Sector

Possible mandatory elements

Residential/Tertiary Sector

Obligation to carry out audits at regular intervals (generally buildings above a certain living space/working area) or when sold or rented out

Obligation to carry out audits to obtain a building certificate (e.g. Green Buildings-Label of the EU)

Obligation to inform about the outcome of audits (e.g. building certificates)

Industry

Obligation to carry out audits at regular intervals (generally companies above certain threshold of energy consumption)

Reporting obligations to governmental organisations and communication of audit results to the public (energy consumption reporting, reporting on saving measures, reporting on implemented measures)

Obligation to propose action plans to implement the energy savings measures identified in audits

Obligation to carry out certain types of measures

Obligation to appoint an energy manager

Mandatory certification of auditors

Mandatory comparison to reference values (benchmarking)

Transport

Mandatory obligation to audit vehicle fleets