Consultation on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU

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Introduction

As announced in the European Green Deal, the Commission adopted on 14 October 2020 a strategic Communication “Renovation Wave for Europe - greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives”. It contains an action plan with specific regulatory, financing and enabling measures for the years to come and pursues the aim to at least double the annual energy renovation rate of buildings by 2030 and to foster deep renovations. It is expected that mobilising forces at all levels towards these goals will result in 35 million building units renovated by 2030.

The Renovation Wave confirms that the existing legislative measures on buildings will neither suffice to achieve the increased EU 2030 climate target of at least 55% emission reduction target and the planned increase in the ambition for energy efficiency, nor the 2050 climate neutrality objective. Therefore, the Renovation Wave communication announces a revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU (EPBD) together with a number of areas of legislative and non-legislative reinforcement in relation to building renovation and decarbonisation of buildings. The EPBD is the cornerstone of European legislation in the area of energy performance of buildings. It aims at accelerating the transformation of the EU building stock into a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050.

The Renovation Wave already indicated some specific aspects which will be addressed in the revision of the EPBD, namely: the phased introduction of mandatory minimum energy performance standards for all types of buildings (public and private), an update of the framework for Energy Performance Certificates, the introduction of Building Renovation Passports and the introduction of a ‘deep renovation’ standard in the context of financing and building decarbonisation objectives. The requirements for new buildings and measures fostering sustainable mobility are also considered to be updated in line with the enhanced climate ambition of the European Green Deal and the Climate Target Plan 2030. This includes addressing resource efficiency and circularity principles in order to reduce whole lifecycle emissions, digitalisation in design, construction and operation of buildings, climate resilience and health and environmental requirements, as well as accessibility for persons with disabilities, and energy poverty, requires consideration. More information is provided in the Inception Impact Assessment.

This questionnaire is part of a larger stakeholder consultation which will feed into the Commission’s work on the revision of the EPBD. It builds upon the results from the very extensive and in-depth public consultation for the Renovation Wave that took place between January and September 2020, whose results have been assessed in a dedicated report.

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Organisation details and respondent details are published: The type of respondent that you responded to this consultation as, the name of the organisation on whose behalf you reply as well as its transparency number, its size, its country of origin and your contribution will be published. Your name will also be published.I agree with the personal data protection provisionsShowPart A. Planning and policy instruments[Section]Decarbonisation of buildingsQuestion 1. The long-term decarbonisation strategy has introduced the concept of zero emission buildings by 2050, in view of achieving carbon neutrality in the long term. Do you agree that such a novel concept should be defined in the EPBD?YesNo, it is not needed in the EPBDNo opinionIf yes,It should include greenhouse gas emissions covering the whole life-cycle of buildingsIt should include minimum renewable energy share in buildings and city neighbourhoodsIt should refer to a timeline to gradually phase out fossil fuels, in particular for heating and cooling systemsOther - please specify in comment boxPlease specify:

Question 2. Long-Term Renovation Strategies (LTRS) set the vision, roadmap, concrete policy measures and actions, and dedicated financing mechanisms to decarbonise national building stocks by 2050. The first 13 LTRS submitted have been assessed by the Commission. Under the existing legal framework the LTRS are due every 10 years, with a possibility for updates as foreseen under the Governance Regulation.

Should the EPBD provisions on the Long Term Renovation Strategies be modified?

YesNoIf yes, how?Question 3. Should the monitoring of the objectives identified by MSs in their LTRS be strengthened?YesNoIf yes,Through a specific monitoring tool to be developed by the CommissionBy requiring a 5-year revision of the LTRSBy developing a common template and requesting specific data and indicators, in order to make the information provided by Member States more comparableBy requesting more data, especially on greenhouse gas emission effects, to allow assessing the contributions to the EU climate policy targetsBy linking the LTRS to other policies (heating and cooling, renewables, products, etc.)Other - please specify in comment boxNo opinionPlease specify:Question 4. Which measures would you add in the EPBD to further support district and city authorities to increase energy efficiency in buildings and to accelerate the rate of replacement of boilers by carbon free ones based on renewable energy?

