309 Amendments of Marcos ROS SEMPERE related to 2021/0426(COD)
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), its Parties have agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels. Reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement is at the core of the Commission Communication on “The European Green Deal” of 11 December 201929 . The Union committed itself to reduce the Union’s economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030 below 1990 levels in the updated nationally determined contribution submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat on 17 December 2020. and to a share of at least 45% of renewable energy [amended EED] and to at least 45% of energy efficiency savings [amended EED] by 2030. __________________ 29 The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Climate change is a challenge that transcends borders and requires immediate and ambitious action. The transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 represents a great opportunity as well as a challenge for the Union, its Member States, citizens and business from every sector. To this aim, cohesion policy is a crucial tool in delivering a fair transition to a climate-neutral economy by leaving no one behind.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) As announced in the Green Deal, the Commission presented its Renovation Wave strategy on 14 October 202030 . The strategy contains an action plan with concrete regulatory, financing and enabling measures, with the objective to at least double the annual energy renovation rate of buildings by 2030 and to foster deep renovations by more than 35 million building and the creation up to 160 000 jobs in the construction sector. The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is necessary as one of the vehicles to deliver on the Renovation Wave. It will also contribute to delivering on the New European Bauhaus initiative and the European mission on climate-neutral and smart citieEuropean mission on climate- neutral, green and smart cities, and should follow the pathway drawn by the New European Bauhaus as a previous phase of the Building Renovation Wave. With the New European Bauhaus, three core pillars should be respected as a holistic approach for achieving a better energy performance of buildings and a decarbonised building stock by 2050 at the latest: a) sustainability, i.e. climate goals, circular economy, zero pollution, greening and biodiversity; b) aesthetics, i.e. quality of experience and style beyond functionality; c) inclusion, i.e. valuing diversity and social progress, secure accessibility and affordability for all; the New European Bauhaus movement will set the basis for new ways of thinking that are clear and inclusive, generating greater security and comfort for our citizens, supporting cultural movements to foster local and global knowledge that will generate culturally-based social dynamism needed to avoid only elite actors actions. __________________ 30 A Renovation Wave for Europe - greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives, COM/2020/662 final.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , the ‘European Climate Law’, enshrines the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 in legislation and establishes a binding Union domestic reduction commitment of net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) of at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030. The climate emergency, the surge in fossil-based energy prices (“fossil inflation”), the acute geopolitical need to significantly reduce the Union energy dependence and speed up the energy transition call for increased ambition. According to the International Energy Agency more than 40% of the necessary greenhouse gas emission reductions including methane emissions will need to be delivered through energy efficiency measures. Investments in energy efficiency is a key element of the REPowerEU Plan and the economy benefits for every EUR 1 million invested in buildings renovation, 18 jobs are created on average in the Union. Building renovation measures in line with the renovation wave objectives could cut energy bills of gas-heated households by over EUR 400 per year by 2030. A crucial part of maximising the energy efficiency potential will be the deep renovation of the Union building stock. __________________ 31 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The “Fit for 55” legislative package announced in the European Commission 2021 Work Programme aims to implement those objectives. It covers a range of policy areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, land use, land change and forestry, energy taxation, effort sharing, emissions trading and alternative fuels infrastructure. The revision of Directive 2010/31/EU is an integral part of that package. As the energy efficiency first principle is at the core of a more circular economy system, the Commission should pay greater attention to the building sector which accounts for more than 40% of final energy consumption in the Union, not to mention that 75% of Union buildings are still energy-inefficient. By better integrating circularity in the building sector, the infrastructures and technical capabilities of a building in an overall holistic approach would secure longer life spans as well as lower energy consumption, while setting concrete decarbonisation and depollution pathways for this sector.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Buildings and all its components and materials are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions before, during and after their operational lifetime. The 2050 vision for a decarbonised building stock goes beyond the current focus on operational greenhouse gas emissions. The whole life-cycle emissions of buildings should therefore progressively be taken into account, starting with new buildings, deep renovation and all the renovation made in order to achieve the EU climate goals for 2030 and 2050. Buildings are a significant material bank, being repositories for resources over many decades, and the design options largely influence the whole life-cycle emissions both for new buildings and renovations. The whole life-cycle performance of buildings should be taken into account not only in new construction, but also in renovations through the inclusion of policies for the reduction of whole life- cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Member States’ building renovation plans.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Member States should take into account the impact and the whole life- cycle (WLC) of its buildings material- bank within the calculations and indicators of the incidence of energy efficiency in buildings in order to aim for more reuse and recycling as outlined in the principles of the circular economy. In this regard, a link should be made with the leading role of the New European Bauhaus that wants to promote greater circularity in the built environment, by promoting renovation and adaptive re-use over demolition and new built, as appropriate.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) It is crucial to promote and include the use of more sustainable construction materials, in particular bio- and geo-sourced materials, as well as simple passive low-tech and locally tested building techniques to support and promote the use of and research into material technologies that contribute to the ideal insulation and structural support of buildings, thus achieving a reduction in energy consumption that translates into energy efficiency and more resilient buildings. In view of the climate crisis and the increased probability of summer heat waves, special consideration should be given to heat protection for buildings.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 c (new)
Recital 7 c (new)
(7c) A holistic approach of addressing the energy performance of buildings includes environmental, social and economic benefits and impacts. Renovations in the building sector should be a holistic reform of the whole building structure such as building envelopes (roof and facade), shading and ventilation control. It would lead to lower energy demand, especially in buildings constructed since World War II, thus taking into account in a more efficient way the population at risk of exclusion, avoiding a possible imposition of more expensive housing prices and the consequent greenhouse gas emission impact by increasing the use of private transport.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 d (new)
Recital 7 d (new)
(7d) New developments in working and living, such as telework and ICT based mobile work should be taken into account in an overall environmental assessment.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 e (new)
Recital 7 e (new)
(7e) High-quality built environment is the result of the work of skilled professionals in the construction sector and creative and cultural industries that can only be the outcome of quality processes, in particular public procurement procedures.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Minimizing the whole life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of buildings requires resource efficiency and circularity. This can also be combined with turning parts of the building stock into a temporary carbon sink. by adding recycled and nature-based solution (wood materials, greens roofs and facades) to the building elements and to reinforce the good use and adaptation of the public space surrounding the buildings. It has been proved that the absence of naturalized green areas increases the temperature in hot areas, leading to higher energy demand. Cities with at least 20 000 inhabitants should prepare urban greening plans to create biodiverse and accessible urban forests, parks and gardens, urban farms, green roofs and walls, and tree-lined streets based on the positive impact of such a measure on urban microclimate and health, in particular for vulnerable groups and in addition, all the necessary renovation actions of public spaces with the aim to increase energy savings.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Buildings are responsible for about half of primary fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in the EU that cause premature death and illness. Improving energy performance and the use of adequate nature-based and healthier constructions materials of buildings can and should reduce pollutant emissions at the same time, in line with Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and the Council33 . __________________ 33 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p.1).
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The promotion of deep and efficient research in new material technologies may help with this purpose.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Measures to improve further the energy performance of buildings should take into account climatic conditions, including adaptation to climate change, local conditions as well as indoor climate environment and cost-effectiveness. Those measures should not affect other requirements concerning buildings such as accessibility, fire, heating and electrical installation safety and seismic safety and the intended use of the building.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The energy performance of buildings should be calculated on the basis of a methodology, which may be differentiated at national and regional level. That includes, in addition to thermal characteristics, other factors that play an increasingly important role such as heating and air-conditioning installations, application of energy from renewable sources, building automation and control systems, smart solutions, heat recovery from wastewater, ventilation and cooling passive heating and cooling elements, shading, indoor air- quality, adequate natural light and design of the building. The methodology for calculating energy performance should be based not only on the season in which heating or air- conditioning is required, but should cover the annual energy performance of a building. That methodology should take into account existing European standards. The methodology should ensure the representation of actual operating conditions and enable the use of metered energy to verify correctness and for comparability, and the methodology should be based on hourly or sub-hourly time- steps. In order to encourage the use of renewable energy on-site including roof solar panels in line with the European Solar Rooftops Initiative, and in addition to the common general framework, Member States should take the necessary measures so that the benefits of maximising the use of renewable energy on-site, including for other-uses (such as electric vehicle charging points), are recognised and accounted for in the calculation methodology.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) This Directive should take full account of the EU Solar Energy Strategy and in particular rooftop solar panels. Solar photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal technologies should be rolled-out rapidly and reward citizens and businesses with benefits for the climate and their purses. Member States should establish robust support frameworks for rooftop systems, including in combination with energy storage and heat-pumps, based on predictable payback times that should be shorter than 10 years. The Member States should implement the measures under as a priority, using available Union funding, in particular the new REPowerEU chapters of their Recovery and Resilience Plans. The Commission should monitor progress in the implementation of this initiative on an annual basis, through the relevant fora, with the European Parliament, the Member States and the sector’s stakeholders.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Two-thirds of the energy used for heating and cooling of buildings still comes from fossil fuels. In order to decarbonise the building sector, it is of particular importance to phase out fossil fuel in heating and cooling, to set clear and effective strategies for this phasing-out process, to define the best techniques for it. Therefore, Member States should indicate their national policies and measures to phase out fossil fuels in heating and cooling in their building renovation plans, and no financial incentives should be given for the installation of fossil fuel boilers under the next Multiannual Financial Framework as of 2027, with the exception of those selected for investment, before 2027, under the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund. A clear legal basis for the ban of heat generators based on their greenhouse gas emissions or the type of fuel used should support national phase-out policies and measures.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Efficient use of waste heat from domestic hot water systems represents significant energy saving opportunity. Hot water preparation is the main source of energy consumption for new buildings and normally this heat is wasted and not reused. Knowing that most of the hot water consumed comes from showers, harvesting heat from shower drains in buildings could be a simple and cost- effective way to save final energy consumption and related CO2 and methane emissions of domestic hot water production.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission should lay down a comparative methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements. A review of this framework should enable the calculation of both energy and emission performance and should take into account environmental, safety and health externalities, as well as the possibility of the ETS extension and carbon prices. The New European Bauhaus has the potential to reshape the way policies are conceived to define the environment of the future by meeting the need for spaces adapted to new ways of life. Member States should use that framework to compare the results with the minimum energy performance requirements which they have adopted. Should significant discrepancies, i.e. exceeding 15 %, exist between the calculated cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements and the minimum energy performance requirements in force, Member States should justify the difference or plan appropriate steps to reduce the discrepancy. The estimated economic lifecycle of a building or building element should be determined by Member States, taking into account current practices and experience in defining typical economic lifecycles. The results of that comparison and the data used to reach those results should be regularly reported to the Commission. Those reports should enable the Commission to assess and report on the progress of Member States in reaching cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 b (new)
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) Affordability and social fairness is key to achieve a green and just transition for a decarbonised building stock by 2050 at the latest. Creditworthiness of consumers needs to be assessed in line with current Union legislation. It is crucial that the scope of financial instruments fits the needs of the potential beneficiaries: lowest income and most vulnerable households should benefit from 100% subsidised retrofit works.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 c (new)
Recital 19 c (new)
