Energy Performance Direct is an accredited independent building energy consultancy based in Exeter. We provide Commercial and Domestic energy assessment, modelling and practical improvement advice across the South West and beyond — specialising in straightforward Commercial EPCs for workshops, warehouses, factories, industrial units, offices, shops and hospitality buildings, together with detailed Commercial and Domestic Energy Advice Reports for owners who want to understand how their buildings can genuinely perform better.
Workshops, warehouses, factories, industrial units, offices, shops, pubs and other straightforward commercial buildings are a core part of our work. Accredited Level 3 non-domestic EPCs (NDEPCs) from £180, produced by an experienced NDEA using iSBEM modelling, lodged within 5–7 working days of the site visit.
Higher-value consultancy for owners who want more than a certificate. DEAR (Domestic) and NDEAR (Non-Domestic) Energy Advice Reports look at building fabric, heating, hot water, lighting, controls, ventilation, renewables and operational factors — then rank practical improvements against measured criteria (payback, £/yr, kg CO₂/yr, EPC band uplift) using our League Table & Rafts methodology.
An EPC tells you where the building is; our advice helps you understand how to improve it. Structured MEES compliance modelling for commercial landlords — 7-year payback analysis, staged improvement pathways, and defensible exemption evidence packs.
iSBEM (and DSM where appropriate) non-domestic energy modelling for new build compliance, refurbishment feasibility and MEES scenario testing. Delivered as a nationwide desktop service from drawings and specifications where a site visit is not required.
Industrial premises are one of our most efficient survey types — steel-frame warehouses, workshops, light-industrial units and distribution centres across the South West. Older single-skin stock is often the most exposed to MEES; we pair the EPC with an advice report that maps the fabric and services measures that actually move the rating.
Accredited RdSAP Domestic EPCs from £120 for sales, lettings and MEES compliance, plus Domestic Energy Advice Reports for homeowners planning a whole-house retrofit. Particularly useful alongside a commercial assessment where a flat or dwelling forms part of a mixed-use site.
We assess buildings, explain where energy is being used or lost, model practical improvements and help owners understand how to improve energy performance. We are independent — we do not sell insulation, heating systems, solar panels or any other product. Our advice is objective and paid for by the client, not by a supplier commission.
Our bread-and-butter Commercial EPC work is straightforward commercial and industrial premises — workshops, warehouses, factories, industrial units, offices, shops, pubs and hospitality buildings. We also produce Commercial and Domestic Energy Advice Reports (NDEAR/DEAR) for owners who want more than a certificate, plus Domestic EPCs for homes and mixed-use sites where a flat or dwelling forms part of the property.
Commercial EPCs (NDEPCs) start from £180 for small units up to around 500 m². Domestic EPCs start from £120. Larger and complex properties are individually quoted within 24 hours of receiving details — pricing is transparent and there is no VAT to pay.
No. Energy Performance Direct is a small business outside the VAT threshold, so the quoted price is the price you pay.
Our on-site service area is Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and the Bristol / Bath / North Somerset corridor. SAP calculations, SBEM modelling, U-value calculations and other desktop services are delivered nationwide from drawings by email.
Typically 5–7 working days from the site visit to lodgement on the government EPC Register. Urgent turnarounds are available on request.
Call 01392 980077 or get a quote online.