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Display Energy Certificates (DEC's) are required for all public buildings over 1,000m2. DEC's are another type of energy certificate, but they are calculated in a completely different way to commercial or domestic energy certificates. The DEC measures the actual energy use of the building by looking at energy bills over a twelve month period. As a result DEC's must be re calculated every year.

Like commercial and domestic energy certificates they also have a colour coded energy rating chart. Unlike other energy certificates the DEC displays the previous three years energy use. The idea is that the public can see if the occupants are improving their behavior and they are not, the public can ask why not. The DEC itself should be displayed in a 'prominent part of the building' clearly visible to the public.

The DEC is accompanied by an Advisory Report that lists cost effective measures to improve the energy rating of a building. These advisory reports do not need to be displayed however you should be able to make them available on request. Once complete, an advisory report is valid for seven years.

We are currently not offering DEC's or Advisory Reports, but we hope to be able to do so soon.

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