126 Amendments of Lina GÁLVEZ related to 2021/0426(COD)
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 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 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
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
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
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 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
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 safety, electrical and seismic safety and the intended use of the building.
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 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 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) Efficient reuse of waste heat from domestic hot water systems represents major energy saving opportunity and, in this sense, this potential should be considered. Every day, more than 22 million cubic meters of hot water are consumed by European homes. Hot water preparation is the main source of energy consumption for new buildings, and vast majority of this heat ends up in sewers and is wasted. Considering that up to 80 percent of hot water is used in showers, harvesting heat from shower drains in buildings could be a simple and cost- effective way to save around 40 percent of final energy consumption and related CO2 emissions of domestic hot water production.
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 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 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 383 #
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 renovations, as well as on tackling energy poverty, ensuring electrical and fire safety and improving the energy performance of worst performing buildings. 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 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 397 #
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 living conditions of vulnerable households, increasing climate resilience, resilience against disaster risks including seismic resilience, fire and electrical safety, the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos, and accessibility for persons with disabilities.
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 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 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 #
(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 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 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 453 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) A common approach to the energy performance certification of buildings , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and the inspection of heating, electrical installations and air-conditioning systems, carried out by qualified or certified experts, whose independence is to be guaranteed on the basis of objective criteria, contribute to a level playing field as regards efforts made in Member States to energy saving in the buildings sector and will introduce transparency for prospective owners or users with regard to energy performance in the Union property market. In order to ensure the quality of energy performance certificates , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and of the inspection of heating and air- conditioning systems throughout the Union, an independent control mechanism should be established in each Member State.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 #
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.