What changed, Directive (EU) 2024/1275

+ ### Article 1 — Subject matter
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+ **1.** This Directive promotes the improvement of the energy performance of buildings and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings within the Union, with a view to achieving a zero-emission building stock by 2050, taking into account the outdoor climatic conditions, the local conditi…
− Article 1
+ **2.** This Directive lays down requirements as regards:(a) the common general framework for a methodology for calculating the integrated energy performance of buildings and building units;(b) the application of minimum energy performance requirements to new buildings and new building units;(c) the …
− 1. This Directive promotes the improvement of the energy performance of buildings and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings within the Union, with a view to achieving a zero-emission building stock by 2050, taking into account the outdoor climatic conditions, the local conditions,…
+ **3.** The requirements laid down in this Directive are minimum requirements and shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or introducing more stringent measures, provided that such measures are compatible with Union law. Those measures shall be notified to the Commission.
− 2. This Directive lays down requirements as regards:
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− | (a) | the common general framework for a methodology for calculating the integrated energy performance of buildings and building units; |
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+ ### Article 2 — Definitions
− | (b) | the application of minimum energy performance requirements to new buildings and new building units; |
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− | (c) | the application of minimum energy performance requirements to:(i)existing buildings and existing building units that are undergoing major renovation;(ii)building elements that form part of the building envelope and that have a significant impact on the energy performance of the building enve…
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− | (i) | existing buildings and existing building units that are undergoing major renovation; |
− | (ii) | building elements that form part of the building envelope and that have a significant impact on the energy performance of the building envelope when they are retrofitted or replaced; |
− | (iii) | technical building systems where they are installed, replaced or upgraded; |
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− | (d) | the application of minimum energy performance standards to existing buildings and existing building units, in accordance with Articles 3 and 9; |
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− | (e) | the calculation and disclosure of the life-cycle global warming potential of buildings; |
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− | (f) | solar energy in buildings; |
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− | (g) | renovation passports; |
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− | (h) | national building renovation plans; |
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− | (i) | sustainable mobility infrastructure in and adjacent to buildings; |
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− | (j) | smart buildings; |
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− | (k) | energy performance certification of buildings or building units; |
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− | (l) | regular inspection of heating systems, ventilation systems and air-conditioning systems in buildings; |
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− | (m) | independent control systems for energy performance certificates, renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and inspection reports; |
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− | (n) | the indoor environmental quality performance of buildings. |
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− 3. The requirements laid down in this Directive are minimum requirements and shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or introducing more stringent measures, provided that such measures are compatible with Union law. Those measures shall be notified to the Commission.
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− Article 2
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+ (1) ‘building’ means a roofed construction having walls, for which energy is used to condition the indoor environment;
− | (1) | ‘building’ means a roofed construction having walls, for which energy is used to condition the indoor environment; |
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+ (2) ‘zero-emission building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, requiring zero or a very low amount of energy, producing zero on-site carbon emissions from fossil fuels and producing zero or a very low amount of operational greenhouse gas …
− | (2) | ‘zero-emission building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, requiring zero or a very low amount of energy, producing zero on-site carbon emissions from fossil fuels and producing zero or a very low amount of operational greenhouse …
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+ (3) ‘nearly zero-energy building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, which is no worse than the 2023 cost-optimal level reported by Member States pursuant to Article 6(2) and where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required is c…
− | (3) | ‘nearly zero-energy building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, which is no worse than the 2023 cost-optimal level reported by Member States pursuant to Article 6(2) and where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required …
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+ (4) ‘minimum energy performance standards’ means rules that require existing buildings to meet an energy performance requirement as part of a wide renovation plan for a building stock or at a trigger point on the market such as sale, rent, donation or change of purpose within the cadastre or land re…
− | (4) | ‘minimum energy performance standards’ means rules that require existing buildings to meet an energy performance requirement as part of a wide renovation plan for a building stock or at a trigger point on the market such as sale, rent, donation or change of purpose within the cadastre or lan…
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+ (5) ‘public bodies’ means public bodies as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2023/1791;
− | (5) | ‘public bodies’ means public bodies as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2023/1791; |
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+ (6) ‘technical building system’ means technical equipment of a building or building unit for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, building automation and control, on-site renewable energy generation and energy storage, or a combination thereof, including …
− | (6) | ‘technical building system’ means technical equipment of a building or building unit for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, building automation and control, on-site renewable energy generation and energy storage, or a combination thereof, includ…
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+ (7) ‘building automation and control system’ means a system comprising all products, software and engineering services that can support energy-efficient, economical and safe operation of technical building systems through automatic controls and by facilitating the manual management of those technica…
− | (7) | ‘building automation and control system’ means a system comprising all products, software and engineering services that can support energy-efficient, economical and safe operation of technical building systems through automatic controls and by facilitating the manual management of those tech…
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+ (8) ‘energy performance of a building’ means the calculated or metered amount of energy needed to meet the energy demand associated with a typical use of the building, which includes energy used for heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and lighting;
− | (8) | ‘energy performance of a building’ means the calculated or metered amount of energy needed to meet the energy demand associated with a typical use of the building, which includes energy used for heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and lighting; |
