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At the end of this section, you will be enabled to:

• Understand valuation professionals’
responsibility/role in relation to the topics of
energy efficiency and sustainability

Belgium
Country
overview
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Existing buildings – Flanders

Residential and public:

When a building is sold or let, it has to comply to the rules of the
Energieprestatiecertificaat (EPC). The certificate informs about the energy
efficiency measures which can be taken. The result has to be published when
advertising, to enhance the comparability of the respective building with others.

Non residential:
Similar to residential and public. The legislation will become compulsory in the
course of 2016.
For more information: www.energiesparen.be
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Example: EPC (Energieprestatiecertificaat) for residential buildings – Flanders

Key elements:
• Calculated Energy score (energy usage (kWh/m² a year)
based upon the wall, roof, windows doors and installations of
the building, ranging from 0 to 700
• A colour scale
• Energy efficiency of the building envelope, heating system
and CO2 emission impact on the environment
• Recommendations
• Overview of the results found by the expert and the
software used
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New construction – Flanders

Upon completion of the building, the ‘EPC-bouw’ is mandatory.

It is slightly different form the EPC for existing buildings and works
with a ‘E-peil’ and KWh/ m².

The ‘E’ level is a measure of the energy performance of a property and

its fixed installations in standard conditions. The lower the E-level, the
more energy efficient the home is.

For more information: http://www2.vlaanderen.be

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Example: EPC (Certificat Performance Énérgetique des Bâtiments - PEB) – Wallonia

Key elements:
• Identification number
• Building description
• Energy consumption indicators
• Labelling
• Energy balance
• Minimum requirements new buildings
• Average performance buildings in Wallonia
• Indicators per: envelope, heating water, ventilation and
renewable energy
For residential buildings: For sale and letting the PEB certificate is obligatory and has to
publicised when marketing the building. For public buildings: Under development by the
administration. For Commercial buildings: Under development by the administration.

For more information: http://energie.wallonie.be

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Example: (Certificat Performance Énérgetique des Bâtiments - PEB)– Brussels

• Compulsory for residential buildings and offices larger than 500

square metres.
• Based upon a theoretical energy usage of the building and calculated
on the basis of the characteristics of the building .
• Comprises surface heat loss of the building envelope, insulation, type
of heating and ventilation.
• Result has to be publicised when marketing.

In addition to the EPB-certificate, Brussels has the EPB-certificate for

public buildings. This certificate is based upon the actual energy usage
of the user and is connected to the user. It has to be shown at the
entrance of the building and the certificate is only valid for one year.
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National benchmarks – classification of efficiency classes

Note that different efficiency classes are used in Belgium according to

region:

• Wallonia and Brussels use a labelling system from class A until G.

• In Flanders, a red to green scale is used. This classification represents the

(calculated/ theoretical) energy consumption of a property, from low
consumption of kWh/ m2 a year (G) until a high usage (A).
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Using EPCs in valuation

When valuing real estate in Belgium the EPC is usually not available. This
means that the valuation is done under the assumption of a beneficial EPC:
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Sources for advising clients on average costs for energy efficiency retrofits

Vlaams Energieagentschap (nl)

http://www.energiesparen.be/energiewinst

Energieportaal van het Waals Gewest (fr)

http://energie.wallonie.be/fr/isoler-ventiler-gerer-la-surchauffe.html?IDC=8605

Leefmilieu Brussel - Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer (nl/fr)

Guide: http://gidsduurzamegebouwen.leefmilieubrussel.be/nl/index.html?IDC=3
Tool: http://www.leefmilieu.brussels/themas/energie/de-energieprestatie-van-
gebouwen-epb/bouwen-en-renoveren/epb-software/epb-software-0