Analysis of the EPC template in Annex V to the EPBD recast proposal

According to the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings (recast), by 2025 Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) across the European Union shall comply with a common template, presented in Annex V to the Proposal. This report presents a review study regarding the indicators of the EPC templates across Europe in comparison to the proposed ones within Annex V of the EPBD recast. To this end, the authors developed a methodology based on a qualitative and quantitative approach. The study provides a comprehensive overview, presented in tabular and graphical forms, where each indicator listed in Annex V is clustered and analyzed for compliance verification. The report also includes a section about the estimation of additional burden/costs that might impact the overall costs for both assessors and building owners, derived from the inclusion of those new indicators into the EPC template. A second part of the study aims at highlighting synergies between EPCs and other building-related certification tools, namely the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI), LEVEL(s), Building Renovation Passports (BRP), and Digital Building Logbooks (DBL). Data are often spread over many places and tools and in some cases are re-created several times leading to a lack of transparency and clarity. The study set the basis for a comprehensive overview, implementable over time, presenting in tabular and graphical form the correlation among the energy efficiency-related tools and the potential synergies with the EPC scheme. Finally, the report highlights how the framing of information can lead an EPC to be more or less effective at encouraging the choice of more energy efficient buildings.