The primary aim of the EP label project was to develop a methodology for energy benchmarking and certification of buildings, based on Operational Ratings, to address the EPBD Article 7.3 requirement for 'Public Buildings'over 1,000 m~2 to display an Energy Performance Certificate. Within the EP label project, an easy-to-use yet robust system for building owners, occupiers and managers has been developed that produces a provisional energy performance certificate in advance of national legislative requirements being finalised in each Member State. Energy assessment and certification have been approached in a series of progressive levels, increasingly detailed but requiring more stringent verification procedures, the so-called graduated response methodology. The concept is that assessments can be at different levels of detail within a cohesive framework. The system has been developed by leading experts on the field of energy performance of buildings, both as an Excel program and a web-based version (EPLabel Online). An impressive feature of the software is that - with EC funding - it is working with the data and languages of fifteen European countries. It is proposed as a reliable and pragmatic way for benchmarking and production of energy certificates which offers sufficient flexibility to support harmonization between the different member states.
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