Resource efficiency and climate resilience in buildings renovation

The European Green Deal points to energy and resource efficiency. Following this, the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) adopted in March 2020 acknowledges that reaching climate neutrality by 2050 requires highly energy and resource efficient buildings equipped with renewable energy, considering life cycle performance and a more efficient use of resources for building renovation and construction. The Renovation Wave equally sets our actions in this regard, such as the development of a 2050 whole life cycle performance roadmap to reduce carbon emissions from buildings.

Question 5. Do you think a revised EPBD should include measures to report on whole life-cycle carbon emissions from buildings (manufacturing and construction, use and end of life)?YesNo, the EPBD is not the right tool for thisI don't know/ No opinionIf yes,For all buildings (new buildings and renovations)For all new buildingsFor renovations onlyFor all new public buildingsFor renovations of public buildings onlyFor a subset of private non-residential buildings such as shopping centres or datacentersThe opportunity should be considered in the context of the revision evaluation mandated for 2026Comment:Question 6. Should the EPBD require that the likely impacts of climate change are taken into account in the planning of new buildings and major renovations?YesNo, the EPBD is not the right tool for thisNo opinionIf yes,For new private buildings (residential and non-residential)For new public buildingsFor private renovationsFor renovations of public buildingsIn the case of private buildings, only if they are above a certain sizeIn case of private buildings, only for a subset of non-residential buildings such as offices or commercial buildingsThe opportunity should be considered in the context of the revision evaluation mandated for 2026Question 7. As announced in the Renovation Wave, the Commission will develop a 2050 whole life-cycle performance roadmap¹ to reduce carbon emissions from buildings and advancing national benchmarking with Member States. How do you think the EPBD could contribute to this roadmap?¹The Roadmap is one of the actions foreseen in the Renovation Wave Communication (COM(2020) 662 final) to make the construction ecosystem fit to deliver sustainable renovation.Nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB)Question 8. The EPBD requires all new buildings from 2021 (public buildings from 2019) to be nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB). According to Article 2 "nearly zero-energy building" means a building that has a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I. The nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent from renewable sources, including sources produced on-site or nearby. Do you think that the current definitions for NZEBs are ambitious enough to contribute towards a fully decarbonised building stock?Yes, the current definition is ambitious enoughNoNo opinionIf no,The current definition should be updated to put clear limits to energy use and minimum levels of renewables and incorporate green-house gas emissions targetsThe current definition should be replaced by a definition of “zero emissions buildings”Other - please specify in comment boxPlease specify:Question 9. Numeric thresholds or ranges for NZEBs are not defined in the EPBD. While this allows Member States to set their NZEB levels taking into account their national context, it also results in widely differing definitions from country to country. Is a more harmonised definition of NZEB necessary?YesNo, it is not necessaryI don't know/ No opinionIf yes,Minimum thresholds for primary energy use in the building’s operation should be defined in the EPBD for different climate zonesMinimum renewable energy sources share should be introduced in the EPBD for different climate zonesBoth minimum thresholds for primary energy use and renewable energy sources share in the building’s operation should be introduced in the EPBD for different climate zonesLife-cycle greenhouse-gas performance should also be includedOther - please specify in comment boxPlease specify:Deeper building renovationsQuestion 10. Deep renovation is understood to be a renovation that should generate at least 60% energy savings, whether carried out in a single stage or in a number of staged renovations. In your view, would it be beneficial to provide a legal definition of “deep renovation” in the EPBD?YesNo, a definition would add further complexityI don't know/ No opinionIf yes,The definition should relate to energy savings onlyThe definition should relate to energy savings also expressed in terms of greenhouse gas emissions related to the use of energyThe definition should relate to both operational and embodied greenhouse gas emissions covering emissions from the full life-cycle of buildingsThe definition should cover broader aspects that have an impact on the quality of renovations, such as health and environmental standards, accessibility for persons with disabilities, climate resilience or others - please specify in comment boxOther - please specify in comment boxOther broad aspects? Please specify:Please specify:

Mandatory minimum energy performance standards (‘MEPS’)

Mandatory renovation/minimum performance requirements are one of the most impactful measures for increasing the rate of building renovation and have already been explored and implemented in some Member States. Their aim is to firm up investors’ expectations by setting a path for the improvement of the energy performance of different classes of buildings thus gradually increasing the average performance of the national building stock. Mandatory renovation/minimum performance requirements could be introduced progressively and target specific segments as a priority.

