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Number of countries with penalties
for EPC’s non compliance
Figure 2B5 – Number of countries with penalties foreseen for EPC non-compliance
Source: BPIE survey
19 10
Penalties foreseen
No penalties
While residential EPCs typically cost between €100 and €300 in most Member States, the full cost range is
from under €50 to as much as €2,000. Information on costs for non-residential buildings was much more
limited. Where quoted, the values range from €0.5 to 3/m 2 . Where available, these registers have proven to
be extremely useful in monitoring and analysing the opportunities for energy performance improvement.
In the longer term, they will also prove invaluable in assessing trends in energy performance. A total of
18 countries out of 29 foresee penalties in the event of non-compliance with the certification process.
Inspections
Although most of the countries have already inspection schemes for boilers and/or air conditioning
systems, data collection on the number of inspections done by each Member State is still at a very low
level. Insufficient data makes it difficult to formulate an appropriate evaluation.
Italy and the Brussels Region of Belgium have experienced delays in implementing the requirements for
the certification of air conditioning systems.
As can be seen on Figure 2B6 countries have chosen to implement Article 8 of the initial EPBD (on the
inspection of boilers) by taking steps to ensure the provision of advice to the users on boilers and heating
systems (option b) instead of implementing an inspection and assessment regime (option a).
Figure 2B6 - Share and number of countries having implemented Article 8 of the EPBD (on the
inspection of boilers) by the method chosen
Source: BPIE survey
7 b)
Unknown 1
21 a)
Finland, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK have chosen option b (advice
to the users) regarding the EPBD requirement for inspection of boilers, while for Switzerland it was not
reported. All the other Member States have implemented inspection and assessment systems, mainly
because many of the countries already had a boiler inspection system in place prior to the EPBD.
Impact reported by countries in 2011
Some of the main contributions of the EPBD have been bringing energy efficiency in buildings onto the
political agenda, integrating energy performance requirements and bringing it to the attention of citizens.
On Table 2B3, the main impacts and benefits of the EPBD implementation reported by each country are
presented.
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