This post includes the following reports:
- User guide and calculation tool(s) for district heating and the building-related parameter. Excel spreadsheets and user guides explain how parameters related to current and potential future district heating can be calculated and included in an EPC of a building. These parameters characterise the nearest district heating system and its potential future development, as well as the ability of the building to be potentially connected to a (low temperature) district heating system.
- User guide and calculation tool(s) for district heating and the system-related parameter. Excel spreadsheet and user guide explaining how parameters related to current and potential future district heating can be calculated to be included in an EPC of a building. These parameters characterise the nearest district heating system and its potential future development, as well as the ability of the building to be potentially connected to a (low temperature) district heating system.
- Concrete implementation of new energy performance certificates features: testing and results in nine countries. This report summarises the outcomes of the testing activities for each of the ten features in one or several implementing countries. This is mainly based on the analysis of the evaluation questionnaires filled out by the implementing partners and the content of the testing results reports. The questionnaires hereby consist of general questions along the testing steps, questions on testing time and related costs, an evaluation against defined cross-cutting criteria (Quality and Reliability, User-friendliness, Economic feasibility, and Consistency with ISO/CEN standards) and final thoughts.
- Implementation guidelines and replicability potential of the innovative feature for the next generation EPCs. This report brings together the outputs of the evaluation of the test projects alongside the insight from end-users and stakeholders. It includes estimations of (1) the barriers and drivers for the wide uptake of the feature, (2) the effects of the wider implementation of the developed innovative feature of EPCs in Europe and (3) the necessary next steps to implement the innovative feature in the certification schemes around Europe.