Domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates: review
Analysis of responses to our three public consultations about energy performance certificates (EPCs).
Appendix A.8: Additional tables on consultation responses by topics and themes
Traditional buildings
Categorisation of Consultation Responses on Traditional Buildings
| Total Number of responses | Number of critical responses | source of critical response: LHEES consultation | source of critical response: SEEP consultation | source of critical response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 27 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Assessment issues | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Reporting issues | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 86 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
Categorisation of Consultation ‘Non-critical’ Responses on Traditional Buildings
| Number of neutral responses | source of neutral response: LHEES consultation | source of neutral response: SEEP consultation | source of neutral response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Assessment issues | 21 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Reporting issues | 28 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 54 | 0 | 4 | 50 |
Reporting and Recommendations
Recommendations: Appendix T method
Reference values and costs contained in the Product Characteristics Database (PCDB)
Meeting minimum standards
Recognising new technologies
RdSAP methodology: Metric
Format of the ‘Recommended measures’ table
SAP / RdSAP Metrics
Energy efficiency metrics and asset ratings
Using real data
Occupancy factors
Non-domestic Buildings
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Modelling
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 192(13) | 10(5) | 74(8) | 104(0) |
| Assessment issues | 72(5) | 9(1) | 22(4) | 41(0) |
| Reporting issues | 116(5) | - | 15(2) | 101(3) |
| Database issues | 4(0) | 3(0) | - | 1(0) |
| Total responses | 394(23) | 22(6) | 111(14) | 247(3) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Methodology
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 191(12) | 11(5) | 76(7) | 104(0) |
| Assessment issues | 78(6) | 10(1) | 22(5) | 46(0) |
| Reporting issues | 140(10) | 2(0) | 31(6) | 107(4) |
| Database issues | 2(0) | - | - | 2(0) |
| Total responses | 411(28) | 23(6) | 129(18) | 259(4) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Occupancy
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 43(1) | 3(0) | 22(1) | 18(0) |
| Assessment issues | 11(0) | 4(0) | 4(0) | 3(0) |
| Reporting issues | 15(1) | - | 8(0) | 7(1) |
| Database issues | 3(0) | 3(0) | - | - |
| Total responses | 72(2) | 10(0) | 34(1) | 28(1) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Convention
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 10(0) | - | 1(0) | 9(0) |
| Assessment issues | 20(0) | - | 4(0) | 16(0) |
| Reporting issues | 11(0) | - | 3(0) | 8(0) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 41(0) | 0(0) | 8(0) | 33(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Location
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 9(0) | - | 3(0) | 6(0) |
| Assessment issues | 6(0) | 0(0) | - | 6(0) |
| Reporting issues | 6(3) | - | 1(3) | 5(0) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 21(3) | 0(0) | 4(3) | 17(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Built Form
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 16(1) | - | 3(1) | 13(0) |
| Assessment issues | 20(0) | - | 2(0) | 18(0) |
| Reporting issues | 8(1) | - | 0(1) | 8(0) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 44(2) | 0(0) | 5(2) | 39(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Condition
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Assessment issues | 12(0) | 1(0) | 3(0) | 8(0) |
| Reporting issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 12(0) | 1(0) | 3(0) | 8(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Age
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 0(1) | - | 0(1) | 0(0) |
| Assessment issues | 3(0) | - | 2(0) | 1(0) |
| Reporting issues | 0(0) | - | - | 0(0) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 3(1) | 0(0) | 2(1) | 1(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Heating
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 28(0) | 2(0) | 14(0) | 12(0) |
| Assessment issues | 8(0) | 5(0) | 1(0) | 2(0) |
| Reporting issues | 4(0) | - | 3(0) | 1(0) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | 0(0) | - | - |
| Total responses | 40(0) | 7(0) | 18(0) | 15(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Energy Supply
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 13(0) | - | 8(0) | 5(0) |
| Assessment issues | 0(0) | - | - | 0(0) |
| Reporting issues | 1(0) | - | 0(0) | 1(0) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 14(0) | 0(0) | 8(0) | 6(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Fabric
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 10(1) | - | 2(1) | 8(0) |
| Assessment issues | 10(0) | - | 2(0) | 8(0) |
| Reporting issues | 1(0) | - | - | 1(0) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 21(1) | 0(0) | 4(1) | 17(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Domestic only) on Ventilation
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 1(0) | 0(0) | - | 1(0) |
| Assessment issues | 3(0) | 0(0) | 1(0) | 2(0) |
| Reporting issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 4(0) | 0(0) | 1(0) | 3(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Improvements
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 23(0) | - | 7(0) | 16(0) |
| Assessment issues | 38(0) | 2(0) | 10(0) | 26(0) |
| Reporting issues | 69(1) | 1(0) | 11(0) | 57(1) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 130(1) | 3(0) | 28(0) | 99(0) |
: Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Domestic only) on Report
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 24(1) | - | 8(1) | 16(0) |
| Assessment issues | 37(2) | 1(0) | 10(2) | 26(0) |
| Reporting issues | 69(3) | - | 11(2) | 58(1) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 130(6) | 1(0) | 29(5) | 100(1) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Domestic only) on Assessor
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 4(0) | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Assessment issues | 91(1) | 0(1) | 21(0) | 70(0) |
| Reporting issues | 7(0) | - | 4(0) | 3(0) |
| Database issues | 0(0) | - | - | - |
| Total responses | 102(1) | 0(1) | 27(0) | 75(0) |
Categorisation of Consultation Responses (Non-Dom only) on Data Storage and Retrieval
| Total Number of responses | source of response: LHEES consultation | source of response: SEEP consultation | source of response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 4(3) | 1(3) | 3(0) | - |
| Assessment issues | 1(0) | 0(0) | - | 1(0) |
| Reporting issues | 1(0) | - | - | 1(0) |
| Database issues | 7(0) | 3(0) | - | 4(0) |
| Total responses | 13(3) | 4(3) | 3(0) | 6(0) |
Assessors
Categorisation of Consultation Responses on Assessors
| Total Number of responses | Number of critical responses | source of critical response: LHEES consultation | source of critical response: SEEP consultation | source of critical response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment issues | 278 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Reporting issues | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 286 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Categorisation of Consultation Neutral Responses on Assessors
| Number of neutral responses | source of neutral response: LHEES consultation | source of neutral response: SEEP consultation | source of neutral response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment issues | 265 | 2 | 23 | 240 |
| Reporting issues | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 271 | 2 | 23 | 246 |
Rooms in roof
Categorisation of Consultation Responses on Rooms in the Roof
| Total Number of responses | Number of critical responses | source of critical response: LHEES consultation | source of critical response: SEEP consultation | source of critical response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Assessment issues | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reporting issues | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Categorisation of Consultation ‘Non-critical’ Responses on Rooms in the Roof
| Number of neutral responses | source of neutral response: LHEES consultation | source of neutral response: SEEP consultation | source of neutral response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Assessment issues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reporting issues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Community heating
Categorisation of Consultation Responses on District Heating, Community Heating
| Issue | Total Number of responses | Number of critical responses | source of critical response: LHEES consultation | source of critical response: SEEP consultation | source of critical response: PRS consultation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Assessment issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reporting issues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Database issues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Categorisation of Consultation ‘Neutral’ Responses on DH/CHP
| Number of neutral responses | source of neutral response: LHEES consultation | source of neutral response: SEEP consultation | source of neutral response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reporting issues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Database issues | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Ventilation
Categorisation of Consultation Responses on Ventilation
| Total Number of responses | Number of critical responses | source of critical response: LHEES consultation | source of critical response: SEEP consultation | source of critical response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment issues | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reporting issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Categorisation of Consultation ‘Neutral’ Responses on Ventilation
| Number of neutral responses | source of neutral response: LHEES consultation | source of neutral response: SEEP consultation | source of neutral response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Assessment issues | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Reporting issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Measuring windows
Categorisation of Consultation Responses on Glazing
| Total Number of responses | Number of critical responses | source of critical response: LHEES consultation | source of critical response: SEEP consultation | source of critical response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment issues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reporting issues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Categorisation of Consultation ‘Neutral’ Responses on Glazing
| Number of neutral responses | source of neutral response: LHEES consultation | source of neutral response: SEEP consultation | source of neutral response: PRS consultation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment issues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reporting issues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Database issues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total responses | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Contact
Email: Steven.Scott@gov.scot
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