FAQ

The Ministry of the Economy regularly checks the calculations. The experts concerned can therefore be reported to the Ministry of the Economy or to Klima-Agence.

The deviations must be documented and the main contractor must be notified of them. The municipality has the right to request additional calculations and/or documentation. The "as built” EPC indicates whether the minimum requirements have been met despite the deviations once the building is completed. As with any non-compliance with the building permit, the municipality can demand that the construction work required to ensure compliance with the EPC be carried out during the construction period and call the police if necessary.

The municipality has the right to request the "as built" EPC from the main contractor. Other measures may also be envisaged, for example the introduction of a deposit system. According to one Grand Ducal Regulation, municipalities even have the possibility of prosecuting the main contractor (sanctions enshrined in the Law of 5 August 1993 on the rational use of energy, as amended).

The municipality can itself decide on the consequences to be imposed on the main contractor/planner/construction company in the event of a breach of the legal requirements. In principle, a breach of these obligations can be treated in the same way as a breach of the distance rules or surface area coefficients.