Non-compliance with the Energy Performance in Buildings and F-Gas Regulations is costing both business and the environment warns The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) at the launch of a new industry campaign that will run for 4 months, starting at Nemex on 20^th April and running until the Energy Event in on 10^th September.

With rates of compliance of Air Conditioning Inspections at less than 5% (compared to 80% for Display Energy Certificates and 70-75% for Energy Performance Certificates), CIBSE believes it is time to take action and bring this to the attention of government.

CIBSE President Elect Rob Manning explains: “The Non-compliance costs campaign aims to bring together the many voices of frustration and concern to form one united call for action. We need to raise the issue of non-compliance up the government agenda and promote the benefits of increasing compliance rates. Non-compliance has real costs; it costs the environment, it will cost the UK any chance of meeting the emissions targets and it costs non complying companies who are missing out on a real opportunity to increase their profits.”

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