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Sustainability Flashcards

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  1. What is the impact of the built environment on the planet?
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a. It’s responsible for almost 40% of global energy related carbon emissions

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  1. What is your firm’s net zero target?
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a. Net zero by 2030

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  1. What are MEES?
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a. Minimum energy efficiency standards 2015
b. Make it illegal for a private rented property to get below E on EPC since April 2018

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  1. What are penalties for not meeting MEES?
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a. For resi:
i. If a breach is less than 3 months = £2000
ii. If a breach is more than 3 months = £4000

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  1. What are exemptions from MEES?
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a. Places of worship
b. Industrial units with low energy demands
c. Where tenancy is less than 6 months with no security of tenure
d. Where it can be proven that improvements would devalue the property by more than 5%
e. Listed properties

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  1. What is an EPC?
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a. Legal document providing a rating in relation to energy performance of the property itself (the fabric) and its services (heating, lighting, hot water)

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  1. What must an EPC certificate include?
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a. Address of property
b. Floor area
c. Information on property’s energy provision
d. Estimate of energy running costs
e. Rating from A+ to G
f. Benchmarking information

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  1. How do you improve your EPC score?
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a. Upgrade lighting to LED bulbs
b. Insulate walls and roof
c. Invest in double/triple glazed windows
d. Upgrade boiler
e. Install a smart meter
f. Invest in renewable energy

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  1. What is BREEAM?
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a. Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
b. Voluntary environmental assessment tool to rate new and refurbished buildings

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What are the five BREEAM ratings?

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i. Pass
ii. Good
iii. Very good
iv. Excellent
v. Outstanding

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What do BREEAM assessors reference when rating a building?

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i. Energy consumption
ii. Water use
iii. Transport links
iv. Waste
v. Health & wellbeing
vi. Land use
vii. Pollution
viii. Materials
ix. Management

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  1. What is ESOS?
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a. Energy savings opportunity scheme
b. Energy assessment scheme that is mandatory for large organisations

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  1. What are the Heat Network Regulations 2014 (amended 2015 and 2020)
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a. Relate to provision of communal heating systems in multi-occupied commercial and residential scheme and to district heating systems
b. Final consumers must be provided with accurate meter readings

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  1. What is the CCL?
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a. Climate Change Levy
b. Replaced the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme
c. Tax on energy to non-domestic users in the UK
d. Consumers charged by energy providers who forward bill to UK Treasury
e. Energy from renewable sources is exempt from CCL

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  1. How long is an EPC certificate valid?
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a. 10 years unless the building is altered
b. If altered, a new EPC is required

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  1. What must an EPC certificate include?
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a. Address and floor area
b. EPC certificate reference number
c. Technical information on property’s energy provision
d. Estimation of energy running costs
e. EPC rating
f. Benchmarking information

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  1. Where can EPC date be found?
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a. EPC online register

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  1. What are the EPC requirements for marketing?
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a. Must be commissioned within 7 days of the commencement of marketing
b. Agents are responsible for procuring EPCs
c. Only the actual rating has to be displayed on advertisements and graph should be shown if space allows
d. All online marketing should have a link to the EPC

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  1. What are some EPC related penalties for marketing?
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a. Local authorities’ Trading Standards team will enforce regulations
b. Residential = £200 fixed fine for non-display on marketing material
c. Commercial = Max penalty of 12.5% of the RV of the building (minimum £500 and maximum £5,000)

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  1. What are MEES related penalties?
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a. Polcied by local authority
b. Residential = £2,000 if a breach lasts less than 3 months, £4,000 if longer
c. Landlords are required to spend up to £3,500 where an AST was granted on or since 1st April 2019 if properties have an F or G rating

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  1. What is a Display Energy Certificate?
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a. Display actual energy used and CO2 emissions
b. Required for public buildings and those occupied by public authorities over 250 sq m

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  1. What is Biodiversity Net Gain?
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a. A way to contribute to the recovery of nature while developing land
b. Ensures the habitat for wildlife is in a better state than before
c. In accordance with the Environment Act 2021, all new buildings have to improve the biodiversity of the site by a minimum of 10%
d. Smaller sites can be exempt (Threshold is around 25 sq m)

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  1. How can we achieve Net Zero (built environment)?
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a. Continued decarbonization of the electricity grid
b. Phasing out of fossil fuels in new homes
c. Future-proofing all new homes for low-carbon heating (e.g. heat pumps, heat storage)
d. Retrofitting existing homes to make them low-carbon and climate-resilient

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  1. Is Net Zero still a target?
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Yes - a bit of uncertainty due to recent government updates but still a target

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  1. What are the changes to MEES?
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a. Homeowners and landlords will no longer be required to improve the energy efficiency of their properties to a minimum standard

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  1. Tell me about the Climate Change Act 2008?
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a. The Climate Change Act 2008 is the basis for the UK’s approach to tackling and responding to climate change. It requires that emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are reduced and that climate change risks are adapted to

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  1. What is your understanding of ESG and how does it impact your day to day work?
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a. ESG is environmental social and governance and it’s a framework which measures companies in how sustainable they are and how they are meeting the UN Sustainability Development Goals.
b. And this is something that my company is one of the leaders in

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  1. What are some key MEES dates?
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a. EPC introduced October 2008
c. April 2018 Rental properties need to be at least E
d. April 2020 all domestic property must be at least E
e. April 2023 all commercial property must be at least E
f. The key changes for the housing sector are:
g. The ban on new oil fired boilers has been pushed back from 2026 to 2035
h. The requirement for all rental properties to have an EPC rating of C has been abolished – although whether this extends to RPs is still to be established

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