Collective Energy Performance Diagnostic (Collective EPR)

The collective EPD is a building energy assessment tool. Its main purpose is to estimate the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission rate a collective building. Its objective is to inform co-owners about the energy performance and environmental impact of their building.

Any multi-unit dwelling that has a building permit filed before 1^er January 2013 must have a collective EPD.

This obligation thus concerns:

• Since 1^er january 2024, single-family buildings and condominiums of more than 200 lots,
• Since 1^er january 2025, condominiums containing between 50 and 200 lots.

The collective EPD will also become mandatory from 1^er january 2026 for co-properties of up to 50 lots.

The collective EPD shall include the following elements:

• A description of the energy status of the building,
• The amount of energy consumed or estimated and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from the building,
• An energy label and a climate label ranging from A to G,
• An assessment of the ventilation and ventilation conditions of the building,
• Recommendations for work to improve the energy performance of the building and an estimate of their cost.

The realization of a collective EPD is carried out in several stages:

1. The condominium trustee must first sign up for the agenda of the general meeting of the co-owners the decision to carry out the collective EPD and the question of the choice of the provider. This resolution should be voted on by the majority of votes cast by the co-owners present and represented (simple majority) Article 24).
2. Once the group POE has been approved and the professional has been selected, the trustee must provide, at his or her expense:
   
   • a description of the collective heating, cooling, domestic hot-water or ventilation system and its management and the cost allocation for energy consumption of such equipment,
   
   
   • any document at its disposal providing information on the relevant characteristics of other collective devices (outer casing, roof, floors, ceilings and internal partitions opening onto unheated premises) having an impact on energy consumption, in particular the dates and descriptions of the thermal insulation work carried out, the invoices relating thereto and the technical diagnoses carried out.
3. The diagnoser then goes on site to carry out the energy performance diagnosis of the building. It conducts on-site surveys by visiting all the dwellings in the building or on the basis of a sample of dwellings, and then analyzes the information collected using specific software.
   The trader shall draw up the diagnostic report which he shall forward to the liquidator and to theThe Agency for the Ecological Transition (Ademe)
4. The condominium trustee is finally on the agenda of the general meeting of the condominiums which follows the realization of the collective EPD, its presentation.
   He must also ask the co-owners about the implementation of an energy saving work plan or an energy performance contract, unless there is a draft multiannual work plan on the agenda for energy saving work.

The collective EPD must be established by a diagnoser. The trader must meet certain conditions:

• Independence and impartiality : it must not have any link liable to impair its impartiality and independence, neither with the owner or his representative nor with the liquidator, nor with a company capable of carrying out work on the works, installations or equipment for which they are required to draw up the collective EPD
• Skills, organization and resources : it must have a certificate of competence issued by a certifying body approved by the French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC). This certificate ensures that it meets the requirements of a specific competency repository.
• Insurance : he must take out professional liability insurance

To find a diagnoser that meets these conditions, you can consult the Directory of Certified Real Estate Diagnostics:

Find a Certified Real Estate Diagnoser

The collective EPD is made available to the co-owners by the co-ownership trustee.

It shall also be annexed to the maintenance book of the building.

The collective EPD is valid for 10 years. It must therefore be renewed or updated every 10 years except when a diagnosis is made after 1^er July 2021, establishes that the building belongs to energy class A, B or C.

According to the Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe), the price of a collective EPD varies between €1,000 and €5,000. This price depends in particular on the size of the condominium, the number of lots, the location of the residence, the technical characteristics of the building and the heating system used.

No, condominiums that are required to carry out a collective EDP are not eligible for financial support.

The law does not provide for any penalty in case of non-performance of a collective EPD, non-subscription to an energy performance contract or lack of an energy saving work plan, once a discussion of principle has taken place and an issue has been brought on the agenda of the general assembly.

However, in the event that a landlord suffers harm (for example, the impossibility of renting or selling his apartment) because of a poor energy classification of his home resulting from the common areas or the collective facilities, the union of the co-owners may be liable.