Summary
How do you become an BEP (building energy performance) certifier of public buildings in the Walloon Region?
To do this, accreditation must be obtained from Wallonia Public Service (WPS) Energy’s Sustainable Buildings Directorate (Direction des bâtiments durables).
The Order of the Walloon Government of 15 May 2014 regulates the certification of public buildings and the accreditation of the various parties involved: BEP certifiers and training centres.
In order to obtain their accreditation, candidate certifiers must complete training and pass an examination, which are organised by approved training centres.
Applicants for accreditation must submit an application to the administration using the form made available to them.
In detail
Candidates who meet the following conditions may be approved as BEP certifiers of public buildings:
- hold a degree in architecture, architectural engineering, civil engineering, bioengineering, industrial engineering, construction or any other higher education degree attesting to training that includes the energy aspects of buildings, or provide evidence of at least two years’ experience in the energy aspects of buildings*;
- have not been subject, within the three years prior to submitting an application for accreditation, to a decision to withdraw accreditation;
- have completed the training and passed the examination.
A legal entity may also be accredited as an BEP certifier of public buildings if it has, among its staff or collaborators, at least one accredited BEP certifier of public buildings bound to the entity by an agreement.
* For candidates applying for accreditation as an internal certifier: the energy manager certificate obtained as part of the training programme organised by the Walloon Region is considered equivalent to at least two years’ relevant experience in the energy aspects of buildings, provided that the candidate works for a public authority.
Applications for approval must be submitted to the administration using the form, duly completed and signed:
- by post to the address specified on the form (original version of the handwritten signed form);
- by email to the address specified on the form (with an attachment in PDF format containing a copy of the signed handwritten form or the digitally signed form); or
- via Mon Espace.
Within 10 days of receiving the form, the administration will send the applicant an acknowledgement of receipt. After reviewing the application, the administration will authorise the candidate to register for the training course and examination organised by an approved training centre. It will outline the practical arrangements for organising this training and the examination.
At the end of the training and examination and after the administration has received the report on the training and examination session from the approved training centre, the Minister will accredit the candidates who have taken the training and passed the examination.
Applicants will be notified of the accreditation within 40 days of receipt of the report on the training session. This notification will include the accreditation number of the accredited natural person and the arrangements for accessing the official database.
The dates and locations of the training courses are specified and provided on the ‘2026 Training for BEP certification of public buildings’ pages.
- November 28, 2013 - Decree on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- May 15, 2014 - Walloon Government Order implementing the Decree of November 28, 2013, on the energy performance of buildings
- DIRECTIVE 2010/31/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (recast)
- October 1, 2018 - Ministerial Order Regarding the Content and Procedures for Updating the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for Public Buildings
- October 1, 2018 - Ministerial Order regarding the content and procedures for participation in and organization of the training and examination of candidates for certification as energy performance certifiers for public buildings
Send the Inspector General the reasons for your dissatisfaction, at the following address:
Service public de Wallonie
Département de l'Énergie et du Bâtiment durable
Monsieur l’Inspecteur général
Rue des Brigades d’Irlande, 1
5100 Jambes
If you are still dissatisfied after having taken these preliminary steps, you can lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman of Wallonia and the French Community.
Rue Lucien Namèche, 54 à 5000 Namur
Tél. gratuit : 0800 19 199
www.le-mediateur.be