(19c) The principle of “pay-as-you-save” should ensure social fairness and economic attractiveness and has to be seen as an accompanying measure without undermining the overall climate ambitions. The Commission should ensure when establishing standards for pay-as-you-save that the priorities as set out in the European Climate Law and the strategy "A Renovation Wave for Europe – Greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives” are not jeopardised.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Different options are available to cover the energy needs of an efficient building by. An energy from renewable sources: on-site renewables such as solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, heat pumps and biomass, renewable energy provided by renewable energy communities or citizen energy communities, and district heating and cooling baefficient building is one that minimizes the use of conventional energies, reducing its energy demand and producing the final energy it requires. To achieve this, Member States should accelerate the used on renewables or waste heatf passive and active design.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The necessary decarbonisation of the Union building stockpublic and private building stock including the buildings of the Union institutions, bodies and agencies, requires energy renovation at a large scale: almost 75% of that building stock is inefficient according to current building standards, and 85-95% of the buildings that exist today will still be standing in 2050. However, the weighted annual energy renovation rate is persistently low at around 1%. At the current pace, the decarbonisation of the building sector would require centuries. Triggering and supporting building renovation, including a shift towards emission-free heating systems, is therefore a key goal of this Directive.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Minimum energy performance standards are the essential regulatory tool to trigger renovation of existing buildings on a large scale, as they tackle the key barriers to renovation such as split incentives and co-ownership structures, which cannot be overcome by economic incentives. The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should lead to a gradual phase-out of the worst- performing buildings and a continuous improvement of the national building stock including the Union institutions and bodies, contributing to the long-term goal of a decarbonised building stock by 2050.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Minimum energy performance standards set at Union level should focus on the renovation of the buildings with the highest potential in terms of decarbonisation, energy poverty alleviation and extended social and economic benefits, in particular on the very worst-performing buildings, which need to be renovated as a priority, including the possibility for hybrid heat pumps when no other feasible fossil-free solution is available.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) In order to achieve a complete and detailed map of the current situation of the building stock which allows to determine exactly where the worst- performing buildings are located, an audit of the Union building stock should be done by the Commission in order to focus well on the Union efforts and investments.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should be accompanied by an enabling framework including technical assistance and financial measures. Minimum energy performance standards set at national level do not amount to “Union standards” within the meaning of State aid rules, while Union- wide minimum energy performance standards might be considered constituting such “Union standards”. In line with revised State aid rules, Member States may grant State aid to building renovation to comply with the Union-wide energy performance standards, namely to achieve a certain energy performance class, until those Union-wide standards become mandatory. Once the standards are mandatory, Member States may continue to grant State aid for the deep renovation of buildings and building units falling under the Union-wide energy performance standards as long as the building renovation aims at a higher standard than the specified minimum energy performance class.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The EU Taxonomy classifies environmentally sustainable economic activities across the economy, including for the building sector. Under the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, building renovation is considered a sustainable activity where it achieves at least 30% energy savings, complies with minimum energy performance requirements for major or significant renovation of existing buildings, or consists of individual measures related to the energy performance of buildings, such as the installation, maintenance or repair of energy efficiency equipment or of instruments and devices for measuring, regulating and controlling the energy performance of buildings, where such individual measures comply with the criteria set out. Building renovation to comply with Union-wide minimum energy performance standards is typically in line with the EU Taxonomy criteria related to building renovation activities.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) To achieve a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock and the transformation of existing buildings into zero-emission buildings by 2050, Member States should establish national building renovation plans, which replace the long- term renovation strategies and become an even stronger, fully operational planning tool for Member States, with a stronger focus on financing and ensuring that appropriately skilled workers are available for carrying out building renovationhighly qualified workers from the construction sector and creative and cultural industries, are available for carrying out building renovations and quality processes, in particular public procurement procedures. In their building renovation plans, Member States should set their own national building renovation targets. In line with Article 21(b)(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and with the enabling conditions set under Regulation (EU) 2021/60 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , Member States should provide an outline of financing measures, as well as an outline of the investment needs and the administrative resources for the implementation of their building renovation plans. __________________ 36 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The national building renovation plans should be closely linked with the integrated national energy and climate plans under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and progress in achieving the national targets and the contribution of the building renovation plans to national and Union targets should be reported as part of the biennial reporting under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. Considering the urgency to scale up renovation based on solid national plans, the date for the submission of the first national building renovation plan should be set as early as possible. Energy efficiency improvement measures pursuant to this Directive should also include a strategy to reduce the use of solid fuels and reduce indoor and outdoor pollution. Exposure reduction targets should be implemented at local and regional level where the use of solid heating fuels is part of the local or regional energy mix.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Staged renovation can be a solution to address the issues of high upfront costs and hassle for the inhabitants that may occur when renovating ‘in one go’. However, such staged renovation needs to be carefully planned in order to avoid that one renovation step precludes necessary subsequent steps. Renovation passports provide a clear roadmap for staged renovation, helping owners and investors plan the best timing and scope for interventions. Therefore, renovation passports should be made available as a voluntary tool to building owners across all Member States. Renovation passports should be duly financially supported as part of national building renovation programmes in order to not become a burden for building owners and they should be provided without cost to all low- income property owners and to all owners of a property.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The concept of ‘deep renovation’ has not yet been defined in Union legislation. With a view to achieving the long-term vision for buildings, deep renovation should be defined as a renovation that transforms buildings into zero-emission buildings; in a first step, as a renovation that transforms buildings into nearly zero-energy buildings. This definition serves the purpose of increasing the energy performance of buildings. A deep renovation for energy performance purposes is a prime opportunity to address other aspects such as the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), living conditions of vulnerable households, increasing climate resilience, resilience against disaster risks including seismic resilience, fire safety, heating and electrical installations safety and ventilation, the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos, and accessibility for persons with disabilities. Deep renovations that improve the energy performance of a building by at least 60% are currently annually carried out only in 0.2% of the building stock, and in only a fifth of the cases, energy efficiency is significantly improved.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) Member States shall develop national electrical inspections regimes in view of the fact that a high percentage of the domestic and accidental domestic fires have an electrical source and in view of ensuring electrical installations are safe and ready for new usages aiming to achieve zero-emissions buildings.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35 b (new)
Recital 35 b (new)
(35b) Consideration of the water-energy nexus is particularly important to address the interdependent energy and water use and the increasing pressure on both resources. The effective management and reuse of water can make a significant contribution to energy savings, yielding climate, but also economic and social, benefits.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35 c (new)
Recital 35 c (new)
(35c) When assessing the potential for efficient heating and cooling, Member States should take wider environmental, health and safety aspects into account. Due to the role of heat pumps for realising energy efficiency potentials in heating and cooling, the risks of negative environmental impacts from refrigerants that are persistent, bioaccumulative or toxic should be minimised.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35 d (new)
Recital 35 d (new)
(35d) The Commission should establish technical guidelines on historical heritage buildings and historic centres to ensure that ecological ambitions are met and cultural heritage is safeguarded.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Smart charging and bidirectional charging enable the energy system integration of buildings. Recharging points where electric vehicles typically park for extended periods of time, such as where people park for reasons of residence or employment, are highly relevant to energy system integration, therefore smart charging functionalities need to be ensured in case of all new recharging points in and adjacent to buildings. In situations where bidirectional charging would assist further penetration of renewable electricity by electric vehicle fleets in transport and the electricity system in general, such functionality should also be made available.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Promoting green mobility is a key part of the European Green Deal and buildings can play an important role in providing the necessary infrastructure, not only for recharging of electric vehicles but also for bicycles. A shift to softactive mobility such as cycling can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. With the rapid uptake of the sales of electric bicycles and electric cargo bikes, basic charging infrastructure for these types of vehicles also need to be provided to facilitate their regular use. As set out in the 2030 Climate Target Plan, increasing the modal shares of clean and efficient private and public transport, such as cycling, will drastically lower pollution from transport and bring major benefits to individual citizens and communities. The lack of bike parking spaces is a major barrier to the uptake of cycling, both in residential and non-residential buildings. Building codes can effectively support the transition to cleaner mobility by establishing requirements for a minimum number of bicycle parking spaces.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The agendas of the Digital Single Market and the Energy Union should be aligned and should serve common goals. The digitalisation of the energy system is quickly changing the energy landscape, from the integration of renewables to smart grids and smart-ready buildings. In order to digitalise the building sector, the Union’s connectivity targets and ambitions for the deployment of high-capacity communication networks are important for smart homes and well-connected communities. Targeted incentives should be provided to promote smart-ready systems and digital solutions in the built environment. Energy security and efficiency by encouraging investment and incentivising low-tech, low-energy solutions and could facilitate the digital transition by improving connectivity to mitigate the digital divide. The collaboration of the New European Bauhaus is important to fight against energy poverty through innovative solutions for the building, construction, industrial and materials sectors. This would offer new opportunities for energy savings, by providing consumers with more accurate information about their consumption patterns, and by enabling the system operator to manage the grid more effectively.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In order to facilitate a competitive and innovative market for smart building services that contributes to efficient energy use and integration of renewable energy in buildings, including rooftop solar panels and support investments in renovation, Member States should ensure direct access to building systems’ data by interested parties. To avoid excessive administrative costs for third parties, Member States shall facilitate the full interoperability of services and of the data exchange within the Union.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The smart readiness indicator should be used to measure the capacity of buildings to use information and communication technologies and electronic systems to adapt the operation of buildings in a more transparent manner to the needs of the occupants and the grid and to improve the energy efficiency and overall performance of buildings. The smart readiness indicator should raise awareness amongst building owners and occupants of the value behind building automation and electronic monitoring of technical building systems and should give confidence to occupants about the actual savings of those new enhanced- functionalities. The smart readiness indicator is particularly beneficial for large buildings with high energy demand. The Commission should provide a clear definition of a large building, reflecting all the criteria and aspects of the building it includes and that it takes into account all the diversity of the Union building stock; For other buildings, the scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings should be optional for Member States.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Inefficient buildings are often linked to energy poverty and social problems. Vulnerable households are particularly exposed to increasing fossil- based energy prices as they spend a larger proportion of their budget on energy products. By reducing excessive energy bills, building renovation can lift people out of energy poverty and also prevent it. At the same time, building renovation does not come for free, and it is essential to ensure that the social impact of the costs for building renovation, notably on vulnerable households, is kept in check. The renovation wave should leave no one behind and be seized as an opportunity to improve the situation of vulnerable households, and a fair transition towards climate neutrality should be ensured. Therefore, financial incentives and other policy measures should as a priority target vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing, and Member States should take measures to prevent evictions because of renovation. The Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality provides a common framework and shared understanding of comprehensive policies and investments needed for ensuring that the transition is fair.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) The monitoring of the building stock is facilitated by the availability of data collected by digital tools, development and maximization of digital technologies to achieve more efficient, inclusive, accessible and eco-sustainable solutions: stresses that such technologies should be used to improve the social well-being of citizens and do not translate into the creation of digital surveillance of people and thereby reducing administrative costs. Therefore, national databases for energy performance of buildings should be set up, and the information contained therein should be transferred to the EU Building Stock Observatory.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Regular maintenance and inspection of heating , electrical installations, heating, fire extinction, ventilation and air- conditioning systems by qualified personnel contributes to maintaining their correct adjustment in accordance with the product specification and in that way ensures optimal performance from an environmental, safety and energy point of view. An independent assessment of the entire heating, electrical installations, fire extinction, ventilation and air- conditioning system should occur at regular intervals during its lifecycle in particular before its replacement or upgrading. In order to minimise the administrative burden on building owners and tenants, Member States should endeavour to combine inspections and certifications as far as possible.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) the definition and application of a holistic renovation reform for both public and private buildings that includes improvements in all the components of the building, such as: (i) roof; (ii) facade; (iii) ventilation control;
