Energy Certification

House Energy Certification is a certificate that documents the house’s energy efficiency, evaluated and certified by an ADENE licensed professional.

After visiting the house, the licensed professional makes the appropriate calculations he will then introduce to the Buildings Energy Certification and Inside Quality Air National System platform.

The level of energy efficiency attributed to the house is determined by the building characteristics (walls, roofs, floors and windows), eventual equipment associated to indoor air conditioning (air ventilation systems, indoor environment heating and cooling systems) and to the water heating system, as well as any renewable energy sources that the home may have.

Other items contributing for the level of energy efficiency are location and year of construction, type of house (townhouse, detached house or apartment), floor of the building.

After the evaluation and certification of the house, the house owner receives an Energy Efficiency Certificate than can span from A+ (very efficient) to F (very low efficiency).

This certificate is issued by our team members who are dully authorized and licensed by ADENE (Portuguese Energy Agency). The certificate has all the information about the energy consumption of the air conditioning and water heating systems. It can include suggestions of procedures to improve and reduce energy consumption, like the installation of double glass windows or wall isolation reinforcement. It can also mention tax benefits and access to credit options, if applicable.

“Energy Evaluation” – detailed evaluation of the use of energy in a house or building, in order to identify the different energy vectors and to identify the energy consumption. It can include, amongst others, identification of the surrounding area and the technical systems used, identification of the type of usage, quantification, monitoring and dynamic simulation of the energy consumption.

Licensed Specialist or “PQ” – a professional qualified and licensed to perform energy certification, according to Portuguese law Lei n.º 58/2013, de 20 de agosto;

Pre-certificate – A SCE certificate for new buildings or new independent floors of a building, as well as buildings or independent floors of a building undergoing large renovations, issued while still in its project designing phase.

Obligations of our licensed qualified specialists:

1. Make the energy evaluation of the buildings to be certified by SCE, without compromising indoor air quality;
2. Identify and evaluate, in the houses to be certified, opportunities for improving energy efficiency and make recommendations, recording these in the pre-certificate or certificate issued and in all complementary documentation
3. Issue the pre-certificate and the final certificate
4. Cooperate in the procedures of SCE quality verification
5. Verify and submit to SCE an energy efficiency plan

An Energy Certificate is mandatory to all new and old buildings, from the moment they are marketed for selling or renting by their owners or real estate intermediaries.

This certificate must be presented when a mortgage, sale or rent deed is signed, proving the information publicized from the beginning about the level of energy efficiency of the home. Buildings undergoing renovations worth more than 25% of their value, must also request the issuance of an Energy Certificate.

Energy Certificate is mandatory for:

• New buildings (a)
• existing buildings undergoing major renovations and rehabilitation, in its surroundings and/or technical structures, worth more than 25% of the building’s value, according to its own set of regulations (a)
• existing buildings for commercial purposes with an indoor floor area of 1000 m2, or 500 m2 if it is a shopping mall, supermarket or indoor swimming pool (b)
• public owned buildings with an indoor floor area over 250 m2 and that are used by a public institution and opened to the public (b)
• sale or rental contract deeds, where the propriety owner has to show the energy certificate to the potential buyer or tenant.

Building owners must exhibit their energy certificate in a visible place at the entrance of the following buildings:

• Commercial buildings with more than 250 m2 mentioned in (a)
• Buildings mentioned in (b)

According to current legislation, a fine of 250 to 3740 euros is applicable to those advertising the sale or rental of a hhouse without the corresponding energy certificate. For company owned buildings, the fine can go from 2500 to 44.890 euros.

5 steps for getting na Energy Certificate:

1^st – place a request by telephone (215 873 741 | 967 389 269) or by email geral@ambiosfera.com

Our qualified staff are licensed by ADENE. We have licensed staff both in mainland Portugal as well as the Portuguese islands.

2^nd – Before our licensed specialist visit, put together all the documentation of the house. Ambiosfera can tell you all the necessary documents. Reviewing this documentation will allow for a more accurate and realistic evaluation of your house. You may check all the information needed here.

3^rd – verify our licensed specialist identification and facilitate his access to all rooms of your house. A visit from our licensed specialist is mandatory and allows for gathering detailed information and the correct profiling of your house.

4th – Be part of the all process of certification and evaluate, with our specialist, possible improving measures.  Clarify any doubts with our specialist and inquire about how to improve your house and apply for all benefits possible.

5^th – if you wish, you may request a first draft of your certificate and check all the information on the document. Before issuing your final Energy Certificate, our specialist can give you a non-binding copy for your certificate allowing you to verify if all the information is according to what was mentioned in the visit to your house.

Now, you can benefit from all the advantages of holding an Energy Certificate of your house.

“it’s a way to know your house better, reduce energy related costs and improve your well-being. With a more efficient energy consumption, your house becomes more valuable not only to you, but also in the real estate market.”

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Energy Certification gives the Portuguese an evaluation and validation tool independent of the energy performance of their homes, as well as the identification of opportunities for improvement, that can be used to make their homes more energy efficient, generating savings in their energy bill and making their lives healthier and more comfortable.

Energy Certification gives information to the buyer or new tenant about the energy efficiency of their new house. Aspects like house insolation, construction materials used, efficiency of existing air and water systems, renewable energy system, and their possible energy consumption and CO2 emissions, become available to everyone.

By certifying your house, you avoid possible applicable fines for nonconformity.

Expiration date for Energy Certificates:

• Home buildings – 10 years
• Small comercial buildings – 10 years
• Large commercial buildings – 6 years, for SCE certificates issued before april 30, 2015
• Large commercial buildings – 8 years, for SCE certificates issued after april 30, 2015

Aditional Expiration dates:

• Unfinished buildings – 1 year (extendable by request to ADENE);
• Existing commercial buildings without an updated maintenance plan – 1 year (non extendable)
• Existing commercial buildings with a Energy Consumption Plan – 6 years, for SCE certificates issued before april 30, 2015
• Existing commercial buildings with a Energy Consumption Plan – 8 years, for SCE certificates issued after april 30, 2015
• Vacant commercial building, for sale or lease – 1 year (extendable by request to ADENE)

Document valid for 10 years for home buildings and small commercial buildings. For large commercial buildings the expiration date is as follows:

• – 6 years, for SCE certificates issued before april 30, 2015
• – 8 years, for SCE certificates issued after april 30, 2015

For Energy Certification of most buildings, apartment units and houses, the following documents are needed:

• Copy of the building plants
• Home owners property tax document
• Home owners registration document
• Technical house profile document (stating construction materials used, existing air and water systems).

You may find a complete list from ADENE here :Listagem de documentação