GC Insight are looking for owners or occupiers of shops, offices, and factories to volunteer for an energy audit (at no cost) to help create fair, effective and sustainable energy in the UK.
The roughly 30 million buildings in the UK are collectively responsible for 30% of greenhouse emissions in the nation.
To help us understand the nation's building stock, inform energy policy and to reach net zero, University College London’s Building Stock Lab is creating the National Buildings Database for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.
For the database to be effective, it will need to accurately represent the physical form of each building and what energy equipment is used - which is why we need volunteers to allow our energy auditors to visit their building to understand the size, purpose and energy use of the building.
As a host the volunteers will benefit from a visit from an experienced auditor that will result in insights that will be shared-back with them during and after the audit, including:
- Actions they could take to improve their building’s energy efficiency.
- Guidance on any programmes and funding available to help them increase their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon emissions.
- Energy Benchmarks that will compare their building’s energy and gas performance to typical and best practice performance. The benchmark data can be used to calculate the annual savings per year they could expect if improvements were made.
- Understanding how to ensure the accuracy of their EPC rating.
- Access to a standard IES simulation model, at no cost
Through your business activities here at GC, or in your personal life – if you know of a shop, office or factory owner / occupier who wants to help the government make the best decisions regarding energy use, please encourage them to volunteer for the audit and share this information with them. They can register their interest and learn more about the National Buildings Database on the website here.
