Seal of approval for the technical energy status
The energy certificate notarised the Energy quality of buildings, flats and business premises. It provides a Seal of approval for the technical energy status and shows both Energy requirement and Energy efficiencyas well as Energy-saving potential and cost-efficient Improvement measures on.
When renting, leasing or selling buildings or utilised properties, the The seller, landlord or lessor is obliged to a valid Present and hand over the energy certificate.
The energy performance certificate enables Transparency and Comparability.
It offers buyers and tenants of a property Simple and standardised information about the energy-related condition of the property in question in order to Evaluate and compare to be able to.
Who issues energy performance certificates?
To issue an energy performance certificate are in accordance with the Energy Performance Certificate Act authorised:
- Master builders, electrical engineers, gas, sanitary, heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation engineers and master carpenters, as well as
- Engineering offices for building physics, building (installation, heating and air conditioning technology), environmental and process engineering, interior designers, mechanical engineers, technical physics,
- but also chimney sweeps (for existing residential buildings, not for new buildings and changes to buildings requiring a building permit) and stove fitters (only detached and semi-detached houses)
- The list also includes civil engineers, architects, civil engineers and consultants.
The Duty to inform already applies in property advertisements and electronic media.
The ID card template or the failure to present or hand over of an energy certificate has Consequences under warranty or compensation law. If this obligation is breached, there are also Administrative penalties - Details can be found in the legal regulation for the Energy Performance Certificate Submission Act (see below).
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