The EPBD field implementation started in 2007, based on three decrees published in 2006. The legislation was revised in 2013 to transpose the new requirements of Directive 2010/31/EU. The revision process included contributions from nearly 100 different stakeholder institutions that resulted in the actual revision being aimed at, among other things, the improvement of methodologies and the certification process, based on extensive experience gained over a four-year period.
Additional years have passed since, and after a period of adaptation, the changes have now been adopted by the market. The requirement to display an EPC in property advertisements was a major change that contributed to the increase in the number of EPCs issued monthly. This increase was not only due to changes in legislation; ADENE has developed a strategy to upgrade the National Building Energy Certification System (SCE), and this included the development of a new online platform to issue EPCs, a new EPC layout, a new website and the publication of support documentation and guidelines for experts. The main goal was to realign the SCE with the market needs. During the years 2019 and 2020, the Portuguese government revised the existing legislation in order to adapt it to Directive (EU) 2018/844.
The current focus is on the implementation of the recast Directive (EU) 2024/1275 with a group created for this purpose and coordinated by ADENE.