Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) were introduced in the European legislation in 2002. Their purpose is to reduce EU energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. EPCs present transparently the building’s energy performance and suggest cost-optimal improvements in the energy efficiency of building units.
Besides, the development of smart technologies applied to the building sector has proven to have a positive impact on building performance, not only in terms of energy savings but also in terms of adaptation to the needs of buildings’ occupants and the capability to provide flexibility services to energy systems, unlocking the decarbonisation potential of buildings and the various connected grids.
This is why the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) was introduced in the EU legislation in 2018, as an optional scheme assessing the smart-readiness of buildings.
SmarterEPC offers an easy-to-use, consistent, and versatile open hub for assessors and built environment specialists. It gives access to several user-friendly, and innovative tools to perform jointly EPC and SRI assessments. The hub is aligned with the most updated EU standards and provides consistent results about the building positioning along its decarbonization journey on energy performance and smart readiness.
SmarterEPC also provides common building inspection procedures for the export of EPC and SRI certificates, dedicated training programs along with e-learning materials, policy support to national and EU policies, and much more!
The SmarterEPC Hub is the cutting-edge solution for assessors and operators in the building sector to effortlessly evaluate and rate buildings. The hub will ease access to the most complete and updated EPC and SRI assessment tools as well as e-learning materials available in several EU languages.
The SmarterEPC standardised EPC and SRI assessments guarantee that results are credible and comparable, which is of great value for operators and final users. Assessors are guided through the hub to upload the building data, and select among the available digital tools, those aligned with their needs.
SmarterEPC Hub will issue EPC and SRI certificates ready to be transmitted to their clients.
To interested stakeholders like building owners, tenants, or EU and national authorities and researchers, SmarterEPC proposes an overview of EPC and SRI assessment, enabling the possibility to aggregate data and compute building performance, energy, and smartness KPIs levels in a given geographical area.
Welcome to the training and capacity building area of SmarterEPC! Here you will find a list of e-learning materials and packages for training the European assessors on innovative EPC and SRI procedures.
Get certified!
If you are an assessor and you successfully complete the SmarterEPC training, you will receive a professional certification as auditor for on-site EPC and SRI schemes. The consortium is working on a harmonised procedure for the EPC and SRI, in order for the assessors to be able to perform a combined audit via one unique process, with valuable benefits on costs and time.
The consortium will provide e-learning materials for assessors. Experts from all across Europe will be welcome to learn and get the chance to improve their competences with us!
Access to materials and training will be provided as the project progresses.
In this section, you will find the activities performed by the consortium to:
Navigate through all the deliverables and other public materials of the SmarterEPC project!
Coordinator - Expertise in EPC and SRI, standards, training and policy actions
Design and development of the hub, usability, and tools interoperability for end-users
Expertise in EPC and SRI, standards, training and policy actions
Expertise in EPC and SRI, standards, training and policy actions
Expertise in EPC and SRI, standards, training and policy actions
Real Estate
Validation on pilots
Facilities Services
Validation on pilots
SmarterEPC has already joined forces with EU projects working on the EPC and SRI topics, integrating the Next Gen EPC cluster and the LIFE SRI cluster. Members of these clusters are R2M France, CERTH, EPBC, EUP, and R2M Italy. The following are all the projects we are cooperating with, distinguished by domains and type of funding.
The new SmarterEPC Deliverable is a pivotal report that offers a detailed, EU-wide analysis of the current status, challenges, and future pathways for Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) and the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI). This deliverable is a key resource for policymakers, stakeholders, and market actors aiming to accelerate the digital and smart transformation of Europe’s building stock.
On May 6–7, the SmarterEPC team joined key EU events dedicated to advancing the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) and modernising Energy Performance Certification (EPC) under the EPBD IV.
From the SmartLiving EPC and CHRONICLE final events to the SRI Joint Event and SRI-ENACT Conference, the community came together to share progress, tools, methodologies, and policy updates.
SmarterEPC launched its Advisory Board, sharing project updates and insights on new standards for SRI audits and energy assessments.
SmarterEPC Joint Certificate is a new unified tool for EPC and SRI. The new White Paper presents a unified, user-friendly proposal for a certificate for the digital and sustainable future of EU buildings. Discover more.
Explore the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI), introduced by the EPBD in 2018, through R2M Solution’s REHVA Journal analysis. Discover insights from the initial testing phase and expectations for national-level trials.
With the Green Deal, the EU has set ambitious targets, particularly for the Building Sector. To finance this massive renovation, Sustainable Loans or Mortgages and Green Bonds are new financial schemes to support the sector. SmarterEPC partner, CRIF our specialist in green financing explains you the differences and all you need to know about the green finance.
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