Category Archives: Converging EPCs in Europe

The 2024 Next Generation Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) Conference was organised in the greater context of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Recast to bring forward valuable insights and applicable outcomes. 
The event is provided in the framework of the HORIZON 2020 project crossCert in collaboration with the Next-Gen EPC Cluster projects EPC RECAST, EUB SuperHub & iBRoad2EPC

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How do European-wide ambitions and targets “land” differently across different countries in their renovation efforts? Is it difficult to harmonise new approaches in building energy efficiency when the existing approaches are themselves not harmonised?

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At this event, we highlighted the challenges and solutions of the foreseen changes in the recast EPBD for local authorities, especially shedding light on what role EPCs play in building renovation and how municipalities could turn them into powerful tools

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This paper documents the current variations of EPC frameworks across Europe and compares those with proposed next-generation EPC approaches from a range of European projects

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This paper reports on a cross-comparison of EPC methodologies to ascertain differences in numerical outputs and subsequent recommendations for buildings

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