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Next Generation Energy

Performance Certificates cluster

Next Generation Energy Performance Certificates cluster
2019 2020 2021 2022

These projects have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe research and innovation programmes. The European Union is not liable for any use
that may be made of the information contained in the documents prepared by the projects’ consortia, which are merely representing the authors’ view.
These projects have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 and Horizon
Europe research and innovation programmes. The European Union is not liable for any
use that may be made of the information contained in this document, which is merely
representing the authors’ view."

Next Gen EPC cluster – Next Generation Energy Performance Certificates cluster

The Next Generation Energy allowing an open co-creation process piece of the EPBD being linked to
Performance Certificates cluster of maximizing quality, relevance, utility all the other policy instruments
sister projects funded by the Horizon and effectiveness while avoiding (e.g. SRI, Digital Building Logbooks,
2020 and Horizon Europe research reinventing the wheel and ensure a Renovation Roadmaps & Passports,
and innovation programmes gathers coordinated and convergent approach. Level(s)…) and soon to be used as
13 projects that started their activities This approach empowers decision reference for financing building
in 4 successive generations: makers at both EU and Member State performance activities. Thus, they
• 2019: QualDeEPC, U-CERT & levels and the overall EPBD related withhold the highest potential to
X-tendo stakeholder community to swiftly ensure an EPB coherence framework
• 2020: D^2EPC, E-DYCE, leverage the emerging results of this for all instruments to flawlessly work
ePANACEA, EPC RECAST family of projects for the continuous together. Together the Next Gen EPC
• 2021: crossCert, EUB Super Hub, EPBD transposition, implementation cluster sister projects greatly support
iBRoad2EPC, TIMEPAC and monitoring process and the way the digital and green transformation
• 2022: CHRONICLE, SmartLivingEPC the package of policy instruments are of the EU’s building stock which in
meaningfully weaved together. turn will enable and facilitate to arrive
The main mantra of the Next Gen by 2050 at healthy, safe, efficient,
EPC cluster is going farther together Energy performance certificates flexible and zero-emission buildings
as opposed to going fast alone for (EPCs) are becoming the centre for the people. l

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