Shell and core unit is divided into two parts – eg two shops instead of one with services to each?
If you create more or fewer parts and provide or extend fixed services (e.g. heating, hot water, air conditioning or mechanical ventilation) then you will need to provide an EPC for the building. Simply creating a new part without changing the fixed services at all or changing the fixed services without creating a new part will not trigger the need for an EPC. If the new parts you create have separate fixed services then each new part will require an EPC. If you are creating a new part in a building with a common heating system where the existing fixed services serve that part then if there is an EPC for the whole building you can provide that EPC for any buyers or tenants. For a shell and core unit without any services installed, any EPC will be based on the maximum design spec . As the unit does not have any services installed, a modification that creates a new part but still does not provide services, will not trigger the need for an EPC.
