ᐅ Energy Certificate: Performance Certificate or Consumption Certificate?

Hello,
I would like to sell a house (built in 1938, gas heating from the 1990s) and have a question for you!
There are so many different certificates online, and I’m a bit confused :-)

Do I need an energy demand certificate, an energy consumption certificate, or an energy performance certificate???

I spoke with an architect earlier who said that the "cheap one from the internet" would be enough, starting at 29€!

Maybe you can help me out.

Thank you very much

Best regards,
Marc

You need an energy performance certificate.
The suggestion to use a consumption-based certificate is correct, as it is considerably easier to produce and therefore less expensive. The basis for creating it includes some data about the property as well as the actual energy consumption over the last three years, if I remember correctly.

Thank you very much for the quick response,
so online there is an energy performance certificate starting at 36€ (about $38),
somehow I don’t feel confident about that because it seems too cheap.

Requirements for the consumption-based energy performance certificate
Property owners must prove the energy performance of their buildings with an energy performance certificate. This document provides information about the energy efficiency of the building and is an important decision-making aid for potential tenants and buyers. The energy certificate allows for estimating the expected energy costs of the property. Two methods can be used to issue an energy certificate: demand-based and consumption-based calculation of energy values. An energy certificate based on consumption is called a consumption-based certificate, while one issued based on demand is referred to as a demand-based certificate.

In principle, any owner can have a demand-based certificate prepared for their building. Costs: depending on effort, 500 euros or more. The consumption-based energy certificate is often the cheaper option, with prices between 25 and 100 euros. However, a consumption-based certificate is not always permitted. The following conditions must be met:

• The building must contain at least five apartments.

or

• A building permit / planning permission was applied for after November 1, 1977.

or

• The building was constructed or retrofitted according to the first thermal insulation regulation of 1977.

This means: if the property has fewer than five apartments and the building permit was applied for before the cutoff date of November 1, 1977, the more expensive demand-based certificate is mandatory. An exception applies to buildings that were modernized according to the first thermal insulation regulation from 1977 or already met the requirements when completed.

For non-residential buildings, mostly commercial properties, either a consumption-based or a demand-based energy certificate can be issued.

Because it’s clear what you need. I don’t have the details regarding construction years or any completed renovations in mind (ask your service provider who will prepare the certificate for the details).

I am uncertain because the architect I told the construction year to (who knows the house) told me that the basic energy certificate would be sufficient.

The construction year 1938 is before 1977 😕

And here it says now:
This means: If the property has fewer than five residential units and the building permit / planning permission was applied for before the cutoff date of November 1, 1977, then the more comprehensive energy performance certificate is mandatory. There is an exception for buildings that have been renovated according to the first thermal insulation regulations from 1977 or that already met the requirements at the time of completion.