000145356 001__ 145356 000145356 005__ 20241024135330.0 000145356 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/buildings14092906 000145356 0248_ $$2sideral$$a140236 000145356 037__ $$aART-2024-140236 000145356 041__ $$aeng 000145356 100__ $$aJenkins, David P. 000145356 245__ $$aA comparative study of energy performance certificates across Europe 000145356 260__ $$c2024 000145356 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000145356 5203_ $$aUsing a sample of buildings across chosen European countries, this study compares different EPC frameworks in terms of their published methodologies and generated outputs. The work demonstrates that, despite all emanating from a common central point of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, EPC frameworks across Europe exhibit clear differences in their methodologies, use of inputs/outputs, assessment processes, and assessor protocols. A process is proposed for comparing EPCs of a building when utilising EPC frameworks from different countries, whilst noting that direct comparisons of fundamentally different processes can be challenging and itself requires a designed methodology. When applying this process, EPC ratings can appear similar (when comparing EPCs designed for similar climate zones) in many buildings, but this can underestimate the differences in generating those EPC ratings in the first place. As further innovations are designed for EPCs at the EU level, this study demonstrates why incorporating a bottom-up understanding of country-specific EPCs will be necessary for successful implementation. 000145356 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/101033778/EU/Cross Assessment of Energy Certificates in Europe/crossCert$$9This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 101033778-crossCert 000145356 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000145356 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000145356 700__ $$aSayfikar, Mahsa 000145356 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6019-5186$$aGomez, Antonio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000145356 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6205-5160$$aFueyo, Norberto$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000145356 7102_ $$15001$$2600$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ciencia Tecnol.Mater.Fl.$$cÁrea Mecánica de Fluidos 000145356 7102_ $$15001$$2X$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ciencia Tecnol.Mater.Fl.$$cProy. investigación DFA 000145356 773__ $$g14, 9 (2024), 2906 [19 pp.]$$pBuildings (Basel)$$tBuildings (Basel)$$x2075-5309 000145356 8564_ $$s2208328$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/145356/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000145356 8564_ $$s2681822$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/145356/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000145356 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:145356$$particulos$$pdriver 000145356 951__ $$a2024-10-24-12:11:09 000145356 980__ $$aARTICLE