Energywise Assessments  is a small family firm, located in the heart of the Royal Forest of Dean and serving the Forest areas and surrounding counties of Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire.  We are licensed to provide Domestic Energy Performance Certificates as required by the Housing Act 2004.  We can provide EPCs either at the point of marketing your property or if you just want to know the energy performance of your home in order to make improvements to both reduce your carbon footprint and reduce your heating costs.  The Energy Performance Certificates are now valid for 3 years from the date of issue for those properties being marketed for sale so you can always commission us to provide you with an EPC prior to marketing your home so that you can make improvements prior to sale and thus help you to achieve the best possible price for your property.

One of the biggest contributors to global warming is carbon dioxide. The way we use energy in buildings causes emissions of carbon. The energy we use for heating, lighting and power in homes produces over a quarter of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions and other buildings produce a further one-sixth with the average household generating about 6 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.  In an effort to reduce our carbon emissions, the Government have now directed that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) be required by law before you can sell your house.

Energy Performance Certificates tell you how energy efficient a home is on a scale of A-G. The most efficient homes - which should have the lowest fuel bills - are in band A.  The Certificate also tells you, on a scale of A-G, about the impact the home has on the environment. Better-rated homes should have less impact through carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

The average property in the UK is in bands D-E for both ratings. The Certificate includes recommendations on ways to improve the home's energy efficiency to save you money and help the environment.

 An EPC can only be carried out by a qualified Home Inspector (HI) or Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) who is accredited with a Government licensed Accreditation Scheme.  At Energywise Assessments all our DEAs are all fully qualified and accredited to issue Domestic EPCs.  We are also members of the Institute of Domestic Energy Assessors and abide by their strict code of ethics.