Summary
How do you become an BEP (building energy performance) certifier of existing residential 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), located at
The Order of the Walloon Government of 15 May 2014 regulates the certification of existing residential units 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 (consisting of oral and written tests), which are organised by approved training centres.
They submit an application for accreditation to the administration using the form.
In detail
Natural persons may be accredited as BEP certifiers of existing residential buildings if they meet the following conditions:
- 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;
- not have 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 existing residential buildings if it has, among its staff or collaborators, at least one accredited BEP certifier of existing residential buildings bound to the entity by an agreement.
The accreditation application file 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.
Training courses are organised by approved training centres and are held throughout the Walloon Region.
The dates and locations of the training courses are specified and listed here.
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. The administration will set out the practical arrangements for organising the training and, where applicable, the examinations.
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.
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.
