The following brochure by dr. Adil Lari describes European and International experience with building energy performance certification. The brochure looks in detail at the legal and practical implementation of a building energy performance certification system according to the Energy Performance Building Directive (EPBD) in 4 EC Member States; United Kingdom (UK), France, Germany and Bulgaria with detailed comments on best practice.

This brochure falls within the UNDP/GEF project Improving the Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings in the Republic of Belarus. The objective of this task is to share international experience and best practices towards developing a legal form and procedure for building energy performance certification, and as applicable, a building energy performance certification mechanism with specific emphasis on the related systems in EU Member States and the possibility to adapt these entirely or partly for conditions in Belarus.