D^2EPC Requirements' Survey-Current status findings, limitations, and information on the gaps in the existing EPC schemes, calculation procedure, and standards

This document presents the main findings on the current status of EPCs in EU MS, as well as limitations and gaps in the existing EPC schemes, calculation procedures, and standards.

On the basis of those findings, the European Project D^2EPC aims to set the grounds for the next-generation of dynamic EPCs and lead the transition to a systemic instrument that recognizes the whole life cycle of a building as a structure and encourages best practices in the field of energy efficiency. One of the main objectives of the project is to conclude to a specific series of proposals and measures to be used for the update of the ISO/CEN standards developed under Commission mandate M/4801. In this sense, it is expected that the next generation EPC envisaged by the D^2EPC project will provide guidance and turn EPCs registries into policy feeding mechanisms, facilitating urban planning and decision making.