Sustainability Services
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NHBC can address the regulatory requirements you face. As a leading provider of environmental and energy ratings our experienced team of advisors provides a comprehensive service offering consultancy advice and assessments for a range of regulatory requirements.
We can provide:
- consultancy advice at pre-planning and design stages
- specification reviews and advice on improvement strategies
- our experienced consultants to attend project meetings
- EcoHomes, Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM * assessments
- undertake post construction reviews
- energy assessments including SAP, PEAs and EPCs
- SBEM for heated common parts and flatted developments (Part L2)
- advice on part L requirements and energy performance in buildings
- bespoke in-house training or open courses
For further information on the topics below please click on the item.
- Energy Ratings and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
- EcoHomes
- Code for Sustainable Homes
- BREEAM (British Research Establishment Energy Assessment Method)
- Site Waste Management Plans - NEW
Code for Sustainable Homes ratings now mandatory *
From May 1st it is mandatory to have a Code for Sustainable Homes rating and to place this in the Home Information Pack. This will be a rating to a code level if an assessment has been completed, or a nil rating if no assessment has been undertaken.
* This currently applies only to new homes in England where the initial notice was submitted after 30 April 2008.
In Northern Ireland, a Code rating is required from April 2008 for public housing, and an announcement on this subject is expected from the Welsh Assembly in the near future. There are no plans announced for Scotland.
Click here for further information about this announcement:
February 2008 announcement or the FAQs - 28-02-08
To help you prepare for these new requirements, we have more dates in June for our popular introductory course on the Code at locations across England :
Code for Sustainable Homes training course
EPCs mandatory in England and Wales from April 6th 2008:
Under the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the requirement for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) has been introduced for all new homes completed from 6th April 2008. NHBC's energy rating and sustainability services have been extended to provide EPCs, and also Predicted Energy Assessments (PEA) for off-plan sales.
Non-dwellings will also need EPCs or Display Energy Certificates during a phased introduction in 2008. Details of the dates of these phases and the buildings affected can be found here.
