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DID YOU KNOW:

Skills Programme

It is now law that certain buildings need to display this guy Let’s help you by helping your client to comply! WHAT IS AN EPC? An Energy Performance Certicate (EPC) is a certicate that indicates the energy performance of a building. It also shows: • what potential the building has of becoming more energy efcient • how energy efciently the building is used Building categories that must comply : • ofces, • entertainment facilities, • educational institution buildings, and • places of public assembly such as sporting facilities and community centres.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON’T COMPLY

NEED HELP? WE GOT A SOLUTION

It is law now - as published in the regulation for the mandatory display and submission of EPCs for buildings - as per Government Gazette, Notice 700 of 2020.

We have EPC Practitioners who completed a QCTO Skills Programme that can assist you.

According to the National Energy Act (No. 34 2008) penalties for contravening the Act - in which the EPC regulations are derived from - may incur a penalty of up to R5 million and/or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years, if convicted. EPC deadline is 7 December 2022

How can they help you? • Check if your building needs an EPC • Collect your building data What happens thereafter? You get a SANAS accredited Inspection Body in to: • Verify the information collected by the EPC Practitioner • Issue your building EPC

DOES YOUR CLIENT’S BUILDING HAVE AN ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC) YET?

www.sanedi.org.za | 011 038 4320

The EPC Practitioner Skills Programme is a partnership between SANEDI and IEPA; and supported by DMRE, EWSETA, GIZ, BMZ and DHET.


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