Activities of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2020/2070(INI)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU’s building stock
Amendments (9)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the announcement of a renovation wave as part of the European Green Deal; urges the Commission to present it as planned, given that it is a key element of the post-COVID-19 recovery plan; calls on the Member States to step up large-scale renovation plans under the national energy and climate plans (NCEPs) and Long- Term Renovation Strategies;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the Renovation Wave’s potential to stimulate economic activity by fostering high-quality jobs in the construction and renewable energy industries, to accelerate circularity in the construction sector and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, tackling energy poverty, and providing healthy, decent, affordable, energy efficient buildings;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan which highlights the role of construction and building materials in generating over 35 % of the EU’s total waste; notes that a streamlined approach should be taken in EU legislation to recovery, recycling, life- cycle assessment, decarbonising the energy sources and to taking the embodied energyvironmental impacts in building materials into account;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that a circular economy labelling system, based on environmental standards and criteria for materials linked to their potential for reintroduction into the value chain, should be established; notes that the existing Environmental Product Declaration approach must be widened and it should be used as input for building assessment like the Level(s) framework developed by the Commission;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that there is no common EU legislation on the management of bulky waste in general, and of polystyrene and stone wool in particular; expresses its concern about the safe handling of insulation materials, given the possible inclusion of dangerous substances in themconstruction and demolition waste; notes that collection and take back schemes and sorting facilities should be created to ensuring appropriate and safe handling of all construction waste; calls on the Commission to propose concrete measure on these issues as part of the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Sustainable Built Environment Strategy;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that building renovation projects should contribute to the potential for better health conditions; emphasises that the revision of air quality standards, including indoor air quality, thermal and visual Indoor Environmental Quality, can lead to improvements in indoor environmental conditions and help tackle energy poverty;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the potential, in terms of overcoming the current fragmentation in the market, of creating a common energy and environmental building passport; stresses further that it should include the circular capacity ofmaterial’s circularity potential, the evaluation of indoor air quality factors and robust indicators based on existing environmental tools and standards; stresses the importance of material passports and the development of an EU- wide open standard for information on the content of construction products to encourage the use of non-toxic and recyclable materials;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the role of the European Investment Bank Group in providing loans, guarantees and financial instruments, such as the Private Finance for Energy Efficiency (PF4EE) and the Smart Finance for Smart Buildings guarantee facility, and also in the framework of InvestEU as well as under the European Green Deal Investment Plan, in order to finance small-scale, cost- effective and social housing renovation initiatives and services.
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to develop an inclusive plan for energy efficiency renovation taking into account the role of green spaces, low environmental impact mobility and regional and local microclimates.;