The energy consultation

Old housing stock is responsible for a considerable proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. Home renovations are a way to limit them, while reducing your energy bills and improving comfort. Such work comes at a cost, though, which government subsidies (the new Klimabonus scheme) can help mitigate. But before you can access them, an energy audit of your home must be carried out: an energy consultation with a consultancy firm approved by the Klima-Agence.

An energy consultation is an energy audit of your home carried out by a consultancy firm approved by the Klima-Agence, which will allow you to make savings and make your energy profitable. A comprehensive file is compiled, including proposals for possible energy improvements, detailing different renovation stages. This information is sent to the centralised service responsible for allocating Klimabonus subsidies, and an agreement in principle to obtain them is requested. The file compiled by the energy consultant also includes checks on the compliance of the quote and materials used, as well as monitoring of the work. Once the work has been completed, the actual application for the Klimabonus subsidies is submitted to the centralised service. This is therefore an essential step in obtaining grants as part of an energy retrofitting project.

The price of an energy consultation varies depending on the options chosen. To complete the compulsory steps of an energy consultation, the cost is around EUR 3,400 (incl. VAT). With some optional extras, this cost may increase to EUR 4,000 (incl. VAT). Please note, however, that some of this cost may be subsidised by a KlimaBonus grant. For a single-family home, this grant is around EUR 1,000.