An original tool for checking energy performance and certification of buildings by means of Artificial Neural Networks

Finally, a Neural Energy Performance Index (N.E.P.I.) was defined, in order to verify the accuracy of the energy certificates; the study reported in this paper shows how the new defined index could be an important tool to identify which energy certificates require controls. A refinement of the Neural Network would allow to minimize the error and to define a N.E.P.I. index that could be used by European public administrations as a tool to perform an initial check of certificates.