12 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2021/0426(COD)
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The global warming potential over the whole life-cycle indicates the building’s overall contribution to emissions that lead to climate change. It brings together greenhouse gas emissions embodied in construction products with direct and indirect emissions from the use stage. A requirement to calculate the life- cycle global warming potential of new buildings therefore constitutes a first step towards increased consideration of the whole life-cycle performance of buildings and a circular economy. Therefore, the European Commission should provide a clear definition of the life-cycle approach.
Amendment 324 #
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 as well as useful floor area, 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, 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 and where applicable internationally recognised standards, such as the International Property Measurement Standards (IPMS). 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, 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 456 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Installers and builders are critical for the successful implementation of this Directive. Therefore, an adequate number of installers and builders should, through training and other measures, have the appropriate level of competence for the installation and integration of the energy efficient and renewable energy technology required. Member States should implement an early warning system to detect any possible delay of the implementation of the measures of this directive due to a shortage of skilled workers. Any delays that could occur due to a lack of skilled workers should be counted as exemption with regard to the application of possible penalties for delays of the non-application of the measurements of the directive.
Amendment 504 #
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 mostly generated on-site, from a renewable energy community within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or from a district heating and cooling system or distributed grid-based renewables, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III;
Amendment 521 #
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 grid-based renewables
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
8 a. "integrated district" means a district selected on the basis if an analysis of the building stock that takes into account the area-specific potentials for energy efficiency measures and that develops renovation road map templates for similar building types with the aim of a rapid, cost-efficient and mutually coordinated transformation of buildings and supply infrastructure;
Amendment 618 #
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 building needed as parameter to quantify specific conditions of use that are expressed per unit of floor area and for the application of the simplifications and the zoning and (re- )allocation rules; , taking into account existing national, European and internationally recognised standards;
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) an overview of the national building stock for different building types, construction periods and climatic zones , 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 ;, including, among other factors, the capacity of companies in the construction sector, the estimated availability of construction materials, and the availability of skilled workers.
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) a roadmap with nationally established targets and measurable progress indicators, with a view to the 2050 climate neutrality goal, in order to ensure a highly energy efficient and decarbonised national building stock and the transformation of existing buildings and building stock into zero-emission buildings by 2050;
Amendment 714 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 8
Article 3 – paragraph 8
8. Each Member State shall include in its integrated national energy and climate progress reports, in accordance with Articles 17 and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, information on the implementation of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1, point (b) of this Article and 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. As well, as progress in combating the shortage of skilled workers, among others due to training initiatives.
Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In addition to the minimum energy performance standards established pursuant to paragraph 1, each Member State may establish minimum energy performance standards for the renovation of all other existing buildings. Measures to ensure the minimum energy performance standards should ensure that they do not lead to disproportionate price increases for tenants according to their income, or to the loss of property due to renovation requirements that are financially impossible to pay for private property owners or to unbearable financial burdens for non- profit property owners, public housing owners or housing cooperatives.
Amendment 1209 #
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 ensure that there is a sufficient workforce with the appropriate level of skills corresponding to the needs in the building sector. Furthermore, Member States ensure that skilled workers in the construction industry have access to applicable minimum wage regulations and that collective wage agreements are respected. The physical burdens of skilled workers in the construction industry should also to be taken into account in the area of national pension schemes.