With a specific emphasis on building assessment and certification, TIMEPAC platform equips individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills to evaluate and certify building energy performance. Through a range of specialised webinars, courses, and resources, the TIMEPAC Academy empowers professionals to play a pivotal role in advancing energy efficiency and sustainability within the built environment.

The upcoming recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) outlines a pathway to achieve a decarbonised building stock by 2050. One of its objectives is that new buildings achieve zero-emission status by 2030, compelling Member States to develop national plans for reducing primary energy consumption. In this context, energy performance certificates (EPCs) can play an instrumental role in assessing building performance and implementing large-scale rehabilitation programmes.

During this webinar, it will be explored the potential of utilising open data from EPCs in Catalonia to enhance their effectiveness as tools for building renovation. It will delve into how the TIMEPAC project has analysed information from this registry, identifying unreliable data and grouping buildings based on characteristics such as climatic zone, use, and year of construction to create representative archetypes of the building stock. 

In the absence of data on all buildings, these archetypes serve as a valuable tool to extrapolate their characteristics to the building stock. This enables the assessment of the impact of large-scale rehabilitation measures, ensuring compliance with the EPBD objectives. Additionally, the integration of EPC databases with other sources can facilitate a comprehensive analysis of the built environment, complementing EPC data with information such as population statistics, renewable energy production, transport networks, and public amenities. Insights about this integration will also be provided during the sessions.