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+ (9) ‘primary energy’ means energy from renewable and non-renewable sources which has not undergone any conversion or transformation process;
− | (9) | ‘primary energy’ means energy from renewable and non-renewable sources which has not undergone any conversion or transformation process; |
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+ (10) ‘metered’ means measured by a relevant device, such as an energy meter, a power meter, a power metering and monitoring device, or an electricity meter;
− | (10) | ‘metered’ means measured by a relevant device, such as an energy meter, a power meter, a power metering and monitoring device, or an electricity meter; |
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+ (11) ‘non-renewable primary energy factor’ means an indicator that is calculated by dividing the primary energy from non-renewable sources for a given energy carrier, including the delivered energy and the calculated energy overheads of delivery to the points of use, by the delivered energy;
− | (11) | ‘non-renewable primary energy factor’ means an indicator that is calculated by dividing the primary energy from non-renewable sources for a given energy carrier, including the delivered energy and the calculated energy overheads of delivery to the points of use, by the delivered energy; |
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+ (12) ‘renewable primary energy factor’ means an indicator that is calculated by dividing the primary energy from renewable sources from an on-site, nearby or distant energy source that is delivered via a given energy carrier, including the delivered energy and the calculated energy overheads of deli…
− | (12) | ‘renewable primary energy factor’ means an indicator that is calculated by dividing the primary energy from renewable sources from an on-site, nearby or distant energy source that is delivered via a given energy carrier, including the delivered energy and the calculated energy overheads of …
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+ (13) ‘total primary energy factor’ means the sum of renewable and non-renewable primary energy factors for a given energy carrier;
− | (13) | ‘total primary energy factor’ means the sum of renewable and non-renewable primary energy factors for a given energy carrier; |
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+ (14) ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and geothermal energy, osmotic energy, ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and …
− | (14) | ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and geothermal energy, osmotic energy, ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, …
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+ (15) ‘building envelope’ means the integrated elements of a building which separate its interior from the outdoor environment;
− | (15) | ‘building envelope’ means the integrated elements of a building which separate its interior from the outdoor environment; |
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+ (16) ‘building unit’ means a section, floor or apartment within a building which is designed or altered to be used separately;
− | (16) | ‘building unit’ means a section, floor or apartment within a building which is designed or altered to be used separately; |
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+ (17) ‘building element’ means a technical building system or an element of the building envelope;
− | (17) | ‘building element’ means a technical building system or an element of the building envelope; |
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+ (18) ‘residential building or building unit’ means a room or suite of rooms in a permanent building or a structurally separated part of a building which is designed for all-year habitation by one private household;
− | (18) | ‘residential building or building unit’ means a room or suite of rooms in a permanent building or a structurally separated part of a building which is designed for all-year habitation by one private household; |
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+ (19) ‘renovation passport’ means a tailored roadmap for the deep renovation of a specific building in a maximum number of steps that will significantly improve its energy performance;
− | (19) | ‘renovation passport’ means a tailored roadmap for the deep renovation of a specific building in a maximum number of steps that will significantly improve its energy performance; |
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+ (20) ‘deep renovation’ means a renovation which is in line with the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle, which focuses on essential building elements and which transforms a building or building unit: (a) before 1 January 2030, into a nearly zero-energy building; (b) from 1 January 2030, into a zero-…
− | (20) | ‘deep renovation’ means a renovation which is in line with the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle, which focuses on essential building elements and which transforms a building or building unit:(a)before 1 January 2030, into a nearly zero-energy building;(b)from 1 January 2030, into a zero-…
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− | (a) | before 1 January 2030, into a nearly zero-energy building; |
− | (b) | from 1 January 2030, into a zero-emission building; |
+ (21) ‘staged deep renovation’ means a deep renovation carried out in a maximum number of steps, asset out in a renovation passport;
− | (21) | ‘staged deep renovation’ means a deep renovation carried out in a maximum number of steps, asset out in a renovation passport; |
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+ (22) ‘major renovation’ means the renovation of a building where: (a) the total cost of the renovation relating to the building envelope or the technical building systems is higher than 25 % of the value of the building, excluding the value of the land upon which the building is situated; or (b) mor…
− | (22) | ‘major renovation’ means the renovation of a building where:(a)the total cost of the renovation relating to the building envelope or the technical building systems is higher than 25 % of the value of the building, excluding the value of the land upon which the building is situated; or(b)mor…
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− | (a) | the total cost of the renovation relating to the building envelope or the technical building systems is higher than 25 % of the value of the building, excluding the value of the land upon which the building is situated; or |
− | (b) | more than 25 % of the surface of the building envelope undergoes renovation. |
+ (23) ‘operational greenhouse gas emissions’ means greenhouse gas emissions associated with the energy consumption of the technical building systems during the use and operation of the building;
− | (23) | ‘operational greenhouse gas emissions’ means greenhouse gas emissions associated with the energy consumption of the technical building systems during the use and operation of the building; |
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+ (24) ‘whole-life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions’ means greenhouse gas emissions that occur over the whole life cycle of a building, including the production and transport of construction products, construction-site activities, the use of energy in the building and replacement of construction product…
− | (24) | ‘whole-life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions’ means greenhouse gas emissions that occur over the whole life cycle of a building, including the production and transport of construction products, construction-site activities, the use of energy in the building and replacement of construction pro…
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+ (25) ‘life-cycle global warming potential’ or ‘life-cycle GWP’ means an indicator which quantifies the global warming potential contributions of a building along its full life cycle;
− | (25) | ‘life-cycle global warming potential’ or ‘life-cycle GWP’ means an indicator which quantifies the global warming potential contributions of a building along its full life cycle; |
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+ (26) ‘split incentives’ means split incentives as defined in Article 2, point (54), of Directive (EU) 2023/1791;
− | (26) | ‘split incentives’ means split incentives as defined in Article 2, point (54), of Directive (EU) 2023/1791; |
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+ (27) ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defined in Article 2, point (52), of Directive (EU) 2023/1791;
