Since January 1st, 2011, the launching of the diagnostic program of Performance energy or DPE is the object of several criticisms of professionals and private individuals in the field of the real estate. They is to make them conceal that the French administration decided to bring some applicable changes by January 1st, 2012.
Improvements expected by all
In its initial version, the EPD envisaged to make a study on 30 key points for the determination of the energy consumption of a building and the greenhouse gas rate which it emits. However, the professional ones in the field estimated that these points were not sufficient to have powerful diagnostic tools. It even proved that there was a considerable difference between simulations which were made and reality on the ground.
The Minister for Ecology, Sustainable development, Transport and Housing as well as the Secretary of State in charge of housing benefitted from the National council from the habitat to discuss the improvements to bring to the DPE. The discussion and the studies were especially centered on the reliability and the transparency of the tool. It left 30 additional points there to take account in the diagnosis and the new version thus consists of 60 key points. However, its innovations will be applicable only as from the next year, more precisely in January 2012.
Which are the evolutions of the new DPE
Since January 2011, each building which enters within the framework them real transactions must be the object of an announcement of the result of the diagnosis which was made. In these results, there will be especially the degree of energy consumption and the carbon dioxide rate which it gives off. The first change which was noted in this field locates at the level of the texts. The relative law with the DPE actually was amended and was applied to the month of April 2011.
With regard to the evolution of the tool, it is especially based on 6 axes where the first is the improvement of the methods of calculating. That with was especially seen on the level amongst points to analyze who passed from 30 to 60. Then, there is the validation of the software which will be used for the diagnosis, of the competence of the Ministry for Ecology.
The following axis is on the level of the setting in line of the DPE which will allow a better access to information. It is also essential to today include a data sheet whose details will be put in the report. The last but one not is the organization of a continuing education and initial for the diagnostiqueurs. And the last point lies in the control of all the actors concerned with the process.
Reliability of the new DPE
It is especially on the level of reliability that this diagnostic tools were the object of several criticisms. In certain cases, the results of the diagnosis which was undertaken on a housing did not reflect really reality. Therefore it was necessary to guarantee the transparency by improving the essential points contained in the program.
But to guarantee the reliability of the DPE, new ways should have been found, but with access to the tool which will be thus much expensive, because it lies between 100 and 150 euros. |
