1. Belgian Pilot Project VITO

2. 2 Goals  Adding value to the EPC  Establishing communication between new home owner and EPC expert  Improving renovation uptake by providing tailored advice  Providing policy recommendations A

3. 3 Actions: Information website » For home owners are people considering to buy or rent a house » General information about EPC’s » Advice on how to improve the energy performance rating B

4. 4 Actions: Expert training » Develop framework » Train experts B

5. 5 Actions: Implement and Evaluate » Setting a goal for # of epc+’s » Questionnaire on results B

6. 6 Expected input from WP3 & WP4  Info on training EPC experts  How is the quality of the EPC recommendations checked?  Best practices for recommendations?  Quality issues that can be addressed by the EPC assessor?  Input from the EPC assessor useful for renovation? C

7. 7 Expected input from WP3 & WP4  Feedback about EPC and its appreciation  Framework for extended EPC recommendations  Feedback on meeting of Expert and home owner  Influence of EPC recommendations on quality C

8. 8 Information website Launch of www.epcinfo.bewww.epcinfo.be  General information on EPC  Information on renovation actions  Protected section for EPC consultants participating in the pilot D

9. 9 Information website D

10. 10 Expert training Expert calculation tool  Calculation of current EPC score  Renovation measures: impact on EPC-score and estimated cost  Calculation of pay- back time E

11. 11 Expert Training E

12. 12 Expert Training  Info Session for experts  December, 14 th  Update expert tool, based on feedback E

13. 13 Upcoming Actions  End of March: Collect results from EPC experts  April: Interviews with EPC experts, house owners,…  Analysis of results and reporting: April, May F

14. 14 Targets & Expected Results  Make up 80 EPC+’s with tailored advice  We expect 50% of the home owners to be motivated to take energy saving measures or install a renewable energy installation  Envisioned primary energy savings: 140.300 kWh/y  Envisioned CO 2 savings: 40.224 kg/y G

15. 15 Contact  Questions or Remarks?  Contact Stijn VERBEKE stijn.verbeke@vito.be +32 14 33 59 61 H