If my building is not heated or cooled do I need an energy performance certificate?
Fixed services are any part of, or any controls associated with, fixed
systems for heating, mechanical ventilation or air conditioning i.e. those
services attached to the fabric of the building
If there is no intention of having fixed services and no ability to include
fixed services to condition the indoor climate, then an EPC will not be
required
If a building is to be let with fixed services, the EPC for the building
should reflect the fixed services actually installed.
If a building is to be let without fixed services, but there is an intention
that fixed services will be installed, the EPC should be based on the
building's use class under the planning legislation. This applies whether
fixed services have ever been installed previously in the building, or
whether the building is newly constructed on a "shell and core" basis.
For the purposes of producing the EPC, the activity within the building
should be specified in line with business activity typical of the use class
and the most energy intensive fit-out adopted in line with Part L of the
Building Regulations in force when the building was built.
Energy used directly for heating or cooling a process is not taken to
mean conditioning the indoor climate. Those buildings without any
other conditioning would not require an EPC.