Term
Energy Performance Certificate
The energy performance certificate evaluates the energy performance of a building and in principle, contains all parameters of a house that are relevant to its energy. The most important figure on the energy performance certificate is the energy figure for a building, specifying its specific heat need. The overall energy efficiency factor (fGEE) quoted in all energy performance certificates is a comparative value with a reference building. In Austria, the issuing, use, guidelines, and basis for energy performance certificates are regulated through the respective regional law and in the Act on Presentation of Energy Performance Certificates (EAVG).