Collective Energy Performance Diagnosis (Collective EPR)

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

Any collective residential building whose building permit was filed before 1^er January 2013 must have a collective EPO.

This obligation thus concerns:

• Since the 1^er January 2024, condominiums of more than 200 batches
• Since the 1^er January 2025, condominiums with between 50 and 200 lots
• Since the 1^er January 2026, condominiums of up to 50 lots.

The collective ECD must include the following elements:

• A description of the energy status of the building,
• Indication of the amount of energy consumed or estimated as well as the amount of greenhouse gas emissions of the building,
• An energy label and a climate label ranging from A to G,
• An evaluation of the building's ventilation and ventilation conditions,
• 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 steps:

1. The syndic of condominium must first register to the agenda of the general meeting of co-owners the decision to carry out the collective EPR and the question of the choice of the provider. This resolution must be voted on at the majority of votes cast by the co-owners present and represented (simple majority of article 24).
2. Once the collective EPO has been approved and the professional chosen, the trustee must provide the following at his or her expense:
   
   • a description of the collective heating, cooling, domestic hot water or ventilation system and how it is managed and how the costs associated with the energy consumption of this equipment are allocated,
   
   
   • any documents at its disposal providing information on the relevant characteristics of other collective devices (external envelope, roof, floors, ceilings and internal partitions leading to unheated premises) having an impact on energy consumption, in particular the dates and descriptions of the thermal insulation work carried out, the related invoices and the technical diagnoses carried out.
3. The diagnoser then goes on site to carry out the energy performance diagnosis of the building. It carries out 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 professional draws up the diagnostic report which he forwards to the trustee and theThe Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe).
4. The syndic of co-ownership finally inscribed on the agenda of the general meeting of the co-owners which follows the completion of the collective EPR, its presentation.
   It 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 multi-annual work plan on the agenda for energy saving work.

The collective EPD must be established by a diagnoser. This professional must comply with certain conditions:

• Independence and impartiality : it must not have any link that could undermine its impartiality and independence, neither with the owner or his agent nor with the trustee, nor with a company that can carry out work on the works, installations or equipment for which they are asked to establish the collective EPD
• Skills, organization and means : it must have a certificate of competence issued by a certifying body approved by the French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC). This certificate guarantees that it meets the requirements of a specific competency framework.
• Insurance : he must take out professional liability insurance

To find a diagnoser that meets these conditions, it is possible to consult the Directory of Certified Real Estate Diagnosers:

Find a Certified Real Estate Diagnoser

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

It is also annexed to maintenance log from the building.

The collective DPE has a validity period of 10 years. It must therefore be renewed or updated every 10 years except where a diagnosis, made after 1^er July 2021, establishes that the building belongs to energy class A, B or C.

According to the Agency for Ecological Transition (Ademe), the price of a collective EPR 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 have the obligation to carry out a collective DPE cannot benefit from financial aid.

The law does not provide for any penalty in the event of non-performance of a collective DPE, non-subscription to an energy performance contract or the absence of an energy saving work plan, provided that a discussion of principle has indeed taken place and that an issue has indeed been put on the agenda of the general meeting.

However, in the event that a landlord suffers damage (for example, the impossibility of renting or selling his apartment) due to a poor energy classification of his housing resulting from common areas or collective equipment, the liability of the syndicate of co-owners may be engaged.