The iBRoad2EPC project
The iBRoad2EPC project
iBRoad2EPC represents the next step in energy performance assessment schemes and certification practices, promoting and showcasing the integration of Building Renovation Passports.
Building on the results of the iBRoad project which developed, tested and delivered a model for the Building Renovation Passport supporting single-family home-owners with personalised advice to facilitate stepwise deep renovation, iBRoad2EPC aims to bridge the Building Renovation Passport with the Energy Performance Certification (EPC), and expand, improve and broaden their format and joint scope to consider additional features and become applicable also to multi-family and public buildings.
The aim is to improve reliability, usefulness, and effectiveness, thereby establishing the next generation of EPCs that will support Europe's decarbonisation ambitions while improving conditions for building occupants. This will be done by clustering the project’s activities around four main pillars:
Assess the needs, potential, and practicability of merging the EPC with the Building Renovation Passport.
Adapt the iBRoad concept to become part of EPCs
Test and evaluate the applicability of iBRoad2EPC in six countries (Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain), including training for energy auditors and EPC issuers
Facilitate the adoption and exploitation of the iBRoad2EPC model across Europe.
Implementing authorities in the six countries will be directly involved in the process of conceptualisation, development, and testing of iBRoad2EPC to become an integral part of existing relevant schemes. Targeted communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities at the national and European levels will support further acceptance and uptake. The project will leverage existing knowledge from other projects to expand EPC features and contribute back policy proposals, as well as training and capacity building modules.
Start date: 1 May 2021 - End date: 30 April 2024
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