The Simplified Economic Evaluation Tool (CERtuS SE²T) has been developed under the CERtuS Project with the expectation to become a friendly tool informative tool on financing issues, for building owners that wish to implement a deep energy renovation. CERtuS SE²T could be used in the early stages of building renovation projects, in order to evaluate projects’ is financial sustainability. Furthermore, CERtuS SE²T’ outputs could be used to facilitate the discussion between the building owners and investors, as it gives useful information on potential financing schemes.
CERtuS SE²T requires significant information as inputs, such as the intervention costs, the maintenance expenses, the expected financial performance and loans interest rates. Even so, a detailed study will be always needed in order to proceed in financing.