Question 11. In your opinion, should the EPBD introduce mandatory minimum energy performance standards to be applied in the EU, subject to specific conditions to be determined?YesNoI don't know/ No opinionPlease explain your answer:Question 12. What type of minimum energy performance standards do you consider most appropriate?Building-level performance standards, focusing on the overall energy efficiency of the building (for example linked to an Energy Performance Certificates (‘EPC’) class or the energy codes, specific energy consumption, another carbon metric, etc.)Building element-level performance standards, setting specific minimum levels of building elements (for the envelope and/or the technical building systems including heating and cooling)Minimum quality standards, including also other aspects beyond energy performance, such as thermal comfort - please specify in comment boxOthers - please specify in comment boxI don’t know / No opinionPlease specify:Please explain your answer:Question 13. In your view, for which category of buildings should mandatory minimum energy performance standards be applied?All residential and non-residential buildingsAll residential buildings being sold and/or rented outAll residential buildingsA subset of residential buildings to be defined (please specify in comment box)All non-residential buildingsAll non-residential buildings being sold and/or rented outA subset of non-residential buildings to be defined (please specify in comment box)All public buildings (with a total floor area of more than 250 m2)Only to worst-performing buildings irrespective of their ownership and use profileOther (please specify in comment box)I don’t know / No opinionPlease specify subset of residential buildings:Please specify subset of non-residential buildings:Other? Please specify:Question 14. Do you think that mandatory minimum energy performance standards should be introduced:YesNo, I don’t believe that mandatory minimum standards are appropriateI don’t know / No opinionIf yes,Linked to specific moments in the life cycle of a building, for example a transaction (e.g. the sale, rental or lease of a building)On the basis of a timetable for a staged approach to achieve specific energy performance levelsOther - please specify in the comment boxPlease specify:Question 15. In your view, what are the most important elements that could guarantee a successful roll-out of mandatory minimum energy performance standards?The availability of financial support to buildings ownersThe correct identification of the worst-performing buildingsThe presence of a stable legal frameworkThe availability of adequate workforce capacity to do renovationsThe availability of emerging technologies facilitating rapid renovation worksOther - please specify in comment boxI don’t know / No opinionPlease specify:Public buildingsQuestion 16. In your view, which of the following regulatory measures should be envisaged to increase the rate and depth of renovation of public buildings in a sustainable manner?Introduction of more stringent minimum energy performance requirements for renovation of public buildingsIntroduction of minimum energy performance standards in public buildings, with an obligation to achieve progressively more ambitious levelsIntroduction of life cycle aspects in the design, construction and operation of refurbished public buildings (e.g. circular approaches like extension of service life, adaptability and flexibility, reuse and recycling of materials)Introduction of climate resilience aspects in the design and operation of new and refurbished public buildingsOther - please specify in comment boxI don’t know / No opinionPlease specify:ElectromobilityQuestion 17. The provisions on electromobility in Article 8 of the EPBD targeting the installation of recharging points in car parks adjacent to buildings were recently introduced. With the strengthened climate ambition and the increased incentives towards the uptake of electric cars but also with the strong increase in (electric) bike/cargo-bike use, do you think there is a need to strengthen the requirements?
YesNoI don't know/ No opinionFor new residential buildingsFor refurbished buildingsFor new non-residential buildingsFor refurbished non-residential buildingsQuestion 18. In your view, what kind of requirement would be needed?
YesNoI don't know/ No opinionThe installation of recharging points to support smart charging, allowing to monitor, control and optimise energy usage when recharging electric vehiclesThe inclusion of provisions for recharging points for vehicles other than cars (e.g. e-bikes)To give owners of an apartment in multi-dwelling buildings the right to install a recharging point for their parking spot in the shared parking garage (right to plug)Other measures? Please specify:Question 19. Are you aware of administrative barriers preventing the deployment of charging points in buildings in your country?YesNoIf yes, please elaborate:Part B. Information provision and energy performance certificates[Section]

Energy performance certificates (EPCs)

Energy performance certificates (EPCs) is an instrument aimed at informing building owners, tenants and users about the cost of heating and cooling, savings that investments would bring and offer benchmarks to compare similar buildings. EPCs are also needed to link preferential financing conditions to quality renovations. Under the existing EU regulatory framework, EPCs are compulsory for buildings being built, sold or rented and the energy class of the EPC must also be shown in advertisement media. They are also compulsory for buildings over 250 m2 occupied by a public authority and frequently visited by the public. EPCs can also be used to plan policy or to monitor the performance of measures when these are implemented. However, the coverage of such certificates strongly differs across Member States.

