Minutes of 3rd Set of Meetings of Northern, Western, Central, Southwestern and Southeastern Regional Exploitation Boards (REBs)
Creators: name: Zenz, Nikolaus
name: Frick, David
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The Regional Exploitation Boards (REBs) represent an important pillar of ePANACEA. The project aims to establish a fluent dialogue with different European stakeholders with special focus on national/regional policy makers and certification bodies, which are directly involved in the implementation of the different EPC schemes and are responsible for energy regulations development in their own regions/countries. Therefore, the REBs are composed of these important regional European stakeholders, as well as consumer associations, building products manufacture associations, professional associations, etc. The dialogue is moderated by the ePANACEA project partners. This document summarizes the content of the third five Regional Exploitation Board meetings which took place in May 2023. In total, 41 different and highly relevant stakeholders from 15 different countries primarily discussed the topics during the five online sessions.
The third round of Regional Exploitation Board meetings was comprehensive and covered several important topics and objectives. This presentation provided an overview of the methods and highlighted their respective features. The meeting then focused on discussing the differences between these methods, likely utilizing a decision matrix to emphasize their distinguishing characteristics. The testing procedure and the results obtained were also presented, which is crucial for assessing the effectiveness and reliability of the methods.
Another significant aspect of the meeting was the exploration of the future market perspective of the ePANACEA methods. This discussion aimed to evaluate the potential impact and viability of these methods in the energy performance market. Understanding their market potential will assist in making informed decisions and strategies for further development and adoption.
The meeting agenda also included a crucial emphasis on designing the new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) while considering insights from an end-user perspective. The goal is to create a user-friendly and informative EPC that aligns with the expectations of end-users. By incorporating their perspectives and needs, the aim is to enhance the overall usability and effectiveness of the EPC.
In addition, an interactive session using the Poll-Everywhere platform was conducted to gather insights on building renovation passports and building logbooks initiatives across European countries. This participatory approach ensured a diverse range of perspectives were considered and facilitated benchmarking with other European initiatives.
Furthermore, the agenda addressed the linkages to other initiatives and upcoming projects, with a specific emphasis on the final conference. The conference provides an opportunity to connect with other relevant projects, share knowledge and experiences, and foster collaborations that can contribute to the advancement of energy performance practices.
It is highlighted that this document provides an evaluation on different subjective opinions from several experts from different member states. The conclusions summarize valuable feedback for the upcoming project activities related to the ePANACEA methodology development.