It Will Pay to Build Greener Offices As New Rules Push Carbon Saving ; New Legislation Is Pushing Commercial Property to Becoming Ever- More Environmentally Sensitive. Here Paul Rogers, Partner at Cost and Project Management Consultants Chandlerkbs, Takes a Closer Look at the Issues Involved

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FROM next month, all commercial and public buildings must have energy performance certification in order to be built, sold or rented.

Introduced under Part L of the UK's National Building Regulations, the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is part of a staggered series of pan-European measures to cut carbon emissions and tackle global climate change.

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It Will Pay to Build Greener Offices As New Rules Push Carbon Saving ; New Legislation Is Pushing Commercial Property to Becoming Ever- More Environmentally Sensitive. Here Paul Rogers, Partner at Cost and Project Management Consultants Chandlerkbs, Takes a Closer Look at the Issues Involved

In addition to meeting its carbon reduction targets, the UK Government aims to use this energy labelling system to positively impact on rental values and investment yields nationwide.

The first phase of EPCs for commercial buildings wa...

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