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) sustainable and active mobility infrastructure in and adjacent to buildings; and
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) nature-based solutions;
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
(hb) smart and green buildings for achieving the digital and green transition goals;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘zero-emission building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, which activity does not generate any greenhouse gas emissions in energy demand and where the very low amount of energy still required in-use performance is fully covered by energy from renewable sources generated on-site or off-site in accordance with Annex III, from a renewable energy community within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or from a fully greenhouse gas emissions-free district heating and cooling system, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2a. “low lifecycle emissions buildings” means a new or renovated building that has reached a low level of total greenhouse gas emissions, including operational and embodied emissions, as determined at the national and European levels according to Annex III to be adopted through delegated acts;
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
2b. “green transition building” is a building that contributes to a transition to a low and clean energy future leading to decarbonisation of the built environment by achieving zero-energy building (ZEB) status with minimal operational and embodied emissions in accordance with the low lifecycle emissions building definition, with the capacity to export renewable energy and with a high-level of circularity based on use of secondary building materials, adaptability and modularity
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘nearly zero-energy building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I , which cannot be lower than the 2023 cost-optimal level reported by Member States in accordance with Article 6(2) and where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required is covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby as defined in Annex III;
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. “low lifecycle emissions buildings’ means a new or renovated building that has reached a low level of total greenhouse gas emissions, including operational and embodied emissions, as determined at the national and Union levels according to Annex III.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
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 (sale or rent), in a period of time or by a specific date, thereby triggering renovation of existing buildings that respects the Energy Efficiency First Principle as defined by [amended EED];
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. ‘New European Bauhaus’ means to connect to the Renovation Wave as a preliminary phase, taking advantage of the innovative solutions that the project offers in the comprehensive renovation of our building stock, going beyond energy efficiency, accessibility, and security, achieving a truly holistic and quality renovation of the building stock, mindful of the site specific contexts and surrounding neighbourhood by respecting sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘technical building system’ means technical equipment for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, building automation and control, on-site renewable energy generation and storageincluding rooftop solar panels generation, elevators, storage, electrical installations and fire extinction , or a combination thereof, including those systems using energy from renewable sources, of a building or building unit;
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
11. ‘renewable primary energy factor’ means renewable primary energy 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 delivery to the points of use, divided by the delivered energy, including rooftop solar panels;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic including rooftop solar panels) , and geothermal energy , ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomasssustainable biomass in line with [amended RED Article 29], landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogas;
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
17. ‘dwelling’ means physical space consisting of a room or suite of rooms in a permanent building or a structurally separated part of a building which is designed for habitation by one private household all year roundere people could develop their basic life functions in private for certain period of time;
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
17a. ‘large building’ means a building as defined by the Commission’s guidelines;
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
18. ‘renovation passport’ means a document that provides a tailored roadmap for the renovation of a specific building in one or several steps that will significantly improve its energy performance and reduces its lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – introductory part
19. ‘deep renovation’ means a renovation which transforms a building or building unitfocuses on the following essentials building items: wall insulation, roof insulation, low floor insulation, replacement of external joinery, ventilation and heating/heating systems and treatment of thermal bridges to ensure the necessary comfort of the occupants in summer and winter. It is necessary to transform a building or building unit in order to reduce its primary energy demand and reports, and minimises the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions generated during the renovation, according to Annex III
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point a
(a) before 1 January 203027, into a nearly zero-energy building or to reduce 50% of its primary energy demand or to reach the energy efficiency class A or B;
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
(b) as of 1 January 203027, into a zero- emission building or to reduce 60% of its primary energy demand or to reach the energy efficiency class A;
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point c (new)
(c). reports and minimises the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions generated during the renovation, according to Annex III and with smart, digital and transparent information tools that the user of buildings assess their actual energy performance such as electricity meter
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point d (new)
(d). enhances in a holistic approach the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and ensuring healthy indoor air quality, a free pathogenic environment and the necessary comfort of the occupants in summer and winter with special consideration to heat protection for buildings in summer;
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point e (new)
(e). focuses on the following essentials building items: wall insulation, roof insulation, low floor insulation, replacement of external joinery, ventilation and heating/heating systems and treatment of thermal bridges
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
20. ‘staged deep renovation’ means a deep renovation carried out in several steps, following the steps set out in a renovation passport in accordance with Article 10, a proper progressive project and a deadline that ensures coherence renovation across the steps; collective residential buildings shall have a maximum of 3 steps and may include hybrid heat pumps if no other feasible fossil-free solution is available, ensuring that the mobilisation of inhabitants and the installation of heavy machinery and additional structures are carried out just in one of the steps;
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
20a. ’one-step deep renovation’ means a deep renovation carried out in one step, following objectives set out in a renovation passport in accordance with Article 10, and a proper detailed project of the building;
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
20b. ’holistic renovation’ means renovations that follow deep renovation basis and in addition, set actions to be carried out in a building with the objective of obtaining an overall improvement in its performance, including energy efficiency, accessibility, safety (fire, structural and usability), facilities and adaptation to new, more sustainable and inclusive ways of living;
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
22a. ‘embodied carbon’ means the carbon emissions associated with materials and construction processes throughout the whole life-cycle of a building, either upfront during the initial construction process or during the use of the building to repair or replace building elements as specified in detail under Annex III;
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
23. ‘whole life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions’ means the combined greenhouse gas emissions associated with the building at all stages of its life-cycle, from, the ‘cradle’ (the extraction of the raw materials that are usenergy used and materials wasted inat the construction of the building) over the material production and processing,site, the materials used in one-site or off-site parking spaces and the building’s operation stage, to the ‘grave’ (the deconstruction of the building and reuse, recycling, other recovery and disposal of its materials), also considering the benefits from reuse, recycling at end- of-life and with special focus in the beginning of the design process, from the ‘cradle’ (the extraction of the raw materials that are used in the construction of the building) through the material production and processing;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
24. ‘Life-cycle Global Warming Potential (GWP)’ means an indicator which quantifies the global warming potential contributions of a buildwhole life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions as defined ing along its full life-cyclerticle 2.23;
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
26. ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defined in Article 2(49) of [recast EED]; a household’s inability due to non- affordability, to meet its basic energy supply needs and lack of access to essential energy services needed to guarantee basic levels of comfort and health, a decent standard of living, including adequate heating and cooling, lighting, and energy to power appliances, as a result of insufficient disposable income in line with the indicators for energy poverty as set out in [amended EED Article 8] that are taken into account for the Energy Efficiency National Fund (EENF) and with access to energy efficiency service centres as set out in [amended EED Article 22];
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) As announced in the Green Deal, the Commission presented its Renovation Wave strategy on 14 October 202030 . The strategy contains an action plan with concrete regulatory, financing and enabling measures, with the objective to at least double the annual energy renovation rate of buildings by 2030 and to foster deep renovations by more than 35 million building and the creation up to 160 000 jobs in the construction sector. The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is necessary as one of the vehicles to deliver on the Renovation Wave. It will also contribute to delivering on the New European Bauhaus initiative and the European mission on climate- neutral and smart cities, and should follow the pathway drawn by the New European Bauhaus as a previous phase of the Renovation Wave. _________________ 30 A Renovation Wave for Europe - greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives, COM/2020/662 final.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 e (new)
26e. ’healthy indoor climate’ means an indoor environment that ensures the health, comfort and well-being of occupants by a set of indicators and associated to target values related to daylight, indoor air and acoustic quality and thermal comfort;
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) As the energy efficiency first principle is at the core of a more circular economy system, the Commission should pay greater attention to the building sector which accounts for more than 40% of final energy consumption in the Union, not to mention that 75% of Union buildings are still energy-inefficient. By better integrating circularity in the building sector, the infrastructures and technical capabilities of a building in an overall holistic approach would secure longer life spans as well as lower energy consumption, while setting concrete decarbonisation and depollution pathways for this sector.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27
27. ‘vulnerable households’ means households in risk of energy poverty or households, including lower middle- income ones, that are particularly exposed to high energy costs and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy as defined with the indicators of Article 8(3) [amended EED];
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
27a. ‘vulnerable neighbourhoods/areas’ means groups of buildings or urban, peri-urban or rural areas considered to be in a situation or at risk of energy poverty, which may also include any of the following characteristics: a) poor energy performance of buildings; b) location within historic centres, places of common interest or linked to the historic heritage; c) rural zones and areas linked to areas of environmental interest; d) low social economic indicators;
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point a – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point a – point iii
iii) maintenance and operating costs, including energy costs in the whole lifecycle of the building taking into account the cost of greenhouse gas allowances as well as the cost associated with materials and processes needed to maintain the building during use, for example renovations;
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Buildings and all its components and materials are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions before, during and after their operational lifetime. The 2050 vision for a decarbonised building stock goes beyond the current focus on operational greenhouse gas emissions. The whole life-cycle emissions of buildings should therefore progressively be taken into account, starting with new buildings. Buildings are a significant material bank, being repositories for resources over many decades, and the design options largely influence the whole life-cycle emissions both for new buildings and renovations. The whole life-cycle performance of buildings should be taken into account not only in new construction, but also in renovations through the inclusion of policies for the reduction of whole life- cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Member States’ building renovation plans.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
37. ‘digital building logbook’ means a common repository for all relevant building data, including data related to energy performance and the whole lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions such as energy performance certificates, renovation passports and smart readiness indicators, which facilitates informed decision making and information sharing within the construction sector, among building owners and occupants, financial institutions and public authorities;
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) In this regard, a link should be made with the principles of the circular economy and the leading role of the New European Bauhaus that wants to promote greater circularity in the built environment, by promoting renovation and adaptive re-use over demolition and new built, as appropriate.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37 a (new)
37a. ‘bicycle parking space’ means a designated space for one bicycle, of varying size and intended use, that allows the bicycle to be left unattended for extended periods of time, provides secure and easy locking for a variety of bicycle types (such as ‘inverted U’ or ‘post and ring’ locking stations) as well as scooters, and, where possible, is lit and protected from the weather.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38 a (new)
38 a. ‘water-energy nexus’ means the correlation between energy and water consumption in economic life. Water is needed for energy purposes. Energy is needed for the production of water, to abstract, pump, heat, cool, clean, treat and desalinate water;
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) That buildings are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions before their operational lifetime is the result of the upfront embedded carbon to be found within all building materials. An increase in the use of sustainably and locally sourced nature-based building materials, in keeping with the principles of the New European Bauhaus Initiative, has the potential to substitute for more carbon intensive materials and to store carbon in the built environment via the use of wood- based materials.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Buildings are responsible for about half of primary fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in the EU that cause premature death and illness. Improving energy performance and the use of nature- based and healthier constructions materials of buildings can and should reduce pollutant emissions at the same time, in line with Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and the Council33 . _________________ 33 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p.1).
