Just: If I had already known back then that KFW70 is a phased-out model and would become the standard in 2016, I would very likely have built KFW55 alone because of the market/resale value.
Hello Thorsten,
I just stumbled upon this post.
Do you really think that anyone will still care in 20-30 years about which energy standard the building was constructed to?
I think this question will (as it is currently) not be asked and will not strongly affect the price achievable for the property.
Let’s take a look at the current situation on the (used) real estate market.
In areas with medium/high demand, offers of well-maintained used properties usually sell without any problems. Anyone who buys such a property knows that they have to plan X amount for renovation/refurbishment (primarily for the heating system, which no longer meets the state of the art). In such conversations, at most the question about the type of heating (oil or gas) comes up.
In my opinion, it will be similar in 20-30 years. Maybe there will be the question of gas or heat pump. But since today’s gas heating/heat pumps will no longer meet the technical standard of the time, a replacement will be planned by the buyer from the outset.
And honestly – if I show the energy certificate in 30 years, the interested buyer probably won’t know how to read it and even less how to assess it. Not to mention that he might also not know which energy saving ordinance was valid in the year of construction and how he would have to extrapolate this to the current standard.