EPCs are not fit for purpose with an industry insider warning of bogus surveys
Carbon emissions from homes with high 'EPC ratings' have been proven to be little different from poorly insultated properties, a new study has found.
The study compared estimates of CO2 emissions from 1,038 homes based on their Energy Performance Certificate rating with measurements derived from actual meter readings from these same homes.
The meter readings in the study showed minimal variations in emissions between properties of very different EPC ratings.
It's jaw-dropping stuff when a box-ticking game actually turns out to be a box-ticking game. Fraud and fakery in the CO2 emissions game as well apparently.
Whatever next? Ed Miliband turns out to be an absurdly intransigent and ludicrously destructive ideologue?
Cripes!
9 comments:
I assume the EPC rating is about as meaningful as using your shoe size to assess your fitness. As with so many 'measurements' nowadays it relies on observation, assumption and quesswork to produce a pseudo-scientific value which is then touted as absolute fact to be used for further purposes. See also CO2, Global warming, OBR forecasts, HS2 costings etc.
“… a box-ticking game actually turns out to be a box-ticking game...”
That’s exactly what it is, I believe. The “assessor” inputs a few simple responses into a pretty basic (see what I did there?) Excel spreadsheet and out pops a number. No context, no understanding, no intelligence.
NWTPIPO.
Woodsy - yes, observation, assumption and guesswork plus some things which have more to do with government policy than saving energy.
Peter - and everyone involved takes it seriously because there is money in it. Crazy games they play, but the money keeps it going. NWTPIPO?
My son's next door neighbour is part of a business providing EPC ratings. So someone benefits, and politicians can polish their credentials.
DJ - we had an EPC survey before selling our previous house about 15 years ago. At that time it was just simple box-ticking with a range of checks which wouldn't tell buyers anything that a surveyor and personal inspection couldn't tell them.
Copies of recent gas and electricity bills would have been more useful, but that doesn't generate business and bureaucracy.
I would think that the size of the heating bill would depend on the occupier.
A single person dependent on State Pension will have a small bill. Regardless of house size. More time being spent on library, community centre or other place where heating is paid for by the ever generous taxpayer.
An MP who just charges it to expenses will have a big bill.
A new arrival from a hotter clime shivering in taxpayer funded accommodation will have a very big bill, but fortunately will have others pay for it.
Doonhamer - yes there are too many variables. We grew up in houses with no central heating and tend to wear more clothing rather than turn up the heat. A family moving in would probably have higher bills, but we spend more time in the house so that's another variable.
These ridiculous spreadsheet figures are meaningless and just a throwback to the even more stupid 'Home Information Packs', which were so beloved by thick politicians!
Scrobs - I'm convinced that much of what passes for work now has been invented by people with too little real work to keep them occupied. Plus crooks and charlatans of course.
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