Whilst energy efficiency measures have long been seen as a ‘fad’ or waste of money by the masses, we are pleased to announce some brand new research, completed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, which has proved just the opposite..

Extensive research carried about by the Department of Energy and Climate Change in 2013 has found reached some very interesting conclusions: ‘Energy Performance Certificate improvements boost house prices by an average of 14%’; an impressive figure which encourage building owners to take small steps such as adding LED lighting or building management measures. The report also showed that by ‘Improving the EPC of your home from band G to E, you could add more than £16,000 to the sale price’; which gives a real-term saving for those who doubt the cost-benefits of such measures.

The report which studied over 300,000 property sales in England between 1995 and 2011, helps to form the most comprehensive research into energy efficiency to date and highlights the need for building owners to seriously consider their own energy rating as an integral asset to the property’s value.

Andrew Warren, chairman of the Association for the Conservation of Energy supports the research, which he sees as “absolutely critical” to establishing confidence in the A to G EPC rating system. As he notes “traditionally, estate agents have maintained that house choices are entirely based upon location, location, location”, whereas now the focus has shifted to ‘Running costs, running costs, running costs’.