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 45
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 45
45. ‘useful floor area’ means the area of the floor of a buildingbuilding without taking into account the built-up elements and other non-expendable elements such as partitions, walls, pillars, built-in cabinets, and other elements 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 (re- )allocation rules;
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – introductory part
49. ‘energy from renewable sources produced nearby’ means energy from renewable sources produced within a local or district level perimeter of the building assessed including rooftop solar panels, which fulfils all the following conditions:
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Measures to improve further the energy performance of buildings should take into account climatic conditions, including adaptation to climate change, local conditions as well as indoor climate environment and cost-effectiveness. Those measures should not affect other requirements concerning buildings such as accessibility , fire, heating and electrical installation safety and seismic safety and the intended use of the building.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 50
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 50
50. ‘energy performance of buildings (EPB) services’ means the services which aim is to improve the optimization of system usage,, such as heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and lighting and others for which improve in the energy use is taken into account in the energy performance of buildings;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 51
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 51
51. ‘energy needs’ means the energy to be delivered to, or extracted from, a conditioned space to maintain the intended space conditions to develop a normal activity during a given period of time disregarding any technical building system inefficiencies;
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 53
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 53
53. ‘self-used’ means part of on-site or nearby produced renewable energy used by on-site technical systems for EPB services, including rooftop solar panels;
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
57a. ‘pay-as-you-save’ means to address affordability, social fairness and economic attractiveness without undermining the overall goal to achieve the climate targets for 2030 and 2050 and especially a decarbonised building stock by 2050. The cost-optimal approach includes as well the social and environmental externalities for the society that can come from fossil-based energy consumption.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The energy performance of buildings should be calculated on the basis of a methodology, which may be differentiated at national and regional level. That includes, in addition to thermal characteristics, other factors that play an increasingly important role such as heating and air-conditioning installations, application of energy from renewable sources, building automation and control systems, heat recovery from wastewater, ventilation and cooling, smart solutions, passive heating and cooling elements, shading, indoor air- quality, adequate natural light and design of the building. The methodology for calculating energy performance should be based not only on the season in which heating or air- conditioning is required, but should cover the annual energy performance of a building. That methodology should take into account existing European standards. The methodology should ensure the representation of actual operating conditions and enable the use of metered energy to verify correctness and for comparability, and the methodology should be based on hourly or sub-hourly time- steps. In order to encourage the use of renewable energy on-site, including roof solar panels in line with the European Solar Rooftops Initiative, and in addition to the common general framework, Member States should take the necessary measures so that the benefits of maximising the use of renewable energy on-site, including for other-uses (such as electric vehicle charging points), are recognised and accounted for in the calculation methodology.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 b (new)
57b. ‘sufficiency policies’ means a set of measures and daily practices that avoid the demand for energy, materials, land, water, and other natural resources over the life cycle of buildings and goods, while striving for delivering a sustainable well being for all within planetary boundaries
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) This Directive should take full account of the EU Solar Energy Strategy and in particular rooftop solar panels. Solar photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal technologies should be rolled-out rapidly and reward citizens and businesses with benefits for the climate and their purses. Member States should establish robust support frameworks for rooftop systems, including in combination with energy storage and heat-pumps, based on predictable payback times that should be shorter than 10 years. The Member States should implement the measures under as a priority, using available Union funding, in particular the new REPowerEU chapters of their Recovery and Resilience Plans. The Commission should monitor progress in the implementation of this initiative on an annual basis, with the European Parliament, the Member States and the sector’s stakeholders.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 c (new)
57c. ‘circularity measures’ means the measures aiming at reducing the need and extraction of virgin materials by reducing demand for new materials, by rethinking, repairing, reusing, repurposing, and recycling used materials and by extending the lifetime of products and buildings.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 d (new)
57d. ‘electrical installation’ means the system composed of all the fixed components (switchboards, electrical cables, earthing systems, sockets, switches and light fittings) aiming to distribute electrical power within a building to all points of use or transmit electricity generated on-site.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall establish a national building renovation plan and a plan for the institutions of the European Union and its bodies shall be established by the themselves coordinated by the Commission 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 existing buildings into zero- emission buildings. Prior to the preparation of the national plan, each Member State must carry out an audit of the building stock including energy efficiency emissions and other environmental parameters;
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) an overview detailed inventory of the national building stock for different building types, construction periods and climatic zones , including the number of new bicycle parking spaces as a result of the requirements pursuant to Article 12 and any deviations from the specified targets, based, as appropriate, on statistical sampling and the national database for energy performance certificates pursuant to Article 19, an overview of market barriers and market failures and an overview of the capacities in the construction, energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors ;
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) an overview of implemented and planned policies and measures, supporting the implementation of the roadmap pursuant to point (b) including an explanation of how the Member State will compensate for bicycle parking spaces where these could not be realized, pursuant to Article 12(3); and
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) an outline of the investment needs for the implementation of the integral building renovation plan, the financing sources and measures, and the administrative resources for building renovation.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e (new)
(e) technical training plan for professional training, reskilling and upskilling of workers, in particular in jobs related to building renovation including sustainable working techniques and a focus on health aspects such as asbestos, in order to achieve high skills qualified workers.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f (new)
(f) an assessment on the renewable energy requirement for buildings in line with [amended RED], the European Solar Rooftops Initiative, the goals for improvement of water efficiency, recycling areas in the building, the reduction of light pollution and in accordance with the principles of the New European Bauhaus initiative to achieve in addition to energy efficiency, the overall goals on sustainability, aesthetics, inclusion, accessibility, fire and structural safety for a resilient building performance and the goals for zero waste according to the circular economy and in line with [amended harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products COD 2022/0094];
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point g (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point g (new)
(g) an obligation for cities with at least 20.000 inhabitants to prepare urban greening plans as a neighbourhood approach to create biodiverse and accessible urban forests, parks and gardens, urban farms, green roofs and walls, watercourses, inclusion of autochthonous plant species and tree- lined streets based on the positive impact of such a measure on urban microclimate and health, in particular for vulnerable groups and in addition, all the necessary renovation actions of public spaces with the aim to increase energy savings.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) In addition to the measures proposed by the Commission, it is necessary to create a definition of vulnerable areas/neighbourhoods associated to energy poverty that allows for more accurate detection of less developed micro-areas (rural and urban) encompassed within more developed areas. In this way, it would contribute to the identification and location of the mostvulnerable social sectors and those suffering from energy poverty, thus helping to fight against social inequalities that may arise from the application of the different climate action measures. 75% of Union buildings are deemed inefficient contributing to over 40% of our energy consumption. Moreover, inefficient housing is a systemic root cause of energy poverty, with harrowing 50 million Europeans living in energy poverty unable to adequately light, heat or cool their homes and over 20% of poor households in the Union live in a dwelling that has mould, damp or rot.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The roadmap referred to in point (b) shall include national targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 as regards the annual energy renovation rate, the primary and final energy consumption of the national building stock and its operational greenhouse gas emission reductions; specific timelines for buildings to achieve higher energy performance classes than those pursuant to Article 9(1), by 2040 and 2050, in line with the pathway for transforming the national building stock into zero-emission buildings; an evidence- based estimate of expected energy savings and wider benefits; and estimations for the contribution of the building renovation plan to achieving the Member State's binding national target for greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Regulation (EU) .../… [revised Effort Sharing Regulation], the Union’s energy efficiency targets in accordance with Directive (EU) …/…. [recast EED], the Union’s renewable energy targets, including the indicative target for the share of energy from renewable sources in the building sector in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED], and the Union’s 2030 climate target and 2050 climate neutrality goal in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. The roadmap referred to in point (b) shall also set out national targets for constructing bicycle parking spaces, developed in line with the relevant provisions of this Directive.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Every five years, each Member State shall prepare and submit to the Commission a draft of its building renovation plan, using the template in Annex II. Each Member State shall submit its draft building renovation plan as part of its draft integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and, where the Member States submits a draft update, its draft update referred to in Article 14 of that Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 9(1) and Article 14(1) of that Regulation, Member States shall submit the first draft building renovation plan to the Commission by 30 June 2024. Member States shall ensure the alignment and integration of their building renovation plan with the Union renovation finance received from the entry into force of this Directive until the official submission of their plan.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Different options are available to cover the energy needs of an efficient building by. An energy from renewable sources: on-site renewables such as solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, heat pumps and biomass, renewable energy provided by renewable energy communities or citizen energy communities, and district heating and cooling based on renewables or waste heatefficient building is one that minimizes the use of conventional energies, priorities the use of energy from renewable sources to reduce its energy demand and producing the final energy it requires. To achieve this, Member States should accelerate the use of passive and active design.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Every five years, each Member State shall submit its building renovation plan to the Commission, using the template in Annex II. Each Member State shall submit its building renovation plan as part of its integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and, where the Member States submits an update, its update referred to in Article 14 of that Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 3(1) and Article 14(2) of that Regulation, Member States shall submit the first building renovation plan to the Commission by 30 June 2025. Member States shall ensure the alignment and integration of their building renovation plan with the Union renovation finance received from the entry into force of this Directive until the official submission of their plan.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The necessary decarbonisation of the Union building stock requires energy renovation at a large scale: almost 75% of that building stock is inefficient according to current building standards, and 85-95% of the buildings that exist today will still be standing in 2050. However, the weighted annual energy renovation rate is persistently low at around 1%. At the current pace, the decarbonisation of the building sector would require centuries. Triggering and supporting building renovation, including a shift towards emission-free heating systems, is therefore a key goal of this Directivencluding measures in line with “energy efficiency first” principle at system level, is therefore a key goal of this Directive. This includes dealing with the seasonality of heating demand, which in many Member States is the main part of the energy system peak demand.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should be accompanied by an enabling framework including technical assistance and financial measures. Minimum energy performance standards set at national level do not amount to “Union standards” within the meaning of State aid rules, while Union- wide minimum energy performance standards might be considered constituting such “Union standards”. In line with revised State aid rules, Member States may grant State aid to building renovation to comply with the Union-wide energy performance standards, namely to achieve a certain energy performance class, until those Union-wide standards become mandatory. Once the standards are mandatory, Member States may continue to grant State aid for the deep renovation of buildings and building units falling under the Union-wide energy performance standards as long as the building renovation aims at a higher standard than the specified minimum energy performance class.
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) as of 1 January 2027, for all new public buildings, large buildings, major renovations (including stages) and buildings or projects with a useful floor area larger than 21000 square meters;m2 and
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) as of 1 January 203029, for all new buildings.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Staged renovation can be a solution to address the issues of high upfront costs and hassle for the inhabitants that may occur when renovating ‘in one go’. However, such staged renovation needs to be carefully planned in order to avoid that one renovation step precludes necessary subsequent steps. Renovation passports provide a clear roadmap for staged renovation, helping owners and investors plan the best timing and scope for interventions. Therefore, renovation passports should be made available as a voluntary tool to building owners across all Member States. Renovation passports should not become an economic or administrative burden for building owners and should be provided at no cost to all vulnerable and low-income households, especially in the case when the dwelling is a sole residential property.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Staged renovation can be a solution to address the issues of high upfront costs and hassle for the inhabitants that may occur when renovating ‘in one go’. However, such staged renovation needs to be carefully planned in order to avoid that one renovation step precludes necessary subsequent steps. Renovation passports provide a clear roadmap for staged renovation, helping owners and investors plan the best timing and scope for interventions. Therefore, renovation passports should be made available as a voluntary tool to building owners across all Member States. Renovation passports should be duly financially supported as part of national building renovation programmes in order to not become a burden for building owners and they should be provided without cost to all owners of a property.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 to supplement this Directive in order to adapt Annex III to technological progress and innovation, to set adapted maximum energy performance thresholds in Annex III to renovated buildings and to adapt the maximum energy performance thresholds for zero-emission buildings to adapt the calculation of life-cycle global warming potential of buildings and to set whole life carbon benchmarks and thresholds for renovated and new buildings in a new Annex III. The adoption of the new Annex III shall be finalised by 1 January 2027 and implemented at the national level by 1 January 2028.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In order to foster deep renovation, which is one of the goals of the Renovation Wave strategy, Member States should give enhanced financial and administrative support to deep renovation, targeting vulnerable and low-income households, living in a single household property and worst-performing buildings.