− | (27) | ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defined in Article 2, point (52), of Directive (EU) 2023/1791; |
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+ (28) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy poverty or households, including lower middle-income households, that are particularly exposed to high energy costs and that lack the means to renovate the building that they occupy;
− | (28) | ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy poverty or households, including lower middle-income households, that are particularly exposed to high energy costs and that lack the means to renovate the building that they occupy; |
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+ (29) ‘European standard’ means a standard adopted by the European Committee for Standardization, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization or the European Telecommunications Standards Institute and made available for public use;
− | (29) | ‘European standard’ means a standard adopted by the European Committee for Standardization, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization or the European Telecommunications Standards Institute and made available for public use; |
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+ (30) ‘energy performance certificate’ means a certificate, recognised by a Member State or by a legal person designated by it, which indicates the energy performance of a building or building unit, calculated in accordance with a methodology adopted pursuant to Article 4;
− | (30) | ‘energy performance certificate’ means a certificate, recognised by a Member State or by a legal person designated by it, which indicates the energy performance of a building or building unit, calculated in accordance with a methodology adopted pursuant to Article 4; |
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+ (31) ‘cogeneration’ means the simultaneous generation in one process of thermal energy and electrical or mechanical energy;
− | (31) | ‘cogeneration’ means the simultaneous generation in one process of thermal energy and electrical or mechanical energy; |
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+ (32) ‘cost-optimal level’ means the energy performance level which leads to the lowest cost during the estimated economic life cycle, where: (a) the lowest cost is determined taking into account: (i) the category and use of the building concerned; (ii) energy-related investment costs on the basis of…
− | (32) | ‘cost-optimal level’ means the energy performance level which leads to the lowest cost during the estimated economic life cycle, where:(a)the lowest cost is determined taking into account:(i)the category and use of the building concerned;(ii)energy-related investment costs on the basis of o…
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− | (a) | the lowest cost is determined taking into account:(i)the category and use of the building concerned;(ii)energy-related investment costs on the basis of official forecasts;(iii)maintenance and operating costs, including energy costs taking into account the cost of greenhouse gas allowances;(i…
− | (i) | the category and use of the building concerned; |
− | (ii) | energy-related investment costs on the basis of official forecasts; |
− | (iii) | maintenance and operating costs, including energy costs taking into account the cost of greenhouse gas allowances; |
− | (iv) | environmental and health externalities of energy use; |
− | (v) | earnings from energy produced on-site, where applicable; |
− | (vi) | waste management costs, where applicable; and |
− | (b) | the estimated economic life cycle is determined by each Member State and refers to the remaining estimated economic life cycle of a building where energy performance requirements are set for the building as a whole, or to the estimated economic life cycle of a building element where energy p…
+ (33) ‘recharging point’ means a recharging point as defined in Article 2, point (48), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1);
− | (33) | ‘recharging point’ means a recharging point as defined in Article 2, point (48), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 of the European Parliament and of the Council (27); |
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+ (34) ‘pre-cabling’ means all measures that are necessary to enable the installation of recharging points, including data transmission, cables, cable routes and, where necessary, electricity meters;
− | (34) | ‘pre-cabling’ means all measures that are necessary to enable the installation of recharging points, including data transmission, cables, cable routes and, where necessary, electricity meters; |
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+ (35) ‘roofed car park’ means a roofed construction, with at least three car parking spaces, that does not use energy to condition the indoor environment;
− | (35) | ‘roofed car park’ means a roofed construction, with at least three car parking spaces, that does not use energy to condition the indoor environment; |
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+ (36) ‘micro-isolated system’ means any system with consumption less than 500 GWh in the year 2022, where there is no connection with other systems;
− | (36) | ‘micro-isolated system’ means any system with consumption less than 500 GWh in the year 2022, where there is no connection with other systems; |
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+ (37) ‘smart recharging’ means smart recharging as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point (14m), of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2);
− | (37) | ‘smart recharging’ means smart recharging as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point (14m), of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (28); |
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+ (38) ‘bi-directional recharging’ means bi-directional recharging as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804;
− | (38) | ‘bi-directional recharging’ means bi-directional recharging as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804; |
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+ (39) ‘mortgage portfolio standards’ means mechanisms incentivising mortgage lenders to establish a path to increase the median energy performance of the portfolio of buildings covered by their mortgages towards 2030 and 2050, and to encourage potential clients to improve the energy performance of th…
− | (39) | ‘mortgage portfolio standards’ means mechanisms incentivising mortgage lenders to establish a path to increase the median energy performance of the portfolio of buildings covered by their mortgages towards 2030 and 2050, and to encourage potential clients to improve the energy performance o…
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+ (40) ‘pay-as-you-save financial scheme’ means a loan scheme dedicated exclusively to energy performance improvements where a correlation is established in the designing of the scheme between the repayments on the loan and the achieved energy savings, also taking into account other economic factors s…
− | (40) | ‘pay-as-you-save financial scheme’ means a loan scheme dedicated exclusively to energy performance improvements where a correlation is established in the designing of the scheme between the repayments on the loan and the achieved energy savings, also taking into account other economic facto…
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+ (41) ‘digital building logbook’ means a common repository for all relevant building data, including data related to energy performance such as energy performance certificates, renovation passports and smart readiness indicators, as well as data related to the life-cycle GWP, which facilitates inform…
− | (41) | ‘digital building logbook’ means a common repository for all relevant building data, including data related to energy performance such as energy performance certificates, renovation passports and smart readiness indicators, as well as data related to the life-cycle GWP, which facilitates in…
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+ (42) ‘air-conditioning system’ means a combination of the components required to provide a form of indoor air treatment, by which temperature is controlled or can be lowered;
− | (42) | ‘air-conditioning system’ means a combination of the components required to provide a form of indoor air treatment, by which temperature is controlled or can be lowered; |
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+ (43) ‘heating system’ means a combination of the components required to provide a form of indoor air treatment, by which the temperature is increased;
