Sustainability L1 Flashcards
What is the definition of sustainability as outlined in the Brundtland Report (1987)?
‘Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’
What is the RICS Sustainabilty Report 2023 About?
- Offers insights and global benchmark for issues related to climate, carbon and sustainble practice
- Insights from around 4,600 global professionals
- Discusses the adoption of the The RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment
What is the a Whole Life Carbon Assessment (2nd Edition) July 2024?
In effective from July 2024
It provides a detailed methodolgy to enable a consistent and quantifable measure of carbon omissions from as asset thoughtout its whole life cycle including the deisgn stage right throught to end of life.
1 July 2024, RICS members need to follow the 2nd edition
What is the Decarbonising UK real estate report 2022 about?
- Highlights that Real Estate contributes to around 25% of Carbon Omissions in the UK and that current poclicy and incentives are not sufficent
- The report calls for
- Modernisation of EPC scheme
- Whole Life Carbon Assessments
- Establishement of UK wide retrofit programme
What Regulation did the Energy Act 2011 introduce?
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Energy Efficiency Regulation 2015
What Standards did the Energy Efficiency Regulation 2015 introduce?
Minimum Energy Efficency Standards
(MEES)
What are the current MEES?
- Minimum EPC rating of E for all new leases from 2018
- All exisiting leases required minimum E from 2023 for commerical and 2020 for residential
What is an EPC and what is it used for?
Energy Performance Certificate is a measure of how efficent a building operates in a standardised way. The grading system allows for comparison
When is an EPC Required?
On all Residential Buildings
On all Commerical Buildings Over 50 sqm
WHEN BUILT, LET, SOLD, Leases over 6 months
How long deos an EPC last for?
10 years
What buildings are exempt from EPC?
- Listed buildings
- Reglious buildings
- Building with no heating/cooling
- Tempory buildings
- Building being demolished or redeveloped
- Residential buildings not occupied for more than 4 months a year
What is a Display Energy Certificate?
Used in building accessed by the public that are over 250sqm and it displays the buildings enegry usage over the last 12 months
When can a building be exempt from MEES?
- Building exempt of EPCs - Relgious Worship / Tempory building / etc.
- 7 year payback exemption
- When a tenacy is less than 6 months with no secuirty of tenure
What are penalties for non-compliance with MEES in comerical buildings?
- Policed by local authorties
- Upto 3 months breaches - Greater of £5K or 10% of RV upto £50K fine
- Over 3 month breaches - Greater of £10K or 20% of RV upto £150K
Commerical Buildings
What are penalties for non-compliance with MEES in residential buildings?
- Policed by local authorties
- Upto 3 months breaches - Upto £3K
- Over 3 month breaches - Upto £4K
Residential