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall set targets and stablish whole-life-cycle thresholds, considering a progressive downward trend and minimum requirements for different climatic zones and building typologies by 1 January 2027, ensuring that from the 1 January 2029, new buildings are low lifecycle emissions buildings in accordance to Annex III;
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Member States shall set requirements for the implementation of strategies that reduce the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the building by 1 January 2026, (a) including sufficiency and circular measures and the use of low carbon constructions products, as well as (b) specific national targets for 2030 of at least 15% for reused and recycled contents in buildings by 2025 based upon current average levels in the construction sector that be founded upon commitments to double the circular material use rate by 2030 under the Circular Economy Action Plan,
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Member States shall ensure the mandatory inclusion of rooftop solar panels in line with the EU Solar Energy Strategy by 1 January 2024 onwards.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) Member States should develop national electrical inspections regimes in light of the fact that a high percentage of the domestic and accidental domestic fires have an electrical source and in order to ensure electrical installations are safe and ready for new usages aiming to achieve zero-emissions buildings.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35 b (new)
Recital 35 b (new)
(35 b) Consideration of the water-energy nexus is particularly important to address the interdependent energy and water use and the increasing pressure on both resources. The effective management and reuse of water can make a significant contribution to energy savings, yielding climate, but also economic and social, benefits.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35 c (new)
Recital 35 c (new)
(35 c) The Commission should establish technical guidelines on historical heritage buildings and historic centres to ensure that ecological ambitions are met and cultural heritage is safeguarded.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure as part of deep renovations the adaptation of rooftop solar panels in line with the EU Solar Energy Strategy as soon as possible and shall make it mandatory from 1 January 2027 onwards.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Promoting green mobility is a key part of the European Green Deal and buildings can play an important role in providing the necessary infrastructure, not only for recharging of electric vehicles but also for bicycles. A shift to soft mobility such as cycling can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. As set out in the 2030 Climate Target Plan, increasing the modal shares of clean and efficient private and public transport, such as cycling, will drastically lower pollution from transport and bring major benefits to individual citizens and communities. The lack of bike parking spaces is a major barrier to the uptake of cycling, both in residential and non-residential buildings. Building codes can effectively support the transition to cleaner mobility by establishing requirements for a minimum number of bicycle parking spaces, depending on the local needs, circumstances and traditions.
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The smart readiness indicator should be used to measure the capacity of buildings to use information and communication technologies and electronic systems to adapt the operation of buildings to the needs of the occupants and the grid and to improve the energy efficiency and overall performance of buildings. The smart readiness indicator should raise awareness amongst building owners and occupants of the value behind building automation and electronic monitoring of technical building systems and should give confidence to occupants about the actual savings of those new enhanced- functionalities. The smart readiness indicator is particularly beneficial for large buildings with high energy demand. The Commission should provide a clear definition of a large building, reflecting all the criteria and aspects of the building it includes and that it takes into account all the diversity of the Union building stock. For other buildings, the scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings should be optional for Member States.
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
(ii a) after 1 January2033, at least energy performance D;
Amendment 429 #
(43 a) Electrification of heat and transport will lead to a significant increase in peak demand, especially during the heating season. Solutions that are capable of reducing or shifting the increase of electric peak demand have a very high value for the energy system and its efficiency as a whole. To mitigate increases in electric peak demand and to achieve a decarbonisation of the heating sector, Member States should rely on all demand-side flexibility solutions.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
(ii b) after 1January 2036, at least energy performance C;
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46 a) Member States should provide financial guarantees to financial institutions, in order to promote targeted financial products for enhanced energy performance of buildings for those in the following criterion without prejudice to income criteria: people at energy poverty, vulnerable and low-income households, as well as to owners in worst-performing multi-apartment buildings and buildings in rural areas. Those Pay-as-you-Save financial schemes are based on the principle that the repayment cost of an energy efficiency loans hall not exceed the monetary equivalent of the energy savings on an annual basis.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) after 1January 2033, at least energy performance D;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
(ii b) after 1 January 2036, at least energy performance C;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Regular maintenance and inspection of heating , electrical installations, heating, fire extinction, ventilation and air- conditioning systems by qualified personnel contributes to maintaining their correct adjustment in accordance with the product specification and in that way ensures optimal performance from an environmental, safety and energy point of view. An independent assessment of the entire heating , electrical installations, fire extinction ventilation and air- conditioning system should occur at regular intervals during its lifecycle in particular before its replacement or upgrading. In order to minimise the administrative burden on building owners and tenants, Member States should endeavour to combine inspections and certifications as far as possible.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) after 1 January 203026, at least energy performance class F; and
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 203329, at least energy performance class E;
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(ii a) after 1 January 2032, at least energy performance D;
Amendment 469 #
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 outdoor climatic and local conditions, as well as indoor climate requirements and cost-effectiveness, as well as the interaction of buildings with local integrated energy systems and their contribution to demand side flexibility to improve energy system efficiency.
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii b (new)
(ii b) after 1 January 2035, at least energy performance C;
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) the definition and application of a holistic renovation reform for both public and private buildings that includes improvements in all the components of the building, such as roof, facade and ventilation control;
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) nature-based solutions;
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
(h b) smart and green buildings for achieving the digital and green transition goals;
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(k a) minimum requirements for the electric grids in order to ensure the effectiveness and the capacity for efficiently implementing building renovation measures.
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) providing technical assistance, including through one-stop-shops and renovation passport scheme;
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Where a building is renovated in order to comply with a minimum energy performance standard, Member States shall ensure compliance with eithe minimum energy performance requirements for building elements pursuant to Article 5 and, in case of major renovation, with the minimum energy performance requirements for existing buildingsr deep renovation or staged deep renovation that follows renovation passport pursuant to Article 8.10
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘zero-emission building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, where the very low amount of energy still required is fully covered by energy from renewable sources generated on-site or delivered through electricity grids, from a renewable energy community within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or from an efficient district heating and cooling system, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III;
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Members States shall establish the necessary actions to: (a) preserve the historical and cultural heritage that is increasingly impacted by climate change and environmental degradation; (b) renovate their historical buildings and to this, it is essential to apply methodologies to preserve the interior, increase energy efficiency and reduce environmental and economic costs. In this way, when carrying out renovations, aspects that improve comfort, conservation and reduce energy costs, can be taken into account. In order to stimulate the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage considered to be of extraordinary value to humanity; (c) maintain the same objectives that apply to residential and other buildings for heritage buildings, without any distinction. Taking into account that, in the categorisation of heritage buildings, the degrees of rehabilitation are very special and should be prioritised according to the degree of protection of the building and its corresponding values; (d) ensure that this type of buildings are not taken like a general exception for the renovation of their building stock;
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. “green transition building” is a building that contributes to a transition to a low and clean energy future leading to decarbonisation of the built environment by achieving zero-enery building (ZEB) status with minimal operational and embodied emissions in accordance with the low lifecycle emissions building definition, with the capacity to export renewable energy and with a high-level of circularity based on use of secondary building materials, adaptability and modularity;
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) it shall indicate the expected benefits in terms of energy savings, savings on energy bills and operational greenhouse emission reductions as well as wider benefits related to health, safety (fire, electrical and seismic) and comfort and the improved adaptive capacity of the building to climate change; and
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) it shall contain information about the whole lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the building and measures including for circular economy to reduce them in the renovation process.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Member States shall ensure that the renovation passport is duly financially supported as part of national building renovation programmes in order to not create a barrier for building owners, particularly for low-income and vulnerable households, and that renovation passports are specifically issued free of charge to homeowners, for which the dwelling is a role residential property;
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘nearly zero-energy building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I , which cannot be lower than the 2023 cost-optimal level reported by Member States in accordance with Article 6(2) and where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required is covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby, or via distributed grid-based renewables;
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall, for the purpose of optimising the energy use of technical building systems, set system requirements in respect of the overall energy performance, the proper installation, and the appropriate dimensioning, adjustment and control of the technical building systems which are installed in new or existing buildings. When setting up the requirements, Member States shall take account of design conditions and typical or average operating conditionsrequire the use of technologies in the five highest efficiency classes as per Commission Delegated Regulations Nº 811/2013 and Nº 812/2013.
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Member States shall ensure that the requirements they set for technical building systems reach at least the latest cost- optimal levels and point to the relevant economic and environmental optimisation standards for their dimensioning when available.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States shall include assessment of energy efficiency of electrical installations of non-residential buildings into existing electrical safety inspections schemes and pointing to the available standard for their optimal design, dimensioning, management and monitoring.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Member States shall establish a deadline to ban all new fossil-fuelled heating and cooling systems as part of all renovations.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. With regard to new non-residential buildings and non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than five parking spaces, and where (a) the car park is located inside the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the building; or (b) the car park is physically adjacent to the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the car park, Member States shall ensure:
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) at least onetwo bicycle parking space for every car parking space in all office buildings and buildings owned or occupied by public authorities;
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. ‘public bodies’ means ‘contracting authorities’ as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council43 ; _________________ 43 OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65.public bodies within the meaning of point 10 of Article 2 of [recastEED];
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) The number of bicycle parking spaces in all other non-residential buildings shall be 2 times the number of car places raised to the power of 0,7 (or 2x0,7 where x is the number of car parking spaces);
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) that at least for every 10 bicycle parking spaces there shall be one parking space designed for bicycles with larger dimensions than standard bicycles, such as cargo bikes, tricycles, and bicycles with trailers, with a minimum of one space;
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘technical building system’ means technical equipment for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, building automation and control, on-site renewable energy generation and storage including rooftop solar panels generation, elevators, storage, electrical installations and fire extinction, or a combination thereof, including those systems using energy from renewable sources, of a building or building unit;
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c c (new)
(c c) the installation of charging infrastructure for electric bicycles shall match that of electric vehicles;
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the pre- cabling is dimensioned so as to enableand the electrical installation is dimensioned so as to enable economically and environmentally optimised the simultaneous use of the expected number of recharging points.
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, Member States shall ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every ten parking spaces, and at least onetwo bicycle parking space for every car parking space, by 1 January 2027. In case of buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, Member States shall ensure pre-cabling for at least one in two parking spaces by 1 January 2033.
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may adjust requirements for the number of bicycle parking spaces in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 for specific categories of non-residential buildings where bicycles are typically less used as a means of transport. After due assessment of the potential for bicycle parking by a committee of experts that includes experts on active mobility, and after taking into account the results of a public consultation, and contributions by relevant stakeholders, including cycling NGOs, Member States may adjust requirements for the number of bicycle parking spaces in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 for specific categories of non-residential buildings where bicycles are typically less used as a means of transport. Member States that adjust their requirements for specific categories of non-residential buildings shall explain, in their national building renovation plan pursuant to Article 3, how they will compensate for these adjustments in other non-residential buildings to achieve an equivalent number of bicycle parking spaces linked to non-residential buildings across the Member State. Member States shall focus their compensatory bicycle parking spaces on non-residential buildings where bicycles can be used effectively, and their use promotes general active mobility.
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) that in communal bike parking spaces for every 10 bicycle parking spaces there shall be one parking space designed for bicycles with larger dimensions than standard bicycles, such as cargo bikes, tricycles, and bicycles with trailers, with a minimum of one space;
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) the installation of charging infrastructure for electric bicycles shall match that of electric vehicles
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy from renewable sources’ means ‘energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) , and geothermal energy , ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogassources’ as defined in Article 2 point(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001;
Amendment 552 #
Member States shall ensure that the pre- cabling is dimensioned to enableand electrical installation is dimensioned to enable economically and environmentally optimised the simultaneous use of recharging points on all parking spaces. Where, in the case of major renovation, ensuring two bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling is physically not feasible, Member States shall ensure as many bicycle parking spaces as appropriate and that all reasonable solutions are pursued to achieve the statutory number of at least two bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling. Member States shall explain, in their national building renovation plans pursuant to Article 3, how they compensate for any losses in bicycle parking spaces due to infeasibility during major renovations by otherwise promoting bicycle parking in and around residential buildings to achieve an equivalent number of bicycle parking spaces linked to residential buildings across the Member State.