− | (43) | ‘heating system’ means a combination of the components required to provide a form of indoor air treatment, by which the temperature is increased; |
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+ (44) ‘ventilation system’ means the technical building system which provides outdoor air to a space by natural or mechanical means;
− | (44) | ‘ventilation system’ means the technical building system which provides outdoor air to a space by natural or mechanical means; |
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+ (45) ‘heat generator’ means the part of a heating system that generates useful heat for uses identified in Annex I, using one or more of the following processes: (a) the combustion of fuels in, for example, a boiler; (b) the Joule effect, taking place in the heating elements of an electric resistanc…
− | (45) | ‘heat generator’ means the part of a heating system that generates useful heat for uses identified in Annex I, using one or more of the following processes:(a)the combustion of fuels in, for example, a boiler;(b)the Joule effect, taking place in the heating elements of an electric resistanc…
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− | (a) | the combustion of fuels in, for example, a boiler; |
− | (b) | the Joule effect, taking place in the heating elements of an electric resistance heating system; |
− | (c) | capturing heat from ambient air, ventilation exhaust air, or a water or ground heat source using a heat pump; |
+ (46) ‘cooling generator’ means the part of an air-conditioning system that generates useful cooling for uses identified in Annex I;
− | (46) | ‘cooling generator’ means the part of an air-conditioning system that generates useful cooling for uses identified in Annex I; |
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+ (47) ‘energy performance contracting’ means energy performance contracting as defined in Article 2, point (33), of Directive (EU) 2023/1791;
− | (47) | ‘energy performance contracting’ means energy performance contracting as defined in Article 2, point (33), of Directive (EU) 2023/1791; |
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+ (48) ‘boiler’ means the combined boiler body-burner unit, designed to transmit to fluids the heat released from burning;
− | (48) | ‘boiler’ means the combined boiler body-burner unit, designed to transmit to fluids the heat released from burning; |
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+ (49) ‘effective rated output’ means the maximum calorific output, expressed in kW, specified and guaranteed by the manufacturer as being deliverable during continuous operation while complying with the useful efficiency indicated by the manufacturer;
− | (49) | ‘effective rated output’ means the maximum calorific output, expressed in kW, specified and guaranteed by the manufacturer as being deliverable during continuous operation while complying with the useful efficiency indicated by the manufacturer; |
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+ (50) ‘district heating’ or ‘district cooling’ means the distribution of thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water or chilled liquids, from a central or decentralised source of production through a network to multiple buildings or sites, for the use of space or process heating or cooling;
− | (50) | ‘district heating’ or ‘district cooling’ means the distribution of thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water or chilled liquids, from a central or decentralised source of production through a network to multiple buildings or sites, for the use of space or process heating or cooling; |
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+ (51) ‘useful floor area’ means the area of the floor of a building needed as parameter to quantify specific conditions of use that are expressed per unit of floor area and for the application of the simplifications and the zoning and allocation or re-allocation rules;
− | (51) | ‘useful floor area’ means the area of the floor of a building needed as parameter to quantify specific conditions of use that are expressed per unit of floor area and for the application of the simplifications and the zoning and allocation or re-allocation rules; |
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+ (52) ‘reference floor area’ means the floor area used as reference size for the assessment of the energy performance of a building, calculated as the sum of the useful floor areas of the spaces within the building envelope specified for the energy performance assessment;
− | (52) | ‘reference floor area’ means the floor area used as reference size for the assessment of the energy performance of a building, calculated as the sum of the useful floor areas of the spaces within the building envelope specified for the energy performance assessment; |
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+ (53) ‘assessment boundary’ means the boundary where the delivered energy and exported energy are measured or calculated;
− | (53) | ‘assessment boundary’ means the boundary where the delivered energy and exported energy are measured or calculated; |
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+ (54) ‘on-site’ means in or on a particular building or on the land on which that building is located;
− | (54) | ‘on-site’ means in or on a particular building or on the land on which that building is located; |
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+ (55) ‘energy from renewable sources produced nearby’ means energy from renewable sources, produced within a local or district-level perimeter of a particular building, which fulfils all of the following conditions: (a) it can be distributed and used only within that local and district-level perimete…
− | (55) | ‘energy from renewable sources produced nearby’ means energy from renewable sources, produced within a local or district-level perimeter of a particular building, which fulfils all of the following conditions:(a)it can be distributed and used only within that local and district-level perime…
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− | (a) | it can be distributed and used only within that local and district-level perimeter through a dedicated distribution network; |
− | (b) | it allows for the calculation of a specific primary energy factor valid only for the energy from renewable sources produced within that local or district-level perimeter; and |
− | (c) | it can be used on-site through a dedicated connection to the energy production source, where that dedicated connection requires specific equipment for the safe supply and metering of energy for self-use of the building; |
+ (56) ‘services related to the energy performance of buildings’ or ‘EPB services’ means the services, such as heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and lighting and others for which the energy use is taken into account in the calculation of the energy performance of buildings;
− | (56) | ‘services related to the energy performance of buildings’ or ‘EPB services’ means the services, such as heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and lighting and others for which the energy use is taken into account in the calculation of the energy performance of buildings; |
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+ (57) ‘energy needs’ means the energy to be delivered to, or extracted from, a conditioned space to maintain the intended space conditions during a given period of time, disregarding any technical building system inefficiencies;
− | (57) | ‘energy needs’ means the energy to be delivered to, or extracted from, a conditioned space to maintain the intended space conditions during a given period of time, disregarding any technical building system inefficiencies; |
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+ (58) ‘energy use’ or ‘energy consumption’ means energy input to a technical building system providing an EPB service intended to satisfy an energy need;
− | (58) | ‘energy use’ or ‘energy consumption’ means energy input to a technical building system providing an EPB service intended to satisfy an energy need; |
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+ (59) ‘self-use’ means the use of energy from renewable sources produced on-site or energy from renewable sources produced nearby by on-site technical systems for EPB services;
− | (59) | ‘self-use’ means the use of energy from renewable sources produced on-site or energy from renewable sources produced nearby by on-site technical systems for EPB services; |
