EPC Consultation 2025 - Passivhaus Trust response

Read the Passivhaus Trust's detailed response to the UK Government's ‘Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime’ consultation, which closes Wednesday 26 February 2025. We encourage Passivhaus Trust members to use it to inform their own responses. Supporting documents are available online. 

 

Passivhaus Trust Position

The Passivhaus Trust supports reforms to both the modelling software and content of EPC and DECs which have been long overdue. Improving the accuracy and number of energy performance metrics available to homeowners will ensure occupants have a better understanding of their homes and how to make them more energy efficient. Improving the quality of this information will be dependent on the development of the Home Energy Model (HEM) for existing buildings and we look forward to the opportunity to comment further on this. Passive House Planning Package (PHPP), the proven software to measure low energy buildings, is already available and we also propose that PHPP can be used to measure buildings and issue EPC and DECs.

 

Passivhaus Trust Response

Please click here to read our detailed response to the consultation.

 

TAKE ACTION: Respond to the Consultation

The Passivhaus Trust encourages members to engage with as much of the consultation as they can. Please refer to our detailed response for possible model answers. If you are very time limited, we would recommend you focus on SECTION 2 What EPCs Measure (Q1 – 12).

DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES:  Wednesday 26 February 2025.

Please put these into your own words and customise your answer to make it personal e.g. draw on your own experience of EPC certificates and delivering Passivhaus buildings. [Please note that identical and cut & pasted responses will not be counted.]

 

Further information

Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime - published 4 December 2024

Consultation on Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime - consultation response form

Passivhaus & Building Regulations

Research report: EPCs as efficiency targets - April 2020

7th February 2025

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