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(a) a yes/no indication whether an smart readiness assessment has been carried out for the building;

(b) the value of the smart readiness assessment (if available), including the value of supporting energy saving technologies;

(c) a yes/no indication whether a digital building logbook is available for the building.

Persons with disabilities shall have equal access to the information in energy performance certificates.

2 a. The energy performance certificate shall include a dedicated section on financing, listing available financing options and grouping indicators most relevant to financial institutions, mortgage providers, national promotional banks and other relevant institutions providing access to funding.

INDEPENDENT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES

1. Definition of quality of energy performance certificate

Member States shall provide a clear definition of what is considered a valid energy performance certificate.

The definition of a valid energy performance certificate shall ensure:

(a) a validity check of the input data (including on-site checks) of the building used to issue the energy performance certificate and the results stated in the certificate;

(b) the validity of the calculations;

(c) a maximum deviation for the energy performance of a building, preferably expressed by the numeric indicator of primary energy use (kWh/(m2 year));

(d) a minimum number of elements differing from default or standard values.

Member States may include additional elements in the definition of a valid energy performance certificate, such as maximum deviation for specific input data values.

2. Quality of the control system for energy performance certificates

Where information is added to a database it shall be possible for national authorities to identify the originator of the addition, for monitoring and verification purposes.

3. Availability of energy performance certificates

The independent control system shall verify the availability of energy performance certificates to prospective buyers and tenants in order to ensure that it is possible to consider the energy performance of the building in their decision to buy or rent.

The independent control system shall verify the visibility of the energy performance indicator and class in advertising media.

4. Treatment of building typologies

The independent control system shall account for different building typologies, particularly for those building typologies that are most prevalent in the real estate market, such as single residential, multi-residential, offices or retail.

5. Public disclosure

Member States shall regularly publish, on the national database on energy performance certificates, at least the following information on the quality system:

(a) the definition of quality in energy performance certificates;

(b) quality objectives for the energy performance certificate scheme;

(c) results of the quality assessment, including number of certificates evaluated and relative size to the total number of issued certificates in the given period (per typology);

(d) contingency measures to improve the overall quality of energy performance certificates.

COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGY FRAMEWORK TO IDENTIFY COST-OPTIMAL LEVELS OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS AND BUILDING ELEMENTS

The comparative methodology framework shall enable Member States to determine the energy and emission performance of buildings and building elements and the economic aspects of measures relating to the energy and emission performance, and to link them with a view to identifying the cost-optimal level to achieve the 2030 emission reduction and climate neutrality goals, as well as a zero emission building stock by 2050 at the latest.

The comparative methodology framework shall be accompanied by guidelines outlining how to apply that framework in the calculation of cost-optimal performance levels.

The comparative methodology framework shall allow for taking into account use patterns, outdoor climate ▌conditionsand their future changes according to best available climate science, investment costs, building category, maintenance and operating costs (including energy costs and savings), earnings from energy exported, where applicable, environmental, economic and health externalities of energy use, social externalities of building renovations, construction, demolition or the modification of residential area and waste management costs, where applicable and technological developments. It should be based on relevant European standards relating to this Directive.

As regards the wider environmental, economic and health externalities of improved building performance, these shall include at least:

- reduced greenhouse gas emissions from buildings;

- reduced pollution from buildings and its effects at building and local level, improved air quality;

- improvement on standards of living and productivity due to better indoor environmental quality resulting in better living and working conditions;

- reduced costs for health and social security systems;

- integration of buildings in the energy grid through grid flexibility, including through the use of smart charging points for electric vehicles;

- increased security of supply through higher energy performance and the deployment of solar technologies on buildings;

- reduced negative externalities such as avoided cost of carbon emissions, avoided climate change impacts and damage (climate mitigation and adaptation);

- impact on carbon pricing, including levels, volatility and sensitivity;

- stimulation of the local, regional and national economies, including local job creation and with a specific focus on microenterprises and SMEs in the construction and renovation sectors.

The environmental, energy, economy and health externalities shall be calculated starting from the report due in 2025.

The Commission shall also provide:

– guidelines to accompany the comparative methodology framework; those guidelines will serve to enable the Member States to undertake the steps listed below;

– information on estimated long-term energy and green-house gas emission price developments as well as volatility and sensitivity.

The energy and emission performance shall be carried out using the calculation methodology on the basis of this Directive. For the application of the comparative methodology framework by Member States, general conditions, expressed by parameters, shall be laid down at Member State level. The Commission shall issue recommendations to Member States regarding their cost optimality levels and their coherence with the climate trajectories

The comparative methodology framework shall require Member States to:

– define reference buildings that are characterised by and representative of their functionality and geographic location, including indoor and outdoor climate conditions. The reference buildings shall cover residential and non-residential buildings, both new and existing ones;