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Reprieve for office developers as government delays energy efficiency targets

By 2026-06-23T11:43:00

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Requirement for commercial buildings to achieve EPC B rating pushed back by a year and interim target scrapped

Office developers have been handed a reprieve after the government pushed back a requirement for commercial buildings to achieve a minimum energy efficiency rating of EPC B by one year and scrapped an interim target due to come into force next year.

Non-domestic private rented buildings over 1,000sq m will now need to reach EPC B from 2031 instead of 2030 as originally proposed, while an interim target to reach EPC by 2027 has been dropped.

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