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
17. ‘dwelling’ means physical space consisting of a room or suite of rooms in a permanent building or a structurally separated part of a building which is designed for habitation by one private household all year roundere people could develop their basic life functions in private for certain period of time;
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
17 a. ‘large building’ means a building as defined by the Commission’s guidelines;
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that theall new recharging points referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4in and adjacent to buildings are capable of smart charging and, where appropriate, bidirectional charging, and that they are operated based on non-proprietary and non-discriminatory communication protocols and standards, in an interoperable manner, and in compliance with any legal standards and protocols in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 19(6) and Article 19(7) of Regulation (EU) …/… [AFIR].
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
18. ‘renovation passport’ means a document that is both in digital and paper formats and provides a tailored roadmap for the deep renovation of a specific building in several steps that will significantly improve its energy performance; two to three steps, consistent with a staged deep renovation whenever a one-step deep renovation is not directly feasible, that will significantly improve its energy performance rating in the Energy Performance Certificates scale and/or lead to substantial reduction of its energy use;
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging points in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and remove regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures, without prejudice to the property and tenancy law of the Member States. Member States shall remove barriers to the installation of recharging points and bicycle parking spaces in residential buildings and/or housing with parking spaces, in particular the need to obtain consent from the landlord or co-owners for a private recharging point for own use.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – introductory part
19. ‘deep renovation’ means a renovation which focuses on the following essentials building items: wall insulation, roof insulation, low floor insulation, replacement of external joinery, ventilation and heating/heating systems and treatment of thermal bridges to ensure the necessary confort of the occupants in summer and winter; and whereby it is necessary to transforms a building or a building unit in order to reduce its primary energy demand and reports, and minimises the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions generated during the renovation.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure the availability of technical assistance for building owners and tenants wishing to install recharging points and bicycle parking spaces..
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 9
Article 12 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall ensure the coherence of policies for buildings, softactive and green mobility and urban planning.
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 9 b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Member States shall consider moving from ‘minimum’ car parking requirements to ‘maximum’ car parking requirements, particularly in those areas that are already well served by public transport and walking and cycling.
Amendment 566 #
9 c. Member States should support local authorities in developing and implementing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) with a particular focus on the integration of housing policies with sustainable mobility and urban planning, hereby ensuring and prioritising accessibility of all new major urban developments by active mobility and public transport.
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 9 d (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Member States shall aim to support as well to facilitate in buildings other forms of active mobility such as scooters and e-scooters.
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts detailing interoperability requirements and non- discriminatory and transparent procedures for access to the data. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 30(2). In this way, a reliable and complete flow of data from the different Member States shall allow the Commission to carry out audits to control the level of energy efficiency of the European building stock. Thus, it will be possible to identify in a more exhaustive and precise way which are the vulnerable areas that are showing greater difficulty and/or delay in the fulfilment of the expected renovation rate.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. These audits should be carried out by the Commission every 5 years in order to redirect aid flows to building renovation and socio-economic support, especially to the most vulnerable groups.
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide appropriate financing, support measures and other instruments able to address market barriers and stimulate the necessary investments in low emissions energy renovations and low lifecycle construction using clean energy, circularity and sufficiency measures, in line with their national building renovation plan and with a view to the transformation of their building stock into zero-emission buildings by 2050.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. To support the mobilisation of investments, Member States shall promote the roll-out of enabling funding and financial tools, such as energy efficiency loans and mortgages for building renovation, energy performance contracting, fiscal incentives conditioned to the positive evolution of the energy efficiency certificate of the building that wants to benefit from this incentive, on- tax schemes, on-bill schemes, guarantee funds, funds targeting deep renovations, funds targeting renovations with a significant minimum threshold of targeted energy savings and the reduction of whole life-cycle greenhouse gas, and mortgage portfolio standards and economic instruments to provide incentives for the application of sufficient and circular measures such as the comprehensive list sets out in Annex II and mortgage portfolio standards. They shall guide investments into an energy efficient public building stock, in line with Eurostat guidance on the recording of Energy Performance Contracts in government accounts.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
23. ‘whole life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions’ means the combined greenhouse gas emissions associated with the building at all stages of its life-cycle, from the ‘cradle’ (the extraction of the raw materials that are usthe energy used and materials wasted inat the construction of the building) over the material production and processing,site, the materials used in one-site or off-site parking spaces and the building’s operation stage, to the ‘grave’ (the deconstruction of the building and reuse, recycling, other recovery and disposal of its materials), also considering the benefits from reuse, recycling at end- of-life and with special focus in the beginning of the design process, from the ‘cradle’ (the extraction of the raw materials that are used in the construction of the building) through the material production and processing;
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
27 a. ‘vulnerable neighborhoods/areas’ means groups of buildings or urban, peri- urban or rural areas considered to be in a situation or at risk of energy poverty, which may also include any of the following characteristics: (a) poor energy performance of buildings; (b) location within historic centers, places of common interest or linked to the historic heritage; (c) rural zones and areas linked to areas of environmental interest; (d) low social economic indicators;
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Member States shall link their financial measures for energy performanceositive improvement of energy performance proved by the appropriated certificates which allows improvements in the renovation of buildings to the targeted or achieved energy savings, as determined by one or more of the following criteria:
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29
29. ‘energy performance certificate’ means a certificate recognised by a Member State or by a legal person designated by it, which indicates the energy and climate performance of a building or building unit, calculated according to a methodology adopted in accordance with Article 4;
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36
36. 'mortgage portfolio standards’ means mechanisms incentivisingensuring any mortgage lenders including banks, investors and any other relevant financial institutions to increase the median energy performance of the portfolio of buildings covered by their mortgages and to encourage potential clientsure affordable and reliable solutions for their clients, particularly vulnerable households to make their property more energy- performant along the Union’s decarbonisation ambition and relevant energy targets in the area of energy consumption in buildings, relying on the definition of sustainable economic activities in the EU Taxonomy and the life-cycle GWP of buildings provided for in this Directive.;
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall incentivise deep renovation and sizeable programmes that address a high number of buildings and result in an overall reduction of at least 360 % of primary energy demand with higher financial, fiscal, administrative and technical support.
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 12
Article 15 – paragraph 12
12. Financial incentives shall target as a priority vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing, in line with Article 22 of Directive (EU) .../…. [recast EED]. Member State shall complement the promotion of these financial incentives with policies and measures to avoid renovation and gentrification processes
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The energy performance certificate shall include the energy performance of a building expressed by a numeric indicator of primary energy use in kWh/(m2.y), and the life-cycle Global Warming Potencial (GWP) by a numeric indicator of whole life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions in KgCO2/m2and reference values such as minimum energy performance requirements , minimum energy performance standards, nearly zero- energy building requirements and zero- emission building requirements, in order to make it possible for owners or tenants of the building or building unit to compare and assess its energy performance.
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 44
44. ‘district heating’ or ‘district cooling’ means the distribution of thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water or chilled liquids, from a central source of production through a network to multiple buildings or sites, for the use of space or process heating or coolingct heating or district cooling as defined in Article2 point (19) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001;
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2025 at the latest, the energy performance certificate shall comply with the template in Annex V. It shall specify the energy performance class of the building, on a closed scale using only letters from A to G. The letter A shall correspond to zero-emission buildings as defined in Article 2, point (2) and the letter G shall correspond to the 15% worst- performing buildings in the national building stock at the time of the introduction of the scale. Member States shall ensure that the remaining classes (B to F) have an even bandwidth distribution of energy performance indicators among the energy performance classes. Member States shall ensure a common visual identity for energy performance certificates on their territory. One additional class A+ shall be added to account for positive energy buildings which have an even higher performance level.
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point a
(a) it can only beis distributed and used within that local and district level perimeter through a dedicated distribution network;
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. The recommendations included in the energy performance certificate shall be technically feasible for the specific building and shall provide an estimate for the energy savings and the reduction of operational and embodied greenhouse gas emissions over the expected service life of the building. They may provide an estimate for the range of payback periods or cost-benefits over its economic lifecycle.
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point c
(c) it can be used on-site of the building assessed through a dedicated connection to the energy production source, that dedicated connection requiring specific equipment for the safe supply and metering of energy for self-use of the building assessed;
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 b (new)
57 b. ‘electrical installation’ means the system is composed of all the fixed components (such as switchboards, electric cables, earthing systems, sockets, switches, and light fittings) aiming to distribute electrical power within abuilding to all points of use including recharging points or transmit electricity generated on-site;
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Commission shall, by 30 June 2024, adopt an implementing act with a common template for the transfer of the information to the Building Stock Observatory and with the possibility for constant real-time updates. By this date, the Commission shall initiate an audit of the real state of the Uniuon stock in order to determine where are located the vulnerable areas associated to energy poverty. In this way, the effort of economic and professional support will target to the most vulnerable society promoting an increase in the rate of renovation of European buildings, equitative and harmonised for all Member States in the Union.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 c (new)
57 c. ‘peak demand’ means the maximum energy demand, per energy carrier, that can be generated by a consumer, as contracted with his energy suppliers;
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. The Commision will publish every two years, starting with the second year after publication of this Directive, a summary report on the situation and progress of the Union building stock at local, regional and national level.
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the appropriate level ofa national plan for developing high skill competences for building professionals carrying out integrated renovation works in line with Article 26 [recast EED].
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 e (new)
57 e. ‘flexible building’ means a building able to contribute to the system resilience and resource adequacy by adapting its demand, storage and self- generation to cost-effectively address the consumers’ energy and comfort needs, as well as actively contribute towards peak demand mitigation and integration of variable renewables into the grid;
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
As part of that review, the Commission shall assess whether the application of this Directive in combination with other legislative instruments addressing energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, notably through carbon pricing, deliver sufficient progress towards achieving a fully decarbonised, zero- emission building stock by 2050, or whether further binding measures at Union level, in particular mandatory minimum energy performance standards across the whole building stock, need to be introduced. In addition to this, a holistic approach at all spatial scales, including: landscape architecture, urban planning, infrastructure, design, thus promoting more sustainable, inclusive and innovative ways of living in line with the evolution of our built environment, in order to adapt to new needs and ensure decent and quality housing for all, should be taken into account in the measures at Union level. The Commission shall also examine in what manner Member States could apply integrated district or neighbourhood approaches in Union building and energy efficiency policy, while ensuring that each building meets the minimum energy performance requirements, for example by means of overall renovation schemes applying to a number of buildings in a spatial context instead of a single building.
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3
Annex I – point 3
3. For the purpose of expressing the energy performance of a building, Member States may define additional numeric indicators of total, non-renewable and renewable primary energy use, and of operational and embodied greenhouse gas emissions produced in kgCO2eq/(m2.y).
