What is the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)?
The purpose of the EPBD is to promote improvements in energy performance of all buildings including homes, commercial buildings and public buildings. It will do this by informing consumers and enabling them for the first time to take the energy efficiency of a building into consideration in choosing and improving a property. The Directive requires that when buildings (residential and non-residential) are constructed, sold or rented, a Building Energy Rating is provided by the owner to the prospective buyer or tenant, similar to the energy labelling of household appliances.
