Review of building energy performance certification schemes towards future improvement

Li, Y., Kubicki, S., Guerriero, A. and Rezgui, Y. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5711-8400 2019. Review of building energy performance certification schemes towards future improvement. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 113 , 109244. 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109244

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Abstract

The building sector accounts for 40% of the total energy consumption in the EU. It faces great challenges to meet the goal of transforming the existing building stocks into near zero-energy buildings by 2050. The development of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) schemes in the EU provides a powerful and comprehensive information tool to quantitatively predict annual energy demand from the building stock, creating a demand-driven market for energy-effective buildings. Properties with improved energy rating have had a positive impact on property investments and rental return because of the reduced energy bills. In addition, the EPC databases have been applied to energy planning and building renovations. However, it should be mentioned that the current evaluation system faces problems, such as not being fully implemented, delivering low quality and insufficient information to stimulate renovation, therefore requiring improvements to be made. This paper provides a review of the current EPC situations in the EU and discusses the direction of future improvements. The next generation EPC should rely on BIM technology, benefit from big data techniques and use building smart-readiness indicators to create a more reliable, affordable, comprehensive and customer-tailored instrument, which could better represent energy efficiency, together with occupants’ perceived comfort, and air quality. Improved EPC schemes are expected to play an active role in monitoring building performance, future energy planning and quantifying building renovation rates, promoting energy conservation and sustainability.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1364-0321
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 June 2019
Date of Acceptance:	24 June 2019
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2023 00:05
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/123827

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