Energy performance certificate: transparency and efficiency for your property.

There are basically two types of energy performance certificates, which differ in terms of their informative value. The consumption certificate is based on the energy consumption values for heating and water from the billing periods of the last three years and is therefore strongly influenced by individual user behavior. The demand certificate, on the other hand, is based on a technical report that evaluates the condition of the building fabric, windows, and building services and calculates a theoretical energy requirement.

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As the owner of a residential building with more than four residential units, you can choose between the two options. For residential buildings with a maximum of 4 residential units, you have a choice if the building application was submitted after November 1, 1977, or if the building at least complies with the standard of the first Thermal Insulation Ordinance of 1977, or if the house has been brought up to this standard through subsequent modernization measures. For all other properties, the energy demand certificate is mandatory.

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In principle, the client bears the costs for the energy performance certificate, which is usually the owner of the property. In a condominium owners' association, it is the property manager's responsibility to obtain a valid energy performance certificate for the entire building, and the costs are shared proportionally among all owners.

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An energy performance certificate is also required when selling or renting a condominium. However, the energy performance certificate is not issued specifically for an individual apartment, but always for the entire building in which the apartment is located. This means that when selling a ground floor apartment and an attic apartment in the same building, the same energy performance certificate applies, even though the energy consumption in both apartments may be very different.

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