Question 20. Do you agree that the framework for Energy Performance Certificates should be updated and their quality improved?YesNo, it’s not necessaryOther - please specify in the comment boxI don’t know / No opinionPlease specify:Question 21. Is harmonization of EPCs needed to accelerate the increase of building performance and how can it be achieved?Yes, it is needed and can be achieved by introducing a common templateYes, it is needed and can be achieved by other means - please specify in comment boxYes, it is needed but some national specification should be retained - please specify in comment boxNo, harmonisation is not neededI don’t know / No opinionOther means? Please specify:National specifications? Please specify:Please explain your choice:Question 22. How would you rate the following elements in order to improve the quality and impact of EPC requirements?

0 – No opinion

1 – Not important

2 – Of little importance

3 – Moderately important

4 – Important

5 – Very important

012345Improve training for independent expertsDevelop professional qualification schemes or labels for installers of technical buildings systemsImprove quality control mechanismsInclude further information on estimated costs, energy savings or cost savingsInclude information on non-financial benefits such as increased comfort and climate resilienceTailor the recommendations towards deep renovationsDevelop an accessible EPC database with further information on the EPC, explanation of the different terms, benchmarks and comparison with similar buildingsIncrease the number of mandatory indicators to include: greenhouse gas emissions, generation of renewable energy, breakdown of different energy uses (e.g. heating, ventilation, lighting, etc.) or type of systems installedIncrease the interoperability with other tools such as digital building logbooks, SRIs and renovation passports.Comment:Question 23. Which elements are the most important to ensure compliance with EPC requirements?Provision of detailed guidelines for EPC (including use of visual identity, common logo, recommended indicators)More stringent penalties in case of non-compliance, for instance in relation to the advertisement of sales or rent of buildingsExtend liability to all the market actors involved in the selling/renting of propertiesMaking EPCs mandatory to access any financial incentive targeting buildings renovationsAccessible EPC database with benchmarks allowing comparison with similar buildingsIntroduce information flow and cross-checks between EPC databases and other databases containing information on buildings or products (e.g. national building registry or cadastre, energy labelling database for products, digital building logbooks, other national statistics, etc.)Other measures - please specify in comment boxPlease specify:Smartness of buildings and wider modernisationQuestion 24. The objective of the Building Renovation Passport (BRP) is to provide a long-term, step-by-step renovation roadmap for a specific building based on quality criteria, following an energy audit, and outlining relevant measures and renovations that could improve the energy performance and the quality of the building. The BRP schemes and initiatives in the EU are diverse and most of them have not reached their full potential, while some are still at the research phase. Which measures do you think could best support the uptake of a building renovation passport?Guidelines and best practice exchange on how the BRP can support the objectives of the Long Term Renovation StrategyNational/regional communication campaigns to increase awareness of the BRPsTraining of energy expertsMaking funds, such as the European Energy Efficiency Fund or ELENA, available to the Member States for BRP development and implementationGuidelines on how to support and enable banks to offer a favourable interest rate on loans/mortgages which are linked to a BRPLegal requirement to be introduced in the EPBD review for the Commission to develop a common template for BRPsLegal requirement to be introduced in the EPBD review for the Commission to develop a voluntary BRP schemeLegal requirement to be introduced in the EPBD review stating that BRP becomes mandatory for certain building types (replicating the EPC regulations, buildings for sale, etc.) after 2030.No measure is necessaryOther - please specify in comment boxI don’t know / No opinionOther? Please specify:

Question 25. The Commission has created a uniform scheme for Smart Readiness Indicators in the EU. The scheme is currently voluntary, and has the potential to promote the digitalisation of buildings and the role that buildings can play in smart sector integration.

