Domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates review: executive summary

Conclusion

This review extracted 1066 contributions relating to SAP, RdSAP, SBEM and EPCs from the 343 published responses to the three consultation documents that were the source data for this report. These responses were collated, and grouped through a thematic analysis to identify topics and technical issues that were examined and discussed in more detail across 4 workshops that were organised in 4 different locations across Scotland in 2018. The 1066 contributions were distilled down into 80 possible actions for the Scottish Government's consideration in taking forward the EPC process in Scotland. Each action was assessed against an indicative framework with regard to the rationale for the change, the time frame needed to implement the change, the cost of making the change, the impact on the rating, and the magnitude of the building stock affected.

The 80 possible actions along the indicative assessment of the rational, time frame, cost, impact on the rating, and magnitude of the stock affected are summarised below.