Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) calculation methodology and cost-optimal Minimum Energy Performance Requirements (MEPR)
A robust and harmonised calculation methodology is essential to ensure consistency in assessing the energy performance of buildings across the EU. This topical area explains how Member States adopt and apply the common framework for calculating building energy performance, including the setting of minimum energy performance requirements (MEPR). It also addresses the cost-optimal methodology, which balances energy savings, investment costs and lifecycle considerations to determine appropriate performance levels. By aligning technical calculations with economic feasibility, this framework ensures that performance standards remain both ambitious and achievable, supporting a transparent and comparable implementation of the EPBD.
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Articles and guidance resources
| Resources | Actions |
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| Article 4 Adoption of a methodology for calculating energy performance of buildings | View |
| Article 5 Setting of minimum energy performance requirements | View |
| Article 6 Calculation of cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements | View |
| Annex I Common general framework for the calculation of the energy performance of buildings | View |
| Annex VII Comparative methodology framework to identify cost-optimal levels of energy performance requirements for buildings and building elements | View |
