At the present moment, in Spain, a similar certificate is required only for new buildings and housings or big renovations but Europe will require it for every building and housing and not only from property developers but from any owner.
WHAT IS IT?
A certificate recognised by the State or a legal person designated
by it, which includes the energy performance of a building.
Every building will have a label (similar to those already used for electrical appliances) and it will receive some advice in order to get a better energy performance.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
In Italy ( where this certifícate is already required), it´s about 250 euros
( for a building of 100 m2)
WHO WILL HAVE TO GET AND PAY IT?
The owner of the building
HOW LONG WILL IT BE VALID?
Ten years
WHEN WILL IT BE COMPULSORY?
Possibly from June 2013
Excluded buildings
Buildings and monuments officially protected as part of a
designated environment or because of their special architectural
or historic merit, where compliance with the requirements
would unacceptably alter their character or appearance; buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities; temporary buildings with a planned time of use of two years or less, industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand and nonresidential agricultural buildings which are in use by a sector covered by a national sectoral agreement on energy performance; residential buildings which are intended to be used less than four months of the year and stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50 m2.
If you need more information on this, we have an authorised engineer among the members of our team who can assist you with questions, please email us web@costaluzlawyers.es
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"Sacristia", Tarifa, Cadiz, South of Spain, by Chodaboy, at flickr.com