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+ (60) ‘other on-site uses’ means on-site uses other than EPB services, including appliances, miscellaneous and ancillary loads, or electro-mobility recharging points;
− | (60) | ‘other on-site uses’ means on-site uses other than EPB services, including appliances, miscellaneous and ancillary loads, or electro-mobility recharging points; |
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+ (61) ‘calculation interval’ means the discrete time interval used for the calculation of the energy performance;
− | (61) | ‘calculation interval’ means the discrete time interval used for the calculation of the energy performance; |
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+ (62) ‘delivered energy’ means energy, expressed per energy carrier, supplied to the technical building systems through the assessment boundary, to satisfy the uses taken into account or to produce the exported energy;
− | (62) | ‘delivered energy’ means energy, expressed per energy carrier, supplied to the technical building systems through the assessment boundary, to satisfy the uses taken into account or to produce the exported energy; |
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+ (63) ‘exported energy’ means the proportion of the renewable energy, expressed per energy carrier and per primary energy factor, that is exported to the energy grid instead of being used on-site for self-use or for other on-site uses;
− | (63) | ‘exported energy’ means the proportion of the renewable energy, expressed per energy carrier and per primary energy factor, that is exported to the energy grid instead of being used on-site for self-use or for other on-site uses; |
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+ (64) ‘bicycle parking space’ means a designated space for parking at least one bicycle;
− | (64) | ‘bicycle parking space’ means a designated space for parking at least one bicycle; |
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+ (65) ‘car park physically adjacent to a building’ means a car park which is intended for the use of residents, visitors or workers of a building and which is located within the property area of the building or is in the direct vicinity of the building;
− | (65) | ‘car park physically adjacent to a building’ means a car park which is intended for the use of residents, visitors or workers of a building and which is located within the property area of the building or is in the direct vicinity of the building; |
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+ (66) ‘indoor environmental quality’ means the result of an assessment of the conditions inside a building that influence the health and wellbeing of its occupants, based upon parameters such as those relating to the temperature, humidity, ventilation rate and presence of contaminants.
− | (66) | ‘indoor environmental quality’ means the result of an assessment of the conditions inside a building that influence the health and wellbeing of its occupants, based upon parameters such as those relating to the temperature, humidity, ventilation rate and presence of contaminants. |
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+ ### Article 3 — National building renovation plan
− ### art_3
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− Article 3
+ **1.** Each Member State shall establish a national building renovation plan to ensure the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings, both public and private, into a highly energy-efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050, with the objective to transform e…
− 1. Each Member State shall establish a national building renovation plan to ensure the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings, both public and private, into a highly energy-efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050, with the objective to transform exist…
+ **2.** Each national building renovation plan shall include:(a) an overview of the national building stock for different building types, including their share in the national building stock, construction periods and climatic zones, based, as appropriate, on statistical sampling and the national data…
− 2. Each national building renovation plan shall include:
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− | (a) | an overview of the national building stock for different building types, including their share in the national building stock, construction periods and climatic zones, based, as appropriate, on statistical sampling and the national database for energy performance certificates pursuant to Art…
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− | (b) | a roadmap with nationally established targets and measurable progress indicators, including the reduction of the number of people affected by energy poverty, with a view to achieving the 2050 climate neutrality goal, in order to ensure a highly energy-efficient and decarbonised national buil…
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− | (c) | an overview of implemented and planned policies and measures, supporting the implementation of the roadmap pursuant to point (b); |
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− | (d) | an outline of the investment needs for the implementation of the national building renovation plan, the financing sources and measures, and the administrative resources for building renovation; |
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− | (e) | the thresholds for the operational greenhouse gas emissions and annual primary energy demand of a new or renovated zero-emission building pursuant to Article 11; |
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− | (f) | minimum energy performance standards for non-residential buildings on the basis of maximum energy performance thresholds pursuant to Article 9(1); |
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− | (g) | national trajectory for the renovation of the residential building stock, including the 2030 and 2035 milestones for average primary energy use in kWh/(m2.y) pursuant to Article 9(2); and |
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− | (h) | an evidence-based estimate of expected energy savings and wider benefits, including those related to indoor environmental quality. |
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+ **3.** Every five years, each Member State shall prepare and submit to the Commission its draft national building renovation plan, using the template set out in Annex II to this Directive. Each Member State shall submit its draft national building renovation plan as part of its draft integrated nati…
− 3. Every five years, each Member State shall prepare and submit to the Commission its draft national building renovation plan, using the template set out in Annex II to this Directive. Each Member State shall submit its draft national building renovation plan as part of its draft integrated national…
+ **4.** To support the development of its national building renovation plan, each Member State shall carry out a public consultation on its draft national building renovation plan prior to submitting it to the Commission. The public consultation shall involve in particular local and regional authorit…
− 4. To support the development of its national building renovation plan, each Member State shall carry out a public consultation on its draft national building renovation plan prior to submitting it to the Commission. The public consultation shall involve in particular local and regional authorities …
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− 5. The Commission shall assess the draft national building renovation plans submitted pursuant to paragraph 3, in particular with regard to whether:
+ **5.** The Commission shall assess the draft national building renovation plans submitted pursuant to paragraph 3, in particular with regard to whether:(a) the level of ambition of the nationally established targets is sufficient and in line with the national commitments on climate and energy laid d…
− | (a) | the level of ambition of the nationally established targets is sufficient and in line with the national commitments on climate and energy laid down in the national integrated energy and climate plans; |
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− | (b) | the policies and measures are sufficient to achieve the nationally established targets; |
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− | (c) | the allocation of budgetary and administrative resources is sufficient for the implementation of the plan; |