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – column 2 point a – row 7 – indent 3
Annex II – column 2 point a – row 7 – indent 3
- population living in inadequate dwelling conditions (e.g. leaking roof, unsafe electrical installations or with inadequate thermal comfort conditions
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) minimum requirements for the electric grids in order to ensure the effectiveness and the capacity for efficiently implementing building renovation measures;
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – column 2 – point b – row 3 a (new)
Annex II – column 2 – point b – row 3 a (new)
Targets for phasing out fossil fuels from Heating & Cooling systems: - per building type - as a proportion of total renovation - for building achieving over EPC D rating
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – column 2 – point b – row 7 a (new)
Annex II – column 2 – point b – row 7 a (new)
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – column 2 – point c – row 1 – subparagraph -1 a (new)
Annex II – column 2 – point c – row 1 – subparagraph -1 a (new)
Requirements for the implementation of circular and sufficiency targets and measures at the national level, including (a) minimum requirements for the use of secondary materials in both new buildings and renovations by 2025, 2030, and 2040 (b) specific national targets for 2030 of at least 15% for reused and recycled contents in buildings by 2025 based upon current average levels in the construction sector and design for dismantling and reversibility of buildings
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – column 2 – point c – row 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Annex II – column 2 – point c – row 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the modernization of the heating and cooling stock via the installation of technologies ready to work with renewables and decarbonized energy sources;
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – column 2 – point c – row 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f b (new)
Annex II – column 2 – point c – row 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) the increase of electrical safety;
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – column 2 – point c – row 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o a (new)
Annex II – column 2 – point c – row 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) Deployment of national electrical inspection regimes in dwellings;
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(c a) the conditions under the functioning renovation financing schemes are adequate for the execution of the national energy poverty mitigation target and for the successful inclusion of energy poor and vulnerable consumers so that no one is left behind;
Amendment 703 #
Residential Office building Other non- EU climatic zone1 building residential building* Mediterranean <630 kWh/(m2.y) <740 kWh/(m2.y) < NZEB total primary energy use defined at national level Oceanic <630 kWh/(m2.y) <855 kWh/(m2.y) < NZEB total primary energy use defined at national level Continental <635 kWh/(m2.y) <855 kWh/(m2.y) < NZEB total primary energy use defined at national level Nordic <7 <45 kWh/(m2.y) <9 <60 kWh/(m2.y) < NZEB total primary energy use defined at national level _____________ 1 Mediterranean: CY, HR, IT, EL, MT, ES, PT - Oceanic: BE, DK, IE, DE, FR, LU, NL - Continental: AT, BG, CZ, HU, PL, RO, SL, SK - Nordic: EE, FI, LV, LT, SE
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point I – paragraph 3 – indent 1
Annex III – point I – paragraph 3 – indent 1
— energy from renewable sources generated on-site or supplied via the grids and fulfilling the criteria of Article 7 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED],
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(e a) the draft national plans prioritise residential buildings;
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e b (new)
(e b) national and local authorities need the Technical Assistance to facilitate the implementation of these plans;
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point I – paragraph 4
Annex III – point I – paragraph 4
A zero-emission building shall not cause any on-site carbon emissions from fossil fuels.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point II – paragraph 1
Annex III – point II – paragraph 1
For the calculation of the life-cycle global warming potential (GWP) of new buildings pursuant to Article 7(2), the GWP is communicated as a numeric indicator for each life-cycle stage expressedstage also considering the benefits from reuse and recicling at end-of life as kgCO2e/m2 (of useful floor area) averaged for one year of a reference study period of 50 years. The data selection, scenario definition and calculations shall be carried out in accordance with EN 15978 (EN 15978:2011. Sustainability of construction works. Assessment of environmental performance of buildings. Calculation method). The scope of building elements and technical equipment is as defined in the Level(s) common EU framework for indicator 1.2. Where a national calculation tool exists, or is required for making disclosures or for obtaining building permits, that tool may be used to provide the required disclosure. Other calculation tools may be used if they fulfil the minimum criteria laid down by the Level(s) common EU framework. Data regarding specific construction products calculated in accordance with [revised Construction Products Regulation] shall be used when available.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 1 – point d
Annex V – point 1 – point d
(d) the calculated annual final energy use in kWh/(m2 year); and kWh/(per person.yr); kWh/m2.yr x m2floor area / # users = kWh/pp.yr
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 1 – point i
Annex V – point 1 – point i
(i) the greenhouse gas emission class (if applicable).
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that minimum energy performance requirements are set for buildings or building units are set with a view to at least achieving cost-optimal levels. The energy performance shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology referred to in Article 4. Cost-optimal levels shall be calculated in accordanc 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 replaced or retrofitted, with a view to achieving at least cost-optimal levels. These cost optimal levels correspond with consistent interventions on the whole envelope to ensure they are suitable with eithe comparative methodology framework referred to in Article 6 r low temperature heat pumps operating flexibly or the connection to low temperature district heating. The intervention on one element requires where needed an intervention on the whole envelope.
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 1 – point i a (new)
Annex V – point 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) Status of electricalinstallation (reference to latest inspection);
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point b
Annex V – point 2 – point b
(b) renewable energy produced on site, main energy carrier and type of renewable energy source and readiness to install new renewable generation capacity (e.g. available space, orientation, electrical system);
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point l
Annex V – point 2 – point l
(l) the presence of fixed controls that respond to the levels of indoor air quality and readiness of electrical infrastructure to add new charging points;
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point m
Annex V – point 2 – point m
(m) number and type of charging points for electric vehicles and readiness to add new storage capacity;
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point r a (new)
Annex V – point 2 – point r a (new)
(r a) readiness to switch off fossil fuels;
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point r b (new)
Annex V – point 2 – point r b (new)
(r b) the flexibility of a building´s overall electricity demand, including its ability to demand response in relation to the grid, and load shifting capacities;
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(d b) residential buildings set in climatic and power grids conditions that allow for the installation of high temperature heat pumps. The evaluation of the adequacy of high temperature heat pumps shall be done in accordance with the Article 6 introducing the calculation of cost- optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements;
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall address, in relation to new buildings, the issues of healthy indoor climate conditionsenvironment conditions, including air quality, thermal comfort, 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 associated to carbon storage in or on buildings.
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
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 meets minimum energy performance requirements in so far as that is technically, functionally and economically feasible. Member States shall determine these minimum energy performance requirements accordance with Article 5.
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure as part of deep renovations the adaptation of rooftop solar panels in line with the EU Solar Energy Strategy as soon as possible and shall make it mandatory from 1 January 2027 onwards.
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Members States shall establish the necessary actions to: (a) preserve the historical and cultural heritage that is increasingly impacted by climate change and environmental degradation; (b) renovate their historical buildings and to this, it is essential to apply methodologies to preserve the interior, increase energy efficiency and reduce environmental and economic costs.In this way, when carrying out renovations, aspects that improve comfort, conservation and reduce energy costs, can be taken into account.In order to stimulate the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage considered to be of extraordinary value to humanity; (c) maintain the same objectives that apply to residential and other buildings for heritage buildings, without any distinction.Taking into account that, in the categorisation of heritage buildings, the degrees of rehabilitation are very special and should be prioritised according to the degree of protection of the building and its corresponding values; (d) ensure that this type of buildings are not taken like a general exception for the renovation of their building stock.
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) providing appropriate financial measures, in particular those targeting vulnerable and low income households, people affected by energy poverty or living in social housing, in line with Article 22 of Directive (EU) .../…. [recast EED];
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) providing technical assistance, including information services, administrative support and integrated renovation services through one-stop- shops, with a particular attention to vulnerable and low-income households;
Amendment 939 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) providing building renovation passports in accordance with Article 10 at no cost to vulnerable and low-income households;
Amendment 946 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) setting the framework to ensure that there is a sufficient workforce with the appropriate level of skills to allow for the timely implementation of the requirements.
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Where a building is renovated in order to comply with a minimum energy performance standard, Member States shall ensure compliance with eithe minimum energy performance requirements for building elements pursuant to Article 5 and, in case of major renovation, with the minimum energy performance requirements for existing buildingsr deep renovation or staged deep renovation that follows renovation passport pursuant to Article 810.
Amendment 978 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2024, Member States shall introduce a scheme of renovation passports based on the common framework established in accordance with paragraph 1 if requirements established in paragraph 3 are not included in the energy performance certificates scheme. In that case, Member States can update their passport scheme to bring it into line with the renovation passports in order to achieve a unitary system across the European Union.
Amendment 979 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2024, Member States shall introduce a scheme of renovation passports based on the common framework established in accordance with paragraph 1. Member States shall ensure that building renovation passports are made available at no costs for vulnerable households.
Amendment 983 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall ensure that the renovation passport is duly financially supported as part of national building renovation programmes in order to not create a barrier for building owners, particularly for low-income and vulnerable households, and that renovation passports are specifically issued free of charge to homeowners, for which the dwelling is a role residential property.
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) it shall be issued both in electronic and paper format by a qualified and certified expert, following an on-site visit;
Amendment 989 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) it shall comprise a renovation roadmap indicating a sequence of two to three renovation steps building upon each other, with the objective to transform the building into a zero-emission building by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) it shall indicate the expected benefits in terms of energy savings, savings on energy bills and operational greenhouse emission reductions, a range of estimated costs of the building renovation for each step as well as wider benefits related to health, safety and comfort and the improved adaptive capacity of the building to climate change; and
Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) it shall ensure compliance with accountability rules set in Article 24;
Amendment 1007 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that the renovation passport does not create an economic bourdon for vulnerable and low-income households, especially in the case when the dwelling is a sole residential property.
Amendment 1023 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall require zero- emission buildings to be equipped with measuring and control devices for the monitoring and regulation of indoor airenvironmental quality. In existing buildings, the installation of such devices shall be required, where technically and economically feasible, when a building undergoes a major renovation. Member States shall ensure that selected data on indoor environmental quality collected through such devices is uploaded to the national database for energy performance of buildings pursuant to Article 19.
Amendment 1030 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Member States shall establish a deadline to ban all new fossil-fuelled heating and cooling systems as part of all renovations. This should be done through a transition from the elimination of incentives to the elimination of incentives and public funding for any fossil fuels from a date to be determined, and incentives and funding to encourage the switch from fossil-fuelled heating and cooling systems to electric, accompanied by investment in housing that improves the energy efficiency certificate.
Amendment 1049 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the installation of pre-cabling that shall also include space for information lines (LAN cables) for every parking space to enable the installation at a later stage of recharging points for electric vehicles; and
Amendment 1058 #
(c) at least onetwo bicycle parking space for every car parking space in all office buildings and buildings owned or occupied by public authorities;
Amendment 1061 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) The number of bicycle parking spaces in all other non-residential buildings shall be 2 times the number of car places raised to the power of 0,7 (or 2x0,7 where x is the number of car parking spaces);
Amendment 1062 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) that at least for every 10 bicycle parking spaces there shall be one parking space designed for bicycles with larger dimensions than standard bicycles, such as cargo bikes, tricycles, and bicycles with trailers, with a minimum of one space;
Amendment 1063 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(c c) the installation of charging infrastructure for electric bicycles shall match that of electric vehicles;
Amendment 1081 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may adjust requirements for the number of bicycle parking spaces in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 for specific categories of non-residential buildings where bicycles are typically less used as a means of transport. After due assessment of the potential for bicycle parking by a committee of experts that includes experts on active mobility, and after taking into account the results of a public consultation, and contributions by relevant stakeholders, including cycling NGOs, Member States may adjust requirements for the number of bicycle parking spaces in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 for specific categories of non-residential buildings where bicycles are typically less used as a means of transport. Member States that adjust their requirements for specific categories of non-residential buildings shall explain, in their national building renovation plan pursuant to Article 3, how they will compensate for these adjustments in other non-residential buildings to achieve an equivalent number of bicycle parking spaces linked to non-residential buildings across the Member State. Member States shall focus their compensatory bicycle parking spaces on non-residential buildings where bicycles can be used effectively, and their use promotes general active mobility.
Amendment 1094 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the installation of pre-cabling that shall also include space for information lines (LAN cables) for every parking space to enable the installation, at a later stage, of recharging points for electric vehicles; and.
