It is not that from this portal we have the key of the future in the energy certification process, but yes we can recognize based on a new document issued by Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) trends that may affect the certification process in Spain, and how from the EU they are advancing to demand greater regulation, effectiveness and practice of said document before the member countries.
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Note: The Certificate of Energy Efficiency: EPC = Energy Performance Certification. And to the Energy Efficiency Directive for Buildings ( 2010/31/EU): EPBD = Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
Once the certification system is carried out formally before the EU, Member States must face and ensure effective operation and regulatory compliance. Since the implantation of the Directive 2002/91 /CE is showed that there is a big gap between the application formal and practical. To break this point, in 2010 a mandatory requirement was introduced where implemented sanctions for non-compliance with the guidelines before the certification processes, and we already saw in the article « How much we will pay for breaching the directive on energy efficiency « where we could observe that… « 25 November 2010: The European Commission published a reasoned opinion in which it was concluded that Spain did not adopt the obligations outlined in Directive 2002/91/EC in its totality» so we had to pay some costs.
The report outlines that the challenges identified in this respect by the Member States are the lack of political support, the lack of an effective system of sanctions, the lack of resources to enforce the implementation of a new system.
The effective application of the certification process of energy efficiency largely depends on the enforcement and monitoring mechanisms. However, the criterion of success lies in guaranteeing resources sufficient for the application process, that is, legislative, financial, technical and human. The process of certification should be considered as a useful tool and not as an additional administrative burden.
As identified in ART 17. (2010/31/UE)… “Member States shall ensure that they publicly available up-to-date records regularly from qualified or accredited experts or from accredited companies that offer the services of such experts» .
Most EU countries have registries centralized, in Spain or Italy it is by "Communities" but we can verify a trend at the national level, a record national that it is necessary to remember that it is necessary to give knowledge to the EU of the registry and its form of action. And in Spain, each Community is a “free will”…. What will happen when we actually have to inform the EU about the record?
Although in Spain the control and verification of energy certificate has fallen on the Autonomous Communities, control of the process of certification at the national level is the one that has been imposed in the most EU countries .
We remind you once again that the EU must be given proof of the type of control that is carried out, percentages of goods analysed, how to apply the control…etc. we have returned to relapse into endless bureaucracy and unclear communication between the Communities and the Government that may have repercussions in a negative way... Will there be a change of address? .. A central control? We have already observed that in the subject of the IEE – Reports of Building Assessment have not committed the same "error" and have implemented a centralized tool since the Ministry of Public Works.
On 21 March 2014, the Commission services Union asked Member States to report on the activity of the control systems independent using a common template. Till the date, 19 Member States have responded to the request of the Commission. The results are presented in the following table, but... And Spain?... Where is it?
Another trend that can be seen in the image following is that the professionals of the majority of EU countries must take an exam to be able to exercise as certifying technicians . It's not worth just having an authorized degree, knowledge is required and it is necessary to demonstrate them before an exam.
How will the energy rating affect the real estate in the real estate market.
In this regard, the only serious report we have been able to identify we found it in England issued by the Department of Energy & Climate Change in keeping with the long tradition that exists in this country in the subject of the processes of real estate certification. How key points can we identify:
-.Change in consumer behavior, the buyer/tenant has more information about the property can therefore more easily recognize its advantages and disadvantages when buying or renting.
-. A sustainable construction market is encouraged. Changing the mindset of the builder-developer in favor of more efficient constructions, it stimulates the increase of the supply of new low-consumption housing and rehabilitation more efficient.
-.Increase in the labor market.
-.Change in political will based on reactions of the consumer. Energy Efficiency is valued.
-.Regarding prices according to qualification:
In most cases there is a clear relationship between energy efficiency and the age of the property -floors- in addition of a positive association between the price of square meter and how efficient a property is . The main factors to consider in the price of the dwelling are; location, size and type of dwelling, but the price is influenced by many other attributes as are the state and quality of the accommodation.
As for single-family homes, the dispersion is greater with relation to the G score although the association between the price per square meter and how efficient a property is minor.
-. Another point to highlight that they comment is the considerable variation in rating by region , type of property and price possibly attending to the constructive quality practiced to over time according to zones.
*The above conclusions are based on 300,000 England real estate. And at the time we already talked about these consequences in the article… « The future of energy certification and its rating « .
Access to the reference report Energy Performance Certificates Across The EU .