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− | (d) | the financing sources and measures referred to in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, point (d), of this Article are in line with the planned reduction of energy poverty referred to in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, point (b), of this Article; |
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− | (e) | the plans prioritise the renovation of worst-performing buildings in accordance with Article 9; |
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− | (f) | the public consultation pursuant to paragraph 4 has been sufficiently inclusive; and |
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− | (g) | the plans comply with the requirements of paragraph 1 and the template in Annex II. |
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+ **6.** In its national building renovation plan, each Member State shall take due account of any recommendations issued by the Commission on the draft national building renovation plan. If the Member State concerned does not address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, it shall provide re…
− 6. In its national building renovation plan, each Member State shall take due account of any recommendations issued by the Commission on the draft national building renovation plan. If the Member State concerned does not address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, it shall provide reason…
+ **7.** Every five years, each Member State shall submit its national building renovation plan to the Commission, using the template set out in Annex II to this Directive. Each Member State shall submit its national building renovation plan as part of its integrated national energy and climate plan r…
− 7. Every five years, each Member State shall submit its national building renovation plan to the Commission, using the template set out in Annex II to this Directive. Each Member State shall submit its national building renovation plan as part of its integrated national energy and climate plan refer…
+ **8.** Each Member State shall annex the details of the implementation of its most recent long-term renovation strategy or national building renovation plan to its next national building renovation plan, indicating whether its national targets have been achieved.
− 8. Each Member State shall annex the details of the implementation of its most recent long-term renovation strategy or national building renovation plan to its next national building renovation plan, indicating whether its national targets have been achieved.
+ **9.** Each Member State shall include in its integrated national energy and climate progress reports, in accordance with Articles 17 and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, information on the implementation of the national targets referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), of this Article. Every two years…
− 9. Each Member State shall include in its integrated national energy and climate progress reports, in accordance with Articles 17 and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, information on the implementation of the national targets referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), of this Article. Every two years, th…
+ ### Article 4 — Adoption of a methodology for calculating the energy performance of buildings
− ### art_4
− 
− Article 4
+ ### Article 5 — Setting of minimum energy performance requirements
− ### art_5
+ **1.** Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that minimum energy performance requirements for buildings or building units are set with a view to at least achieving cost-optimal levels and, where relevant, more stringent reference values such as nearly zero-energy building require…
− Article 5
− 
− 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that minimum energy performance requirements for buildings or building units are set with a view to at least achieving cost-optimal levels and, where relevant, more stringent reference values such as nearly zero-energy building requirement…
+ **2.** Member States may adapt the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 to buildings officially protected at national, regional or local level, as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain requirements woul…
− 2. Member States may adapt the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 to buildings officially protected at national, regional or local level, as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain requirements would un…
+ **3.** Member States may decide not to set or apply the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 to the following categories of building:(a) buildings owned by the armed forces or central government and serving national defence purposes, apart from single living quarters or office buildings for the a…
− 3. Member States may decide not to set or apply the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 to the following categories of building:
+ ### Article 6 — Calculation of cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements
− | (a) | buildings owned by the armed forces or central government and serving national defence purposes, apart from single living quarters or office buildings for the armed forces and other staff employed by national defence authorities; |
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+ **1.** The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to supplement this Directive concerning the establishment and revision of a comparative methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and buil…
− | (b) | buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities; |
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− | (c) | temporary buildings with a time of use of two years or less, industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand and non-residential agricultural buildings which are used by a sector covered by a national sectoral agreement on energy performance; |
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− | (d) | residential buildings which are used or intended to be used for either less than four months of the year or, alternatively, for a limited annual time of use and with an expected energy consumption of less than 25 % of what would be the result of all-year use; |
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− | (e) | stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50 m2. |
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− ### art_6
− 
− Article 6
− 1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to supplement this Directive concerning the establishment and revision of a comparative methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and building…
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+ **2.** Member States shall calculate cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements using the comparative methodology framework established in accordance with paragraph 1 and relevant parameters, such as climatic conditions and the practical accessibility of energy infrastructure, an…
− 2. Member States shall calculate cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements using the comparative methodology framework established in accordance with paragraph 1 and relevant parameters, such as climatic conditions and the practical accessibility of energy infrastructure, and co…
+ Member States shall report to the Commission all input data and assumptions used for the calculations of cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements and the results of those calculations. To that end Member States shall use the template provided in Annex III to the Commission Dele…
− Member States shall report to the Commission all input data and assumptions used for the calculations of cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements and the results of those calculations. To that end Member States shall use the template provided in Annex III to the Commission Dele…
+ **3.** If the result of the comparison performed in accordance with paragraph 2 shows that the minimum energy performance requirements in force in a Member State are less energy-efficient than cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements by more than 15 %, the Member State concerne…
− 3. If the result of the comparison performed in accordance with paragraph 2 shows that the minimum energy performance requirements in force in a Member State are less energy-efficient than cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements by more than 15 %, the Member State concerned sh…
+ **4.** The Commission shall publish a report on the progress of the Member States in reaching cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements.
