If one country measures building performance generously and another strictly, comparisons stop being meaningful — even if both follow the same directive.
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Energy performance labels look similar across Europe.
The calculations behind them are not.

That difference matters once data start guiding funding, renovation priorities, and long-term planning.

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We will be part of REHVA Brussels Summit 2025. European experts meet to discuss practical pathways for smarter, more energy-efficient buildings.
We will focus on open building data and harmonised methods to improve energy performance assessment.
rehva.eu/events/details/rehva-brussels-summit-2025

The EU has issued new guidance on energy performance certificates. Reliable, comparable EPCs are key to the #RenovationWave and #EnergyPerformance goals. Should EPCs serve regulators first, or be designed with citizens in mind?

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Energy Performance Certificates are meant to guide Europe’s renovation wave. Often they end up as paperwork instead of tools for action. OpenBEP4EU is testing a common engine across 5 countries to make EPCs clearer and more useful. What would make you trust an EPC?
#RenovationWave #EnergyPerformance

The OpenBEP4EU project will be providing an opensource and standardised Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) engine to simplify the EPC calculation. We are happy to share news and results.

#horizoneurope, #LIFE, #energycertificate, #energyefficiency, #buildingperformance

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