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HomeProgress on the implementation of energy performance certificates in EU
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Energy performance certificates (EPCs) are a key policy tool to inform about and to foster improvements to the energy performance of the building stock. Since their introduction in 2002 by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), EPCs have been implemented across Member States (MSs) in different ways, depending on the political and legal context, the available technical capacities, as well as the characteristics of the buildings stock and buildings market in general. revision of the EPBD. The proposal improves the provisions on EPCs, their issuing and display, and their databases. In particular, it pursues harmonisation across MSs through a mandatory template for EPCs and a harmonised scale of energy performance classes. This report presents the results of a survey conducted by JRC among MSs to collect information on how each MS has implemented the EPC scheme. It highlights differences among MSs regarding the energy uses included in the calculation, the floor area considered, the definition of energy classes, the main indicator(s), the number of EPCs issued, the availability of a national register, the mechanisms in place to ensure the quality of EPCs. The findings of this study are expected to provide valuable insights to support the process of harmonisation of EPC schemes as per the proposal for a recast EPBD currently under discussion.
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- Corporate author(s): Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
- Personal author(s): Ruggieri, Gianluca ; Maduta, Carmen ; Melica, Giulia
- Themes: Energy policy
- Subject: building , building industry , energy consumption , energy efficiency , energy policy , energy saving , harmonisation of standards , improvement of housing , research report
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| ISSN 1831-9424 | ISBN 978-92-68-09050-3 | DOI 10.2760/522233 | Catalogue number KJ-NA-31-730-EN-N |
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