Since 2005, there is an energy audit. This audit can help you to do energy savings. The cost of this audit is about 400 to 700 euro. Furthermore, when you do an investment to save energy, you can subtract your taxes till 40% of the total facture (in 2009 and 2010 the maximum was 2,770 euro).
With this audit, you investigate how much energy you use at your house. The results of this audit establish the performance of your heating, isolation of the floors, walls, roof, doors and windows, also the sanitary facilities get measured. As a result of the energy audit, you will know how much and in what way you can save energy. Moreover, you get the technical information to start this saving.
Furthermore, the report gives an estimate of the return of the investment. Therefore, it takes account with the Flemish contributions and the fiscal measures. However, this audit doesn’t oblige you to execute the saving. Accordingly, an energy audit is most of all interesting for families who want to renovate.
Besides, there is also an energy certificate. This isn’t the same as an audit. A certificate is obliged when you sell or let a building. It informs the possible buyers or lessees what the use of energy is. This part influences the price.
In my view, an energy audit can be very interesting. It’s better to know what you can do to save energy, even if it’s more expensive. You have to look at the costs long-term. Moreover, you can subtract a part of the costs in your taxes. This is certainly an amenity.
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An energy audit can be very handful to know which costs you lose at energy. Savings is today something we all think about and in most families is the energy cost the highest expense. I find it also very interesting for fiscal reasons. Our Belgian government gives subventions for instance: when you have a good isolation or use solar panels.
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