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Energy efficiency issues in the construction sector
The European Commission published a series of
recommendations on the modernisation of buildings (21.06.2019), specifying how
the EU states should implement the revised building modernisation aspects of
the Energy performance of
buildings directive (EPBD) 2018/844 to national law. The
recommendations come as a response to requests from the EU states, and include
guidance on building automation and controls, e-mobility and inspections.
EU states shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 10 March
2020. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the
Commission (Directive, art.3).
More in the Directive (30.05.2018, 17 pp) at:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018L0844&from=EN
The EPBD is the main legislative instrument for the promotion
of energy performance improvements in buildings within the EU, and these
recommendations on building modernisation follows the recommendations on
building renovation that was published in May 2019. Taken together, the
two series of recommendations aim to ensure a uniform understanding in the states
in the preparation of their transposition measures, keeping in mind that this
does not alter the legal effects of the directive itself.
These amendments to the EPBD create a clear path towards
achieving a low and zero-emission building sector in the member states by 2050,
underpinned by national roadmaps with milestones and domestic progress
indicators, and by public and private financing and investment.
The states must now adopt national long-term renovation
strategies with a solid finance component to ensure the renovation of existing
buildings into highly energy efficient and decarbonised buildings and
facilitating the cost-effective transformation of all existing buildings into
nearly zero-energy buildings.
Thus, the ultimate aim of these recommendations is to ensure
a uniform understanding across the EU states in the preparation of their
transposition measures, keeping in mind that this does not alter the legal
effects of the directive itself.
The revisions to the EPBD were the first steps in the “clean
energy package” for all EU states entering into force on 9 July 2018 with the states’
obligation to transpose the new and revised provisions of the directive into the
national legal systems by March 2020.
“Clean energy for all package” consists of eight legislative
acts. After political agreement by the Council and the European Parliament in
2018 and early 2019, enabling all of the new rules to be in force by mid-2019, the
EU countries have 1-2 years to transpose the new directives into national law.
On “clean energy package” see: https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-strategy-and-energy-union/clean-energy-all-europeans
More information in the following links: Energy
performance of buildings directive; and Recommendation
for implementing the new EPBD provisions on building modernisation.
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