− 4. The Commission shall publish a report on the progress of the Member States in reaching cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements.
+ ### Article 7 — New buildings
− ### art_7
+ **1.** Member States shall ensure that new buildings are zero-emission buildings in accordance with Article 11:(a) from 1 January 2028, new buildings owned by public bodies; and(b) from 1 January 2030, all new buildings;
− Article 7
− 
− 1. Member States shall ensure that new buildings are zero-emission buildings in accordance with Article 11:
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− | (a) | from 1 January 2028, new buildings owned by public bodies; and |
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− | (b) | from 1 January 2030, all new buildings; |
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+ **2.** Member States shall ensure that the life-cycle GWP is calculated in accordance with Annex III and disclosed in the energy performance certificate of the building:(a) from 1 January 2028, for all new buildings with a useful floor area larger than 1 000 m2;(b) from 1 January 2030, for all new b…
− 2. Member States shall ensure that the life-cycle GWP is calculated in accordance with Annex III and disclosed in the energy performance certificate of the building:
+ **3.** The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend Annex III to set out a Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle GWP with a view to achieving climate neutrality. The first such delegated act shall be adopted by 31 December 2025.
− | (a) | from 1 January 2028, for all new buildings with a useful floor area larger than 1 000 m2; |
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+ **4.** Member States may decide not to apply paragraphs 1 and 2 to buildings for which building permit applications or equivalent applications, including for change of use, have already been submitted by the dates pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.
− | (b) | from 1 January 2030, for all new buildings. |
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+ **5.** By 1 January 2027, Member States shall publish and notify to the Commission a roadmap detailing the introduction of limit values on the total cumulative life-cycle GWP of all new buildings and set targets for new buildings from 2030, considering a progressive downward trend, as well as maximu…
− 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend Annex III to set out a Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle GWP with a view to achieving climate neutrality. The first such delegated act shall be adopted by 31 December 2025.
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− 4. Member States may decide not to apply paragraphs 1 and 2 to buildings for which building permit applications or equivalent applications, including for change of use, have already been submitted by the dates pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.
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− 5. By 1 January 2027, Member States shall publish and notify to the Commission a roadmap detailing the introduction of limit values on the total cumulative life-cycle GWP of all new buildings and set targets for new buildings from 2030, considering a progressive downward trend, as well as maximum li…
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− 6. Member States shall address, in relation to new buildings, the issues of optimal indoor environmental quality, adaptation to climate change, fire safety, risks related to intense seismic activity and accessibility for persons with disabilities. Member States shall also address carbon removals ass…
+ **6.** Member States shall address, in relation to new buildings, the issues of optimal indoor environmental quality, adaptation to climate change, fire safety, risks related to intense seismic activity and accessibility for persons with disabilities. Member States shall also address carbon removals…
− ### art_8
+ ### Article 8 — Existing buildings
− Article 8
+ **1.** Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, when buildings undergo major renovation, the energy performance of the building or the renovated part thereof is upgraded in order to meet minimum energy performance requirements set in accordance with Article 5 in so far as tech…
− 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, when buildings undergo major renovation, the energy performance of the building or the renovated part thereof is upgraded in order to meet minimum energy performance requirements set in accordance with Article 5 in so far as technica…
+ **2.** Member States shall in addition take the necessary measures to ensure that, when a building element that forms part of the building envelope and has a significant impact on the energy performance of the building envelope is retrofitted or replaced, the energy performance of the building eleme…
− 2. Member States shall in addition take the necessary measures to ensure that, when a building element that forms part of the building envelope and has a significant impact on the energy performance of the building envelope is retrofitted or replaced, the energy performance of the building element m…
+ **3.** Member States shall, in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, encourage high-efficiency alternative systems, in so far as technically, functionally and economically feasible. Member States shall address, in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, the issues of indoor e…
− 3. Member States shall, in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, encourage high-efficiency alternative systems, in so far as technically, functionally and economically feasible. Member States shall address, in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, the issues of indoor envir…
+ ### Article 9 — Minimum energy performance standards for non-residential buildings and trajectories for progressive renovation of the residential building stock
− ### art_9
+ **1.** Member States shall establish minimum energy performance standards for non-residential buildings which ensure that those buildings do not exceed the specified maximum energy performance threshold, as referred to in the third subparagraph, expressed by a numeric indicator of primary or final e…
− Article 9
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− 1. Member States shall establish minimum energy performance standards for non-residential buildings which ensure that those buildings do not exceed the specified maximum energy performance threshold, as referred to in the third subparagraph, expressed by a numeric indicator of primary or final energ…
+ (a) the 16 % threshold from 2030; and
− | (a) | the 16 % threshold from 2030; and |
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+ (b) the 26 % threshold from 2033.
