PART 3 DISPLAY ENERGY CERTIFICATES

Duties relating to display energy certificates and advisory reports

11.—(1) This regulation applies to any buildings with a total useful floor area over 1000 m² which are occupied by public authorities and by institutions providing public services to a large number of persons and are therefore frequently visited by those persons.

(2) On or after 30th December 2008 the occupier of any building to which this regulation applies shall—

(a) display at all times a valid display energy certificate in a prominent place clearly visible to the public; and

(b) have in his possession or control at all times a valid advisory report.

(3) A display energy certificate is valid for a period of 12 months beginning on the nominated date.

(4) An advisory report is valid for a period of 7 years beginning on the date it is issued.

Display energy certificates

12.  A display energy certificate shall—

(a) be in a form approved by the Department;

(b) subject to regulation 13, express—

(i) the operational rating; and

(ii) the asset rating,

of the building;

(c) show the operational ratings for the building that were expressed in any certificates displayed by the occupier during the 2 years before the nominated date;

(d) include reference values such as current legal standards and benchmarks;

(e) be issued by an energy assessor who under regulation 19 is accredited to produce display energy certificates for that category of building; and

(f) include the following information—

(i) the reference number under which the certificate has been registered in accordance with regulation 25;

(ii) the address of the building;

(iii) the total useful floor area of the building;

(iv) the name of the energy assessor who issued it;

(v) the name and address of the energy assessor’s employer, or if he is self-employed, the name under which he trades and his address;

(vi) the date on which it was issued;

(vii) the nominated date; and

(viii) the name of the approved accreditation scheme of which the energy assessor is a member.

First occupier or change of occupier

13.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), regulation 12(b)(i) shall not apply in relation to a display energy certificate that is displayed by an occupier of a building at any time before he has been in occupation of the building for 15 months.

(2) Regulation 12(b)(ii) does not apply in relation to a display energy certificate which is displayed by an occupier who entered into occupation of the building before 31st December 2008.

(3) Where on 31st December 2008 the occupier of a building has been in occupation for less than 15 months the operational rating specified for the purposes of regulation 12(b)(i) may be calculated over the period in which the occupier has been in occupation.

PART 4 INSPECTION OF AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS

Application of Part 4

14.—(1) This part applies to air-conditioning systems with an effective rated output of more than 12 kW.

(2) Where the relevant person has the power to control the temperature of more than one individual air-conditioning unit in a building, each unit shall be considered to be a component of a single air-conditioning system for the purposes of paragraph (1).

Inspection of air-conditioning systems

15.—(1) It is the duty of the relevant person in relation to an air-conditioning system to which this Part applies to ensure the system is inspected by an energy assessor at regular intervals not exceeding 5 years.

(2) The first inspection of an air-conditioning system shall take place before the relevant date.

(3) In this regulation “the relevant date” is—

(a) where the system is first put into service after 30th December 2008, the expiry of a period of 5 years beginning with the date on which the system was first put into service; and

(b) where paragraph (a) does not apply—

(i) in the case of a system with an effective rated output of more than 250 kW, 4th January 2010; or

(ii) in the case of a system with an effective rated output of not more than 250 kW, 4th January 2011.

Inspection reports

16.—(1) Where an energy assessor undertakes an inspection of an air-conditioning system the assessor shall make a written report of the inspection and give it to the relevant person as soon as practicable after completing the inspection.

(2) The inspection report shall include an assessment of the air-conditioning efficiency and the sizing of the system compared to the cooling requirements of the building, and contain appropriate advice on possible improvements to the system, replacement of the system and alternative solutions.

(3) The inspection report shall include the following information—

(a) the address of the building in which the air-conditioning system is located;

(b) the name of the energy assessor;

(c) the name and address of the energy assessor’s employer, or if he is self-employed, the name under which he trades and his address;

(d) the date on which the inspection occurred; and

(e) the name of the approved accreditation scheme of which the energy assessor is a member.

Keeping of records etc.

17.—(1) The relevant person shall keep the most recent inspection report relating to the system made by an energy assessor in accordance with regulation 16.

(2) Where the relevant person changes, the previous relevant person shall give to the new relevant person any inspection report kept by him under this regulation.

Changes of relevant person

18.  Where on or after 4th January 2012—

(a) the relevant person changes; and

(b) the new relevant person is not given the most recent inspection report,

the new relevant person shall ensure that the air-conditioning system is inspected within 3 months of the date on which he becomes the relevant person.