What would you consider to be the best ways in which the Smart Readiness Indicator could support the role of buildings in smart sector integration?

Continue with the current framework and focus on its implementation on a voluntary basisIntroduce SRI as mandatory requirement for non-residential buildingsIntroduce SRI as mandatory requirement for all new buildingsIntroduce SRI as mandatory requirement for all buildingsSupport the development of links between the SRI and other schemes (e.g. EPCs, building renovation passports, building logbooks, etc.)Other - please specify in comment boxI don’t know / No opinionPlease specify:Question 26. Do you think that the EPBD can contribute in making a wider range of building-related data on the energy performance of a building and its related construction and renovation works, across its life cycle, available and accessible? (note: building related data can come from a variety of sources: SRI, logbook and EPCs, Level(s), grant schemes, building permits, digital models)YesNoNo opinionPlease explain your answer:Part 3. Enabling more accessible and affordable financing for building renovation[Section]

Question 27. The Renovation Wave Communication identify the need of sensible additional investments in building renovation in order to double the yearly renovation rate across Europe, decarbonise the building stock and achieve 2030 energy efficiency targets. Public financing alone will not be enough to achieve these objectives; it will be seminal to enable more accessible and affordable private financing options for building renovation. How would you rate the following possible forms of support to renovations?

0 – No opinion

1 – Not important

2 – Of little importance

3 – Moderately important

4 – Important

5 – Very important

012345Public guarantee for commercial banks to offer low-interest loans for renovation of worst performing buildingsDirect grants support to low-income citizens living on worst performing buildingsESCOs financing of low-interest loans payback through on-bill recoveryTax incentives during a period of time to provide additional economic supportOne stop shops for all types of renovation adviceSupport the development of energy efficiency mortgages and other innovative financing options that will enable private financing institutions to offer low-interest loans based on the improvements of energy performance of buildings or on building renovation passportsTechnical assistance facilities supporting the development of building renovation project for the building stock of local and regional authoritiesOther kind of support? Please specify:Question 28. Deep renovations do not always result in a rapid return on investment. In your opinion, how public financial incentives can be used to stimulate deeper renovations across the EU?Question 29. Do you think that funding support to renovations should be linked to the depth of renovation?YesNo, it is not necessaryI don’t know / No opinionIf yes,The intensity of funding should depend on the depth of renovations based on the Energy Performance Certificates (‘EPC’) class achievedAll public funding scheme for private building renovation should consider a mandatory minimum requirement of at least 60% energy savingsAll public funding scheme for private building renovation should consider a mandatory minimum requirement of at least 30% energy savingsOther - please specify in the comment boxIf no,It is not necessary, deeper renovation will result in greater savings on the energy bills, the market will regulate itself and adjust in the most cost-efficient wayOther - please spell out in the comment boxPlease specify:Question 30. In your view, which of the following measures would help to further support the renovation of public buildings?Technical assistance for public authorities (national, regional, local) to design and implement comprehensive renovation programmes (ELENA model), including linkages other related climate-resilience policies in urban and rural areasEnhanced deployment and capacity building for energy performance contracting in the public sector (including accounting rules)Financial incentives to support companies providing energy performance contractingPublic-private partnerships to inform and assist efforts of public authorities for building renovation and ease access to financingFramework contracts at national, regional or local level with the specific objective of renovating public buildingsOther measures - please specify in comment boxI don't know/ No opinionPlease specify:Question 31. As part of their Long-Term Renovation Strategies (LTRS), Member States must outline relevant national measures to reduce energy poverty. The Renovation Wave Communication indicates a number of measures to tackle energy poverty and renovate worst-performing buildings, including social housing. It also states that vulnerable households must be shielded from rent increases that may follow renovations. What do you think are the most important policy areas addressing energy poverty to be further reinforced?Targeted financial support for lower and middle income householdsMinimum energy performance standards coupled with financing that limits the monthly net expenditure of the inhabitantsOther additional legislative measures (please specify in the comment box)The Affordable Housing InitiativeThe Energy Poverty ObservatoryOther measures (please specify in the comment box)I don’t know / No opinionOther legislative measures? Please specify:Other measures? Please specify:Further comments[Section]Question 32. Do you have any further comments on policy aspects relevant for the decarbonisation of building which are not covered above?