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This consolidated report presents the work coordinated by CSTB (project coordinators) in Task 1.6 “Definition and development of the overall EPC RECAST methodology”. This task consisted in describing the overall journey for the EPC RECAST approach. The objective was to ensure an overall technical coordination for the developments conducted in WP1 (“Methodology and protocol definition”) …

The project developed a comprehensive toolkit integrating various technological components to streamline the EPC process. These tools, such as the BIMEO Geometrical Scan and the Renovation Roadmap, were tested across all or some of the 80 pilot buildings. The results highlighted the potential of these tools to enhance data accuracy and process efficiency, although further …

This policy recommendation report is based on the work carried out by the EPC RECAST Consortium under CSTB’s coordination (project coordinators) in Task 5.3 “Provision of recommendations for an EU-wide framework for the next generation EPC”. It contributes to “paving the way” for an EU-wide deployment of next-generation EPCs.  

Work in WP5 focused on policy involvement and the EU-wide deployment of EPC RECAST results. The aim of Task 5.2 was to evaluate the compliance of the next generation EPC with EU standards, monitoring and analysing the technical and demonstration activities of the project to ensure a technology-neutral approach and transparent presentation of results using …

This task sets up a Policy Advisory Board (PAB) that will be involved at key milestones of the project in order to gather constructive feedback and guidance for the technical activities conducted in EPC RECAST. The board is formed by experts from key decision-making public and local authorities involved in the definition and implementation of …

Deliverable D5.4 provides the minutes of the 3rd PAB workshop held in Brussels on May 24th, 2024. The major aim of this meeting was to present results and to gather constructive feedback and guidance for the activities conducted in the EPC RECAST project.

The energy performance certificate is a key policy instrument of Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings, which has been substantially amended several times in order to increase its ambition level and quality. Following the European Green Deal, the Renovation Wave strategy contains an action plan with concrete regulatory, financing and enabling measures, with the …

The EPC RECAST project is focused on developing a transparent, common, and explicit data model (i.e., input data to be collected for EPC assessments and calculations) which will support the characterization of existing buildings and dwellings during on-site inspections by professional certifiers and improve the comparability between Energy Performance Certificates. These Energy Performance Certification (EPC) …

To make the EPCs more reliable, particular attention must be paid to the reliability of the data that allow the evaluation of the key performance indicators. These building characterisation data concern the intrinsic characteristics of the various envelope components and HVAC systems, they are qualified and quantified mainly during the on-site inspection of the building …