What is the energy certificate for?

Šime Unić
Why is the energy performance certificate important?

If you are interested in real estate in any form, whether you intend to sell it or shopping, sooner or later you will surely come across the term energy certificate. It is actually a rather important document that shows the interested parties the energy properties of the building, and without it it is practically impossible to conclude the business of buying and selling real estate.

In fact, without an energy certificate, the object cannot even get a use permit!

Therefore, if you are interested in any business or real estate investment, you simply must know at least the basics about energy certification and about what exactly he shows you. You are in the right place for that! So let's start with the basics!


What is an energy certificate?

As we said before, the energy certificate is a document dealing with the energy properties of a building. In other words, it allows you to see how much heat your building consumes depending on the quality of the woodwork, the heating system and, perhaps most importantly, the walls. The exterior of the property therefore plays a big role.

of central heating, which can greatly affect the way negotiations are conducted around the purchase or even prevent the sale completely.

It should be noted that practically every residential building or house today is bold;">mandatory to have its own energy certificate, and for new buildings it is also a condition for issuing a use permit. Also, without it, it is not possible to buy or sell real estate, nor to rent, lease or rent them.

In short, any residential building without its energy certificate is incomplete.


How to get an energy certificate?

The energy certificate can be issued to you by authorized person, and most often these are engineers who are specialized in such activity. The price of the certificate will depend on the size and type of space for which it is issued, so it is not the same whether it is a smaller apartment in a residential building or a larger house outside the city with given that certain measurements will need to be made for each space.

In general, however, you can count on around 500 kuna for smaller ones and up to 1,000 kuna for larger houses and apartments, while for extremely large buildings a special price negotiation may be necessary. It is not bad to know that the production of energy certificates can sometimes be found at a lower price on portals specialized in group shopping.

It should be noted that in Croatia are prescribed by law fines for property owners without an energy certificate and they can range up to HRK 150,000, which means that complying with the regulations is also smart from a financial point of view sides.

Once an authorized expert issues you your energy certificate, that document will be valid ten years, after which it will be necessary to create a new one.

how to get an energy certificate


Energy classes

"font-weight: bold;">energy classes from A+ to G. On that label, which you receive with your energy certificate, it will be indicated which class the building in question belongs to, and keep in mind that G class is the lowest, and A+ the highest (most efficient) energy class, which can be easily deduced from the colors they are marked with (A+ is dark green, while G is dark red).

Now, what exactly does the energy class depend on? Simply, energy consumption is measured in kWh (m2a), so it will be A+ class include buildings that 15 kWh or less, while the worst, G class include buildings that consume over 250 kWh (m2a).

take to ensure more efficient energy consumption and possibly reach a higher energy class.

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What can affect the energy class of your property?

expert. Some of the factors can be:

  • external building envelope: what are the walls made of, is there thermal insulation and to what extent, etc.
  • quality of carpentry, mostly windows: what material are they made of, what kind of glass do they have...
  • is there a basement building
  • performance of floors and < span style="font-weight: bold;">ceilings (type and amount of insulation)
  • system of heating space and water
  • use of renewable sources of energy
  • age of the building
  • orientation aperture and many other.

As you can see, creating an energy certificate and placing the property in the appropriate energy class is not very quick and easy job. A lot of this will need to be verified, so expect to have to wait at least a few days, and possibly weeks, for your certificate, depending on how complex the building is.


Find an energy efficient property

If you are looking for a property with high energy class, you will also be interested in the fact that its location can also affect it. Due to the warm climate and plenty of sunshine throughout the year, Dalmatia is the perfect choice if you are looking for your new apartment< /span>, house or cottage. In that case, Terra Dalmatica will always offer you the best choice.

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