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(a a) in residential buildings, individual households shall be guaranteed the possibility to choose both the supplier of the recharging point and the energy provider to the recharging point.
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
(a b) in residential buildings, the households who recharge their vehicles should have access to the same tariff as the one paid at their apartment.
Amendment 1099 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a c (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a c (new)
(a c) where in a residential building the recharging point is connected to the building’s electricity supply, households shall be allowed to pay the same electricity tariff as the one paid at their apartment.
Amendment 1106 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) that in communal bike parking spaces for every 10 bicycle parking spaces there shall be one parking space designed for bicycles with larger dimensions than standard bicycles, such as cargo bikes, tricycles, and bicycles with trailers, with a minimum of one space;
Amendment 1108 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
(b b) the installation of charging infrastructure for electric bicycles shall match that of electric vehicles;
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the pre- cabling is dimensioned to enable the simultaneous use of recharging points on all parking spaces. Where, in the case of major renovation, ensuring two bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling is not feasible, Member States shall ensure as many bicycle parking spaces as appropriate and that all reasonable solutions are pursued to achieve the statutory number of at least two bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling. Member States shall explain, in their national building renovation plans pursuant to Article 3, how they compensate for any losses in bicycle parking spaces due to infeasibility during major renovations by otherwise promoting bicycle parking in and around residential buildings to achieve an equivalent number of bicycle parking spaces linked to residential buildings across the Member State.
Amendment 1119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that theall new recharging points referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4in and adjacent to buildings are capable of smart charging and, where appropriate, bidirectional charging, and that they are operated based on non-proprietary and non-discriminatory communication protocols and standards, in an interoperable manner, and in compliance with any legal standards and protocols in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 19(6) and Article 19(7) of Regulation (EU) …/… [AFIR].
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Member States shall provide for measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging points in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and remove regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures, without prejudice to the property and tenancy law of the Member States. Member States shall remove barriers to the installation of recharging points and bicycle parking spaces in residential buildings and/or housing with parking spaces, in particular the need to obtain consent from the landlord or co- owners for a private recharging point for own use.
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure the availability of technical assistance for building owners and tenants wishing to install recharging points and bicycle parking spaces.
Amendment 1133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Member States shall introduce amendments to existing building codes on the technical requirements for the installation of bicycle parking spaces in all new residential and non-residential buildings, as well as residential and non- residential buildings undergoing major renovation.These technical requirements shall include, but are not limited to: (a) general accessibility requirements of the bicycle parking space, safety and anti- theft measures; (b) minimum amount of space allocated to a standard bicycle (in m2) and to bicycles with larger dimensions(in m2); (c) the quality of the bicycle racks; (d) the electric installations for the bicycle charging points.
Amendment 1135 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 9 b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Member States shall support local authorities in developing and implementing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) with a particular focus on the integration of housing policies with sustainable mobility and urban planning, hereby ensuring and prioritising accessibility of all new major urban developments by active mobility and public transport.
Amendment 1150 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure by 2030 that the building owners, tenants and managers can have direct access to their building systems’ data. At their request, the access or data shall be made available to a third party. Member States shall facilitate the full interoperability of services and of data exchange within the Union in accordance with paragraph 6.
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of this Directive, building systems data shall include at least all data related to the energy performance of building elements, the energy performance of building services, the projected lifespan of the heating system(s), building automation and control systems, meters and charging points for e-mobility.
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts detailing interoperability requirements and non- discriminatory and transparent procedures for access to the data. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 30(2). In this way, a reliable and complete flow of data from the different Member States shall allow the Commission to carry out audits to control the level of energy efficiency of the European building stock. Thus, it will be possible to identify in a more exhaustive and precise way which are the vulnerable areas that are showing greater difficulty and/or delay in the fulfilment of the expected renovation rate.
Amendment 1170 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. These audits shall be carried out by the Commission every 5 years in order to redirect aid flows to building renovation and socio-economic support, especially to the most vulnerable groups.
Amendment 1172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide appropriate financing, support measures and other instruments able to addressnd design simple procedures ensuring easy access to financing for households. This shall address up-front costs associated with renovation faced by consumers, market barriers and stimulate the necessary investments in energy renovations in line with their national building renovation plan and with a view to the transformation of their building stock into zero-emission buildings by 2050. Member States shall tackle energy poverty by developing dedicated schemes on energy efficiency measures as a priority among people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable consumers, low-income households pursuant to Article 8 (3) and Article 21 of the (recast EED) and by ensuring that mainstream financial instruments are inclusive via enabling tools like revolving or guarantee funds. Member States shall promote measures that make the use of public-private partnerships simpler.
Amendment 1181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take appropriate regulatory measures to remove non-economic barriers to building renovation. With regard to buildings with more than one building unit, such measures may include removing unanimity requirements in co-ownership structures, or allowing co-ownership structures to be direct recipients of financial support including subsidies, grants and loans for financing renovation. .
Amendment 1198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. 6. Member States shall ensure the establishment of technical assistance facilities, including through one-stop- shops, which shall be at no cost for vulnerable households, targeting all actors involved in building renovations, including home owners and administrative, financial and economic actors, including small- and medium-sized enterprises. Member States shall ensure the availability of appropriate number of one-stop-shops. Such one stop shops shall provide information on the available funding opportunities in particular grant and subsidy schemes, offering technical support, have programs specifically targeting vulnerable households, facilitate the access to training programs and support various awareness-raising activities.
Amendment 1211 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall put in place measures and financing to promote education and training to facilitate the professional requalification of workers and creation of employment opportunities to ensure that there is a sufficient workforce with the an appropriate level of skills corresponding to the needs in the building sector. One stop shops should also play a role in facilitating the access to such training and apprenticeship programs.
Amendment 1215 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. The Commission shall develop a common Union standard for Pay-as-you- Save financial schemes, setting mandatory minimum requirements for public and private actors, in order for this standard to be granted.
Amendment 1237 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – introductory part
11. Member States shall incentivise deep renovation and sizeable programmes that address a high number of buildings and result in an overall reduction of at least 30 % of primary energy demand with higher financial, fiscal, administrative and technical support and priorities the worst performing buildings, inhabited by people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable and low-income households and people living in social housing.
Amendment 1240 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – introductory part
11. Member States shall incentivise deep renovation and sizeable programmes that address a high number of buildings and result in an overall reduction of at least 30 60% of primary energy demand with higher financial, fiscal, administrative and technical support.
Amendment 1250 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 12
Article 15 – paragraph 12
12. Financial incentives shall target as a priority vulnerable and low-income households, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing, in line with Article 22 of Directive (EU) .../…. [recast EED].
Amendment 1251 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Member States shall complement the promotion of these financial incentives with policies and measures to avoid renovation and gentrification processes
Amendment 1274 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2025 at the latest, the energy performance certificate shall comply with the template in Annex V. It shall specify the energy performance class of the building, on a closed scale using only letters from A to G. The letter A shall correspond to zero-emission buildings as defined in Article 2, point (2) and the letter G shall correspond to the 15% worst- performing buildings in the national building stock at the time of the introduction of the scale. Member States shall ensure that the remaining classes (B to F) have an even bandwidth distribution of energy performance indicators among the energy performance classes. Member States shall ensure a common visual identity for energy performance certificates on their territory. One additional class A+ shall be added to account for positive energy buildings which have an even higher performance level.
Amendment 1286 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure the quality, reliability and affordability of energy performance certificates. They shall ensure that energy performance certificates are affordable and at no cost for vulnerable and low-income households issued by independent experts following an on-site visit.
Amendment 1304 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
7. The energy performance certificate shall provide an indication as to indicate the contact information and address of the closest one stop shop, where the owner or tenant can receive more detailed information, including as regards the cost- effectiveness of the recommendations made in the energy performance certificate. The evaluation of cost effectiveness shall be based on a set of standard conditions, such as the assessment of energy savings and underlying energy prices and a preliminary cost forecast. In addition, it shall contain information on the steps to be taken to implement the recommendations, and on the financial opportunities. Other information on related topics, such as energy audits or incentives of a financial or other nature and financing possibilities , or advice on how to increase the climate resilience of the building, may also be provided to the owner or tenant.
Amendment 1320 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Member States shall aim for achieving a combination of energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission certificates, the Climate sustainability certificate, to achieve a more accurate certificate reflecting the climate performance of buildings reflected in an unique and unified certificate which aim is simplify the process.
Amendment 1323 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) buildings or building units which are constructed , have undergone a major renovation, are sold or rented out to a new tenant or for which a rental contract is renewed which have their mortgage refinanced ; and
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) Member States shall ensure that energy performance certificates are issued at no cost for vulnerable and low-income households.
Amendment 1337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall set up a national database for energy performance of buildings which allows data to be gathered on the energy performance of the buildings and on the overall energy performance of the national building stock. The database shall be publicly accessible, compatible with other online platforms and public services, and shall allow data to be gathered related to energy performance certificates, inspections, the building renovation passport, the smart readiness indicator and the calculated or metered energy consumption of the buildings covered.
Amendment 1350 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Commission shall, by 30 June 2024, adopt an implementing act with a common template for the transfer of the information to the Building Stock Observatory and with the possibility for constant real-time updates. By this date, the Commission shall initiate an audit of the real state of the Union stock in order to determine where are located the vulnerable areas associated to energy poverty. In this way, the effort of economic and professional support will target to the most vulnerable society promoting an increase in the rate of renovation of European buildings, equitative and harmonised for all Member States in the Union.
Amendment 1352 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commision will publish every two years, starting with the second year after publication of this Directive, a summary report on the situation and progress of the Union building stock at local, regional and national level.
Amendment 1355 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The Commission will use this data base to be able to carry out regular audits to control the evolution of the energy efficiency of buildings. In this way, the efforts at economic and professional support are always well directed to the areas/neighbourhood most vulnerable.
Amendment 1388 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the appropriate level ofa national plan for developing high skill competences for building professionals carrying out integrated renovation works in line with Article 26 [recast EED].
Amendment 1403 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
As part of that review, the Commission shall assess whether the application of this Directive in combination with other legislative instruments addressing energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, notably through carbon pricing, deliver sufficient progress towards achieving a fully decarbonised, zero- emission building stock by 2050, or whether further binding measures at Union level, in particular mandatory minimum energy performance standards across the whole building stock, need to be introduced. In addition to this, a holistic approach at all spatial scales, including: landscape architecture, urban planning, infrastructure, design, thus promoting more sustainable, inclusive and innovative ways of living in line with the evolution of our built environment, in order to adapt to new needs and ensure decent and quality housing for all, should be taken into account in the measures at Union level. The Commission shall also examine in what manner Member States could apply integrated district or neighbourhood approaches in Union building and energy efficiency policy, while ensuring that each building meets the minimum energy performance requirements, for example by means of overall renovation schemes applying to a number of buildings in a spatial context instead of a single building.
Amendment 1406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall endorse information and awareness-raising campaigns in order to promote the interest and the support of the public for the improvement of this Directive and take the necessary measures to inform the owners or tenants of buildings or building units and all relevant market actors of the different methods and practices that serve to enhance energy performance. In particular, Member States shall take the necessary measures to provide tailor-made information to vulnerable households.
Amendment 1411 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall in particular provide information to the owners or tenants of buildings on energy performance certificates, including their purpose and objectives, on cost-effective measures and, where appropriate, financial instruments, to improve the energy performance of the building, and on replacing fossil fuel boilers with more sustainable alternatives. Member States shall provide the information through accessible and transparent advisory tools such as renovation advice and one-stop-shops, paying particular attention to vulnerable and low-income households.