The D.E.C’s parts of the building, providing services directly
provide the visiting public, and the building’s to the public.
occupier, with information on all the energies  public have the right of access to the building, or
a building consumes and all the CO2 it emits. parts of the building, providing services directly
EPC’s and Operational Energy Assessments to the public.
can also be instructed on a voluntary basis for
reasons not covered by the legislation, such
as asset and portfolio management purposes. n.b. all 5 criteria have to apply:
 E.P. Cs’ for qualifying buildings in Scotland.
 D.E.Cs’ for qualifying buildings, England, Wales &
Northern Ireland.
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8. Architects & Developers
New Build Commercial
 EPCs’ from drawings.
 Section 6 & Part L2a compliance.
 Predictive EPCs’.
 Consultancy.
Shell & Core Commercial:
 SBEM Calculation from drawing.
 Predictive EPC.
 Revised SBEM calculation after fit-out.
New Build Residential:
 Full SAP calculations.
 Code.
 Consultancy.
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9. Portfolio, Building &Energy Managers
Operational Energy Assessments: Carbon Reduction Commitment:
 Includes asset, process and activity.  Assess Carbon output.
 Accredited software to calculate CO2.  If you can measure it you can manage it.
 CO2 calculation based on metered energy use  Develop strategic plan to reduce energy use.
over a measured period.  Avoid penalties.
 Sector benchmarked for realistic comparison.  Real bottom line benefit
 Single building assessments.  Operational and environmental benefits.
 Multi- building assessments.
 Combined Heat & Power (CHP) assessments.
 Targeted recommendations to reduce energy
use, energy costs and Carbon output.
 Consultancy.
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10. Contact Information.
Information required for an EPC quote.
1) Property type: (e.g. office, retail, warehouse, industrial).
Ian MacDowall, Dip CEA, Dip DEC. 2) Floor area ft2 / m2:
DBA Energy Service Ltd. 3) Number of floors.
15, Muirfield Road 4) Number of rooms: (include corridors, stairs and stores).
Cumbernauld, 5) Are plans available: Yes/No
Glasgow, G68 0EX. 6) Main heating type: (e.g. boiler & radiators).
7) A/C or Comfort Cooling: (e.g. Split Pack or Fan Coil).
Line: 01236-728868. 8) Ventilation type: (e.g. natural, mechanical or both).
Mobile: 07739-038405.
Email: imdenergy@aol.com. Information required for an Operational Energy Assessment.
macdowallk@aol.com 1) Property type.
2) Number of buildings
3) Floor area.
4) Internal environment.
5) Main heating type.
6) Air conditioning / Comfort cooling.
7) Any renewables, e.g. CHP, P.V., Solar Water or Wind Turbine
8) Metered energies, e.g. Gas & Electricity
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11. Clients.
Private Sector:
Public Sector:
 Health Protection Agency.
 Erskine Hospital.
 Liverpool University.
 Salford University.
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