Building Energy Efficiency Directive

Directive 2002/91 / EC

The first version of EPBD, Directive 2002/91 / EC, was approved on December 16, 2002 and entered into force on January 4, 2003. EU member states were required to implement the Directive within three years of their creation by passing the necessary laws, regulations and administrative provisions. In the absence of qualified and / or accredited experts, the directive allowed further extension of the implementation period until January 4, 2006. ^[2]

In accordance with the Directive, the following obligations were introduced in all EU member states: ^[3]

• Unified method of calculation and evaluation of integrated energy characteristics of buildings;

• Energy efficiency certification system for new and existing buildings;

• Regular inspections of heating and air conditioning systems;

• Minimum energy efficiency standards for new buildings and existing buildings undergoing major repairs with a usable area of ​​more than 1,000 m ² .

Directive 2010/31 / EC

Directive 2002/91 / EC was later replaced by the so-called “EPBD update”, which was approved on May 19, 2010 and entered into force on June 18, 2010, with the deadline for implementation - July 2012 ^[4] .

The updated text clarified, strengthened and expanded the scope of the 2002 directive. Key changes include:

• Development of a basis for a comparative methodology for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy efficiency requirements;

• Expansion of the requirement to ensure a minimum level of energy efficiency for all buildings undergoing major repairs;

• All new buildings will have almost zero energy consumption (eng. Zero -energy house ) by December 2020 (by December 2018 for government buildings);

• The requirement for Member States to transfer financial incentives to ensure a transition to almost zero energy consumption in buildings;

• Mandatory energy certification for all constructed, sold or leased facilities;

• Member States must take the necessary measures to create schemes for the inspection of heating and air-conditioning systems or to take measures with equivalent exposure;

• The requirement for Member States to impose fines for non-compliance with energy efficiency requirements ..

Proposal for the revision of the EPBD directive (COM / 2016/0765)

On November 30, 2016, within the framework of the Clean Energy for All Europeans package, the European Commission published a proposal to revise the EPBD. ^[five]

The EU Council agreed on its position on this proposal on June 26, 2017 ^[6] .

In particular, the proposal:

introduces building control systems as an alternative to physical inspections

encourages the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for e-mobility systems,

strengthens links between public funding for building renovation and energy efficiency certificates.

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