− | (b) | the 26 % threshold from 2033. |
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+ Member States may establish and publish criteria to exempt individual non-residential buildings, in light of the expected future use of those buildings, in light of serious hardship or in the case of an unfavourable cost-benefit assessment, from requirements in this paragraph. Any such criteria shal…
− Member States may establish and publish criteria to exempt individual non-residential buildings, in light of the expected future use of those buildings, in light of serious hardship or in the case of an unfavourable cost-benefit assessment, from requirements in this paragraph. Any such criteria shal…
+ **2.** By 29 May 2026, each Member State shall establish a national trajectory for the progressive renovation of the residential building stock in line with the national roadmap and the 2030, 2040 and 2050 targets contained in the Member State’s national building renovation plan and with the aim of …
− 2. By 29 May 2026, each Member State shall establish a national trajectory for the progressive renovation of the residential building stock in line with the national roadmap and the 2030, 2040 and 2050 targets contained in the Member State’s national building renovation plan and with the aim of tran…
+ (a) decreases by at least 16 % compared to 2020 by 2030;
− | (a) | decreases by at least 16 % compared to 2020 by 2030; |
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+ (b) decreases by at least 20-22 % compared to 2020 by 2035;
− | (b) | decreases by at least 20-22 % compared to 2020 by 2035; |
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+ (c) by 2040, and every 5 years thereafter, is equivalent to, or lower than the nationally determined value derived from a progressive decrease in the average primary energy use from 2030 to 2050, in line with the transformation of the residential building stock into a zero-emission building stock.
− | (c) | by 2040, and every 5 years thereafter, is equivalent to, or lower than the nationally determined value derived from a progressive decrease in the average primary energy use from 2030 to 2050, in line with the transformation of the residential building stock into a zero-emission building stoc…
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+ **3.** In addition to primary energy use referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, Member States may establish additional indicators of non-renewable and renewable primary energy use, and of operational greenhouse gas emissions produced in kgCO2eq/(m2.y). In order to ensure reduction of ope…
− 3. In addition to primary energy use referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, Member States may establish additional indicators of non-renewable and renewable primary energy use, and of operational greenhouse gas emissions produced in kgCO2eq/(m2.y). In order to ensure reduction of operati…
+ **4.** In accordance with Article 17, Member States shall support compliance with minimum energy performance standards by all of the following measures:(a) providing appropriate financial measures, in particular those targeting vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty or, where appli…
− 4. In accordance with Article 17, Member States shall support compliance with minimum energy performance standards by all of the following measures:
+ **5.** Where a building is renovated in order to comply with a minimum energy performance standard, Member States shall ensure compliance with the minimum energy performance requirements for building elements pursuant to Article 5 and, in the case of major renovation, with the minimum energy perform…
− | (a) | providing appropriate financial measures, in particular those targeting vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty or, where applicable, living in social housing, in accordance with Article 24 of Directive (EU) 2023/1791; |
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+ **6.** Member States may decide not to apply the minimum energy performance standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the following categories of building:(a) buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, or oth…
− | (b) | providing technical assistance, including through one-stop shops with a particular focus on vulnerable households and, where applicable, people living in social housing, in accordance with Article 24 of Directive (EU) 2023/1791; |
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− | (c) | designing integrated financing schemes which provide incentives for deep renovations and staged deep renovations, pursuant to Article 17; |
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+ **7.** Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure the implementation of minimum energy performance standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, including appropriate monitoring mechanisms and penalties in accordance with Article 34.
− | (d) | removing non-economic barriers, including split incentives; and |
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− | (e) | monitoring social impacts, in particular on the most vulnerable households. |
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− 5. Where a building is renovated in order to comply with a minimum energy performance standard, Member States shall ensure compliance with the minimum energy performance requirements for building elements pursuant to Article 5 and, in the case of major renovation, with the minimum energy performance…
− 6. Member States may decide not to apply the minimum energy performance standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the following categories of building:
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− | (a) | buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, or other heritage buildings, in so far as compliance with the standards would unacceptably alter their character or appearance, or if their renovation is not tech…
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− | (b) | buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities; |
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− | (c) | temporary buildings with a time of use of two years or less, industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand and non-residential agricultural buildings which are used by a sector covered by a national sectoral agreement on energy performance; |
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− | (d) | residential buildings which are used or intended to be used for either less than four months of the year or, alternatively, for a limited annual time of use and with an expected energy consumption of less than 25 % of what would be the result of all-year use; |
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− | (e) | stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50 m2; |
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− | (f) | buildings owned by the armed forces or central government and serving national defence purposes, apart from single living quarters or office buildings for the armed forces and other staff employed by national defence authorities. |
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− 7. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure the implementation of minimum energy performance standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, including appropriate monitoring mechanisms and penalties in accordance with Article 34.
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− 8. By 31 March 2025, the Commission shall, in support of the implementation of this Directive and taking due account of the principle of subsidiarity, present an analysis with particular regard to:
+ **8.** By 31 March 2025, the Commission shall, in support of the implementation of this Directive and taking due account of the principle of subsidiarity, present an analysis with particular regard to:(a) the effectiveness of, the appropriateness of the level of, the actual amount used from, and the…
− | (a) | the effectiveness of, the appropriateness of the level of, the actual amount used from, and the types of instrument used with regard to structural funds and Union framework programmes, including funding from the European Investment Bank, for improving the energy performance of buildings, esp…
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− | (b) | the effectiveness of, the appropriateness of the level of, and the types of instrument and types of measure used with regard to funds from public finance institutions; |
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− | (c) | the coordination of Union and national funding and other types of measure that can act as leverage for stimulating investments in the energy performance of buildings, and the adequacy of such funding for achieving Union objectives. |
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