BAFA Energy Consulting for Munich, the Five Lakes region and Upper Bavaria

The "Energy Consulting for Residential Buildings" programme — EBW for short — is a federal funding scheme administered by the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). It is aimed at owners of single-family, two-family and multi-family homes who want a structured overview of the energy condition of their building and the most sensible renovation steps. The federal government subsidises the consultation on a pro rata basis because qualified energy consulting experience-based leads to more economical renovation decisions — but funding is only granted if the energy consultant carrying out the work is listed on the dena expert register for federal energy efficiency funding.

In the vast majority of cases, the central outcome of the BAFA consultation is an individual renovation roadmap (iSFP). This standardised document not only shows the current state of your building — thermal bridges, U-values, heating technology, ventilation, hot water, consumption — but also describes a consistent renovation strategy. You see which measures make economic sense in which order, how energy consumption develops and which funding programmes match. The iSFP therefore differs significantly from a pure consumption- or demand-based energy certificate: it is an action guide, not an assessment document.

The funding runs directly through the energy consultant. We submit the application in your name with our consultant number, the BAFA approves — and after the consultation has been completed, the subsidy flows to you as the owner. Important: the exact funding rates change occasionally because the BAFA regularly adjusts its guidelines and federal budget decisions are taken into account. We clarify the currently valid rates and maximum amounts transparently for your specific property in the initial consultation — including an honest assessment of when the funding application should ideally be submitted if a change in guidelines is foreseeable.

Many online providers advertise "BAFA energy consulting within 48 hours" and work exclusively with questionnaires, photos and standard assumptions. While this is formally permitted under the guidelines, it has one decisive disadvantage: the consultant never sees the building. Thermal bridges at the roof connection, actual component thicknesses, earlier undocumented renovations, the real condition of the heating system, weak points in the building physics, moisture damage hidden behind furniture, suspended ceilings or mixed masonry — all of this can only be roughly estimated from photos and forms. For renovation decisions involving five- or six-figure sums, this fuzziness is a real problem.

We do things differently. An on-site appointment with you usually takes 3 to 4 hours, longer for larger multi-family buildings. We take measurements, check connection details, look into the boiler room, talk to you about your heating behaviour over the past years, scrutinise consumption data and document what is actually installed — not what old plans show. The result: the recommendations in the iSFP are more reliable, the economic calculation more precise, and you will not later invest in measures that miss the mark for your building.

On top of that comes our regional focus: enbe has two offices — Grünwald in the south of Munich and Utting am Ammersee — and we are continuously on the move in Munich, the Five Lakes region and the surrounding Upper Bavarian districts. This makes on-site appointments easy to schedule, even at short notice, and we can arrange a second appointment if the first visit reveals that further components need to be opened up or additional rooms recorded. If you are looking for a consultant who actually knows your building rather than just your form entries — you are in the right place.

Marc Strassner, owner of enbe Energieberatung GmbH, is listed on the dena expert register for federal energy efficiency funding. This listing is the formal prerequisite for an energy consultation to be eligible for BAFA funding — and at the same time the prerequisite for KfW construction supervision and for the specialist confirmation for the § 35c tax bonus. We use these listings consistently across all consulting formats, so that you have a single point of contact for BAFA energy consulting, subsequent KfW funding or tax-related claims.

Methodologically, we work with industry-standard balancing software (including Hottgenroth) and with standardised survey and data capture tools. The result is a report that not only complies with the BAFA requirements but is also accepted by banks, the KfW and tax advisors. "Bankable" is not a marketing word here, but describes how structured the calculation and documentation are set up — with comprehensible balance accounting, clear assumptions, clean descriptions of measures and an economic analysis that withstands a critical plausibility check.

Two locations — Grünwald and Utting am Ammersee — mean short distances in Munich, the Five Lakes region and the Upper Bavarian districts. You get a contact who has actually seen the building, an iSFP report that goes beyond mere compliance and is robust enough — for the next 15 years of renovation planning — and a consultant on the dena expert register for federal energy efficiency funding who can accompany you not only through the BAFA energy consulting but also through all subsequent steps: KfW application, construction supervision, proof of use and tax claims pursuant to § 35c EStG.