Report on implementation of EPC schemes in U-CERT partner countries

The findings of the full analysis performed as part as Task 21 will be presented in D21This deliverable will build upon the existing studies and initiatives summarising the EPCs implementation across Europe eg BPIE EPBD CA reports previous EU Projects and further detail the analysis and comparison between national implementation practices as a start to come to a better convergence of practices in UCERT partner countries to identify breeding ground for common practices The analysis will focus also on the operative aspects of EPCs such as the EP calculation methodology and assessment process including the input and the output data National EP calculation methodologies and assessment processes will be explored taking advantage of the preliminary research brought forward by EPB Center and through structured questionnaires to the NSBs and national organisations responsible for the EPC scheme supporting UCERT The questionnaire will be defined by REHVA and EPB Center with help of IRI UL and will be disseminated in M8 The calculation methodology and assessment process shall undergo practical examination by each case study holder through the analysis of the EPCs issued for the case study buildings The analysis will also include the comparison of the national energy rating thresholds for EPC classesThe main scope of this task is to collect the rationales behind the various implementation approaches to identify for the potential for common practices across UCERT countries and propose the next generation EPC scheme paradigm