Ryden. Energy Performance Certificate. Unit 2 Burnside Industrial Centre Wellheads Road Dyce Aberdeen. Drum Property Group Ltd

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1 Ryden Energy Performance Certificate Unit 2 Burnside Industrial Centre Wellheads Road Dyce Aberdeen Drum Property Group Ltd February 2009

2 RYDEN BUILDING CONSULTANCY 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Ryden were instructed by Graham Bone of Drum Property Group Ltd to produce an Energy Performance Certificate in respect of the premises known as Unit 2, Burnside Industrial Centre, Dyce, Aberdeen. 2.0 DESCRIPTION 2.1 The property comprises an Industrial Warehouse with internal offices set within a well established Industrial Estate. The construction comprises external rear wall of masonry with render, and single skin profiled cladding construction to the front elevation with ground bearing insitu concrete floor slab. The roof is of pitched suspected asbestos cement profiled cladding with polycarbonate rooflights. Building services within the subjects comprise electric convection heater to office area and oil fired flued forced-convection air heater to warehouse. Lighting is a combination of different types of fluorescent, compact fluorescents and tungsten light fittings and high bay metal halide fittings within warehouse. 2.2 The premises is located just off Wellheads road and for the purpose of the inspection, the main entrance to the property is deemed to face due south-west. The building was unoccupied at the time of the inspection. 3.0 ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE 3.1 The Energy Performance Certificate, appended in Appendix I, has been prepared using Lifespan SBEM software, which is an approved software provider by the RICS. The assessment was carried out by Steve Burke MRICS, registered with the RICS in Scotland as a provider of Energy Performance Certificates assisted by Gareth D Cordiner MRICS. 3.2 The software used to carry out the assessment automatically generates a report (Appendix II), which includes recommendations for works that can be carried out to improve the energy efficiency of the subjects. The recommendations produced are generic and we would recommend that further, more detailed, advice is taken prior to implementing these recommendations. Advice in respect of improving the energy efficiency of the subjects can be obtained on your behalf. 3.3 AutoCAD drawings were provided by Drum Property Group Ltd therefore no measured survey has been undertaken by Ryden LLP. for producing the Certificate. The AutoCAD drawings have been used as the basis EPC Assessment Unit 2, Burnside Industrial Centre. Dyce GDC/A/2068 February 2009

3 RYDEN BUILDING CONSULTANCY 4.0 SURVEY LIMITATIONS 4.1 The objective of our survey was to ascertain the forms of construction of main elements and the building services installations of the subjects to enable production of an Energy Performance Certificate. 4.2 Our survey was of a non-disruptive nature and consequently we have not inspected elements of the construction and services installations which are covered, unexposed or otherwise inaccessible. 4.3 No tests have been undertaken in respect of service installations. 4.4 This Energy Performance Certificate and automatically generated report has been produced for the sole use of Drum Property Group Ltd. Whilst the Certificate and report may be disclosed to your professional consultants it shall not be disclosed nor copied to any third party to whom no responsibility is accepted, in respect of the whole or any part of the content. Our report shall not be referred to in any other document, circular or statement without our prior written consent as to the form and context in which it may appear. Signed For and on behalf of Ryden LLP EPC Assessment Unit 2, Burnside Industrial Centre. Dyce GDC/A/2068 February 2009

4 APPENDIX I ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE EPC Assessment Unit 2, Burnside Industrial Centre, Dyce GDC/A/2068 February 2009

5 Recommendation Report Scotland Building Address: Unit 2, Burnside Industrial Centre Wellheads Road Dyce Aberdeen AB21 7HG Building Type(s): Warehouse and storage ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Issue Date: 11 Feb 2009 Valid Until: 10 Feb 2019 (*) Total Useful Floor Area (m 2 ): 277 Calculation Tool Used: Lifespan SBEM vl.o using calculation engine SBEM v3.2.b QUALIFIED/ACCREDITED PERSON DETAILS Person Name: Employer/Trading Address: Protocol Organisation: Membership Number: Steve Burke Park House, Park Square West Leeds, LSI 2PW Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS (*) Unless superseded by a later recommendation report Page 1 of 7

6 Table of Contents 1. Background 3 2. Introduction 3 3. Recommendations 4 4. Next Steps 6 5. Glossary 7 Page 2 of 7

7 1. Background Building (Scotland) Act 2003 and Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 534, The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006, transposes the requirements of Articles 7.2 and 7.3 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2002/91/EC. This Recommendation Report is the Additional advice in clause of the Scottish Building Standards Non-domestic Technical Handbook which may be provided. Cost effective improvements should be inserted into the Recommendations section of the Energy Performance Certificate. This section provides general information regarding the building: Total Useful Floor Area (in 2 ): 277 Building services: Heating and Natural Ventilation 2. Introduction This Recommendation Report was produced in line with the Government's approved methodology and is based on calculation tool Lifespan SBEM v1.0 using calculation engine SBEM v3.2.b. In accordance with Government's current guidance, the Qualified / Accredited Person did undertake a walk around survey of the building prior to producing this Recommendation Report. Page 3 of 7

