National stakeholder roundtables in the six pilot countries yielded important results on the barriers and facilitators for future implementation of iBRoad2EPC.
A combined total of more than 250 participants overall agreed that iBRoad2EPC is a robust example of a comprehensive renovation passport which offers many advantages:
- a flexible/modular architecture that can be easily adapted to fit different country needs
- a user-friendly issuing platform (the iBRoad2EPC online Assistant) with pre-filled text blocks that can be easily edited by energy experts, making the issuing procedure very easy and time-efficient
- aesthetically pleasant output documents with easy-to-understand graphics and responsive, dynamic design
- potential for interconnection with different platforms, databases and other software tools due to the three approaches developed for integration (API, XML and EXCEL options).
Discussions endorsed the potential of iBRoad2EPC to fulfil the obligations that arise from the 2024 recast of the EPBD, specifically the provisions of Article 12 regarding Renovation Passports.
In countries with a more advanced EPC framework, such as Portugal, new perspectives and links with existing successful tools or platforms are needed to ensure iBRoad2EPC is future-proof. The simplified approach and pre-filled text descriptions of iBRoad2EPC play a very important role in Bulgaria, where the complex methodology for building certification requires a high degree of effort from energy experts and translates into high costs for building owners.
There is willingness of authorities to use iBRoad2EPC for the improvement of their energy efficiency schemes (Bulgaria, Greece, Poland), the integration with existing or planned databases and tools (Greece, Portugal, Romania) and the national transposition of the revised EPBD (Portugal, Romania, Spain).
The report was published in August 2024.
