Implementation of Energy Performance of Buildings Directive across Europe

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1 Implementation of Energy Performance of Buildings Directive across Europe Jurisdiction Energy efficiency performance standards Energy Performance Certificates Inspection of Boilers/Air Conditioning Consideration of renewables or CHP for Belgium: Brussels Metropolitan Region A governmental decree was adopted in December According to this decree, the applicable legislation will enter into force on 2 July A governmental decree has been adopted in December According to this decree, the applicable legislation will enter into force on 2 July A governmental decree was adopted in December According to this decree, the applicable legislation will enter into force on 1 January No measures adopted yet Belgium: Flemish Region In force since 1 January 2006 in relation to new buildings and existing buildings being renovated (undergoing renovation which requires a building permit application) Obligation to obtain a certificate for new buildings and existing buildings (undergoing renovation which requires a building permit), in force since 1 January 2006 Obligation to obtain a certificate and to display a certificate in a location visible to the public applies to new public buildings from 1 October 2007 and from 1 January 2009 to existing public buildings Obligation to provide a certificate does not yet apply to the sale and the lease of Mandatory inspections of boilers and A/C are expected to start in 2009 From 1 February 2008, renewables must be considered for buildings with more than 1,000 sqm of effective area prior to construction 1

2 existing, private buildings; this obligation has already been enacted for the sale or lease of residential buildings, however without providing a date of entry into force of that obligation. Belgium: Walloon Region No measures adopted yet England and Wales In force for new buildings and large buildings undergoing major renovation since 6 April 2006 From 6 April 2008, EPCs required for: - construction of all dwellings - construction, sale and lease of non-residential buildings over 10,000 m 2 From 1 July 2008, EPCs required for: - construction, sale and lease of non-residential buildings over 2,500m 2 From 1 October 2008, EPCs required for construction, sale and lease of all other buildings and display energy Measures for inspection of airconditioning in force from 1 January First inspection of all existing air-conditioning systems over 250kW by 4 January First inspection of all remaining airconditioning systems over 12kW by 4 January Government will issue guidance on replacement of boilers and modifications to heating systems. Dealt with through national and local policies for granting planning permission for buildings. 2

3 certificate required for public Germany Dwellings built before 1965: 1 July 2008 All other dwellings: 1 January 2009 Non-residential buildings: 1 July 2009 Hungary Expected to be required from January 2008 for construction of buildings and from January 2009 for sale/lease of existing buildings From 1 October 2007, first inspection of air conditioning must be carried out ten years after the commissioning date. Exceptions: First inspection must be carried out: within 6 years where air conditioning is 4-12 years old; within 4 years where air conditioning is years old; within 2 years where air conditioning is older than 20 years From 1 October 2007, renewables must be considered for buildings with more than 1,000 sqm of effective area (Nutzfläche) prior to construction Poland Romania In force since 1 January 2007 For dwellings: in force since 1 In force since 1 January 2007 Since 1 January 2007, 3

4 January For non-residential buildings: in force since 1 January 2007 Boilers: every two or five years (depending upon the nominal power) and those older than 15 years old (with a nominal power exceeding 20 kw) Air conditioning: every five years for systems with a nominal power exceeding 12 kw. consideration of renewables prior to construction for the buildings with over 1,000 sqm of effective area. Spain Royal Decree 314/2006 approving the Technical Code of Buildings was approved on 17 March 2006 and published on 28 March It came into force for applications for building permits submitted after 17 September Existing buildings must comply with the same minimum requirements as new buildings when renovated or extended. Minimum requirements also apply to buildings with a floor area exceeding 1,000 m2 Royal Decree 47/2007 regarding the Basic Procedure for Energy Performance Certification of New Buildings was approved on 17 January 2007 and published on 31 January Since 31 October 2007, an EPC is mandatory for construction of all types of buildings for which a building permit is required by local authorities. The provisions applied have been adopted with the National Basic Procedure for The inspection of boilers has been covered by the Regulation on Thermal Installations in Buildings (RITE) since 1982 and was last revised and approved on 20 July The technical procedure for inspections of air-conditioning systems is included in the revised RITE. Note that this requirement pre-dates the EPB Directive and was introduced for safety rather than for energy efficiency purposes. In force since 17 March 2006 by virtue of Royal Decree 314/2006 approving the Technical Code of Buildings. The latter establishes that buildings for specific uses (supermarkets, hotels, storage buildings, multimedia and leisure centres, etc.) and having certain dimensions (beginning with multimedia and leisure centres of 3,000m 2 ) must have installed systems for the capture and transformation of solar energy via photovoltaic processes. Also, newly constructed 4

5 undergoing major refurbishing of more than 25% of the building envelope. Energy Certification. However, regional authorities may make more detailed provisions regarding inspections. Existing buildings are being dealt with under separate legislation and, another Royal Decree is being prepared. EPCs expected to be mandatory from buildings and existing buildings being restored, must have a minimum solar contribution to sanitary hot water and/or heated pools which should constitute between 30% and 70% of the consumed hot water. Sweden 5