8 3. Recommendations The following sections list recommendations selected by the Qualified / Accredited Person for the improvement of the energy performance of the building. The recommendations are listed under four headings: short payback, medium payback, long payback, and other measures. a) Recommendations with a short payback This section lists recommendations with a payback of less than 3 years: Recommendation Replace tungsten GLS lamps with CFLs: Payback period dependent on hours of use. Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit. Potential impact LOW HIGH b) Recommendations with a medium payback This section lists recommendations with a payback of between 3 and 7 years: Recommendation Add optimum start/stop to the heating system. Some walls have uninsulated cavities - introduce cavity wall insulation. Potential Impact HIGH MEDIUM c) Recommendations with a long payback This section lists recommendations with a payback of more than 7 years: Recommendation Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s). Install more efficient water heater. Potential impact LOW LOW d) Other recommendations This section lists other recommendations selected by the Qualified / Accredited Person, based on an understanding of the building, and / or based on a valid existing energy report. Page 4 of 7

9 Recommendation Consider switching from oil or LPG to natural gas Potential impact HIGH Page 5 of 7

10 4. Next steps a) Implementing recommendations The recommendations are provided as an indication of opportunities that appear to exist to improve the building's energy efficiency. The calculation tool has automatically produced a set of recommendations, which the Qualified / Accredited Person has reviewed in the light of his / her knowledge of the building and its use. The Qualified / Accredited Person may have comments on the recommendations based on his / her knowledge of the building and its use. The Qualified / Accredited Person may have inserted additional measures in section 3d (Other Recommendations). He / she may have removed some automatically generated recommendations or added additional recommendations. These recommendations do not include matters relating to operation and maintenance which cannot be identified from the calculation procedure. b) Legal disclaimer The advice provided in this Recommendation Report is intended to be for information only. Recipients of this Recommendation Report are advised to seek further detailed professional advice before reaching any decision on how to improve the energy performance of the building. c) Complaints Details of the Qualified / Accredited Person and the relevant protocol organisation are on this report and the energy performance certificate. You can get contact details of the protocol organisation from our website at Page 6 of 7

11 5. Glossary a) Payback The payback periods are based on data provided by Good Practice Guides and Carbon Trust energy survey reports and are average figures calculated using a simple payback method. It is assumed that the source data is correct and accurate using up to date information. The figures have been calculated as an average across a range of buildings and may differ from the actual payback period for the building being assessed. Therefore, it is recommended that each suggested measure be further investigated before reaching any decision on how to improve the energy efficiency of the building. b) Carbon impact The High / Medium / Low carbon impact indicators against each recommendation are provided to distinguish, between the suggested recommendations, those that would have most impact on carbon emissions from the building. For automatically generated recommendations, the carbon impact indicators are determined by software, but may have been adjusted by the Qualifed / Accredited Person based on his / her knowledge of the building. The impact of other recommendations are determined by the assessor. c) Valid report A valid report is a report that has been: o Produced within the past 10 years For an existing building, produced by a Qualified / Accredited Person who is accredited to produce Recommendation Reports through a Government Approved protocol agreement Page 7 of 7

12 APPENDIX II EPC RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT EPC Assessment Unit 2, Burn side Industrial Centre, Dyce GDC/A/2068 February 2009

13 Energy Performance Certificate for buildings other than dwellings Building Energy Performance Scotland o (0 O Calculated asset rating using Lifespan SBEM v1.0 [SBEM] Building type Warehouse and storage Carbon Neutral Current rating Excellent A (0 to 15) 0 O o c (0 E B (16 to 30) C (31 to 45) D (46 to 60) E (61 to 80) o F (81 to 100) F+ t O G (100+) Q. Very Poor Carbon Dioxide Emissions U) 82 The number refers to the calculated carbon dioxide emissions in terms 0) of kg per m 2 of floor area per year c Approximate current energy use per m 2 of floor area: 263 kwh/m 2 LU Main heating fuel: Oil Building Services: Heating with Nat. Vent. Renewable energy source: Electricity: Grid supplied Carbon Dioxide is a greenhouse gas which contributes to climate change. Less Carbon Dioxide emissions from buildings helps the environment. Benchmarks A building of this type built to building regulations standards current at c+ the date of issue of this certificate would have a rating: 32 Where the accompanying recommendations for the cost effective improvement of energy performance are applied, this building v/ould have a rating: D+ 52 Recommendations for the cost-effective improvement (lower cost measures) of the energy performance 1. Consider switching from oil or LPG to natural gas 4. Add optimum start/stop to the heating system. 2. Replace tungsten GLS lamps with CFLs: Payback period dependent on hours of use. 5. Some walls have uninsulated cavities - introduce cavity wall insulation. 3. Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit. 6. Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s). Address: Conditioned area (m 2 ): Unit 2, Burnside Industrial Centre, Wellheads Road, Dyce, Aberdeen, AB 277 Name of protocol organisation: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, [RICS300074] Date of issue of certificate: 11 Feb 2009 (Valid for a period not exceeding 10 years) This certificate is a requirement of EU Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings. NB THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE AFFIXED TO THE BUILDING AND NOT REMOVED UNLESS REPLACED WITH AN UPDATED VERSION AND FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS DISPLAYED IN A PROMINENT PLACE