What is an energy performance certificate?
Energy performance is evaluated by taking into account the energy consumption of the buildings, such as the heating and cooling systems and the level of greenhouse gas emissions. Then, energy consumption classification is made with one of the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G. A refers to the most efficient and G refers to the most inefficient energy consumption class.
The higher the energy class of your building, the more energy savings will be. Your certificate is valid for 10 years as long as there is no change in your building. After 10 years, you have to renew it.
It is possible to make an EKB inquiry on the Energy Performance Certificate Inquiry page of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization at turkiye.gov.tr, also known as e-devlet.
Is energy performance certificate mandatory?
According to the Energy Efficiency Law No. 5627, residential buildings are required to obtain an Energy Identity Certificate as of January 2020. After this date, it will not be possible to carry out purchase, sale and rental transactions for structures that do not receive EKB.
Buildings that have a construction permit before January 2011 are required to obtain an energy consumption class certificate between A and G. However, buildings constructed after 2011 must be in category C of Energy Performance Certificates.
Energy Identity Certificate and Exterior Renovation
In buildings that want to have exterior renovations, it is more appropriate to apply for an Energy Identity Certificate after the building renovation is completed. The energy efficiency of the building, after reconstruction, will improve. Because of this, many Exterior companies include the issuance of this document in their price and services.