Certificate

The energy certificate is a document that evaluates a building in terms of energy efficiency. It gives you clues for a rough estimate of the future energy costs for an apartment or house and makes the energy requirements of houses comparable.

Energy performance certificates must be presented for new buildings and for the sale, lease, rental or leasing of buildings.

There are 2 types of energy certificates. These differ in the calculation procedure.

• Energy Requirement Certificate

The energy certificate is issued on the basis of the calculated energy demand of the building. This procedure is mandatory for new buildings. This demand-oriented energy certificate calculates the energy requirement based on the condition of the building envelope and the building services with an average user behavior. In the simplified procedure, data are collected on a typology of building shape, components, year of construction, etc., while the detailed procedure records in detail the building to be examined and its building services.

• Energy Consumption Certificate

The consumption-oriented energy certificate reflects the weather-adjusted consumption of the building over at least the past 3 years. In certain cases, the result depends heavily on user behavior during this period. The heating and ventilation behaviour have an effect on the result.

Only qualified experts are authorised to issue energy certificates. The requirements for the qualification of exhibitors are regulated by law. However, there is no certificate or other document on the authorization to issue energy certificates. On the Internet, however, several site operators offer expert searches.

Validity: 10 years

An extension is not possible

Please inquire about the costs for the issuance of an energy certificate directly from the provider.

You must present the energy certificate if you want to re-let, lease or sell the building.

Owners, sellers or landlords who do not submit an energy certificate, do not submit it on time or do not submit it incompletely face a fine of up to 15,000.00 euros.

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