Changes from plenary report to adopted text

RemovedRecital 19 c (new): (19c) The principle of “pay-as-you-save” should ensure social fairness and economic attractiveness and has to be seen as an accompanying measure without undermining the overall climate ambitions. The Commission should ensure when establishing standards for pay-as-you-save that the priorities as set out in the European Climate Law and the strategy "A Renovation Wave for Europe – Greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives” are not jeopardised.

RemovedRecital 20: (20) Different options are available to cover the energy needs of an efficient building by 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, or other partners in the neighbourhood, district heating and cooling based on renewables or waste heat recovery from waste water, sanitary hot water or air, and distributed grid-based renewables.

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text. Large companies are excluded from participation in energy communities according to RED. This disadvantage should be levelled out by allowing other forms of shared energy use within the neighbourhood, besides energy communities.

RemovedRecital 21: (21) The necessary decarbonisation of the Union public and private building stock including the buildings of the Union institutions, bodies and agencies, 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 Directive.

RemovedRecital 22: (22) Minimum energy performance standards are the essential regulatory tool to trigger renovation of existing buildings on a large scale, as they tackle the key barriers to renovation such as split incentives and co-ownership structures, which cannot be overcome by economic incentives. The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should lead to a gradual phase-out of the worst-performing buildings and a continuous improvement of the national building stock including the Union institutions and bodies, contributing to the long-term goal of a decarbonised building stock by 2050.

RemovedRecital 23: (23) Minimum energy performance standards set at Union level should focus on the renovation of the buildings with the highest potential in terms of decarbonisation, energy poverty alleviation and extended social and economic benefits, in particular on the very worst-performing buildings, which need to be renovated as a priority, including the possibility for hybrid heat pumps when no other feasible fossil-free solution is available.

RemovedRecital 23 a (new): (23a) In order to achieve a complete and detailed map of the current situation of the building stock which allows to determine exactly where the worst-performing buildings are located, an audit of the Union building stock should be done by the Commission in order to focus well on the Union efforts and investments.

RemovedRecital 25: (25) The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should be accompanied by an enabling framework including technical assistance and financial measures, with a specific consideration for renovation programmes for low-income, vulnerable and energy poor households. 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 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 or is following a renovation passport scheme.

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text. Financial measures shall cover buildings with clear roadmap of achieving zero-emission level within a set timeframe. Renovation Passport scheme is a framework to secure it by indicating a sequence of renovation steps building upon each other, with the objective to transform the building into a zero-emission building by 2050 at the latest

RemovedRecital 26: (26) The EU Taxonomy classifies environmentally sustainable economic activities across the economy, including for the building sector. Under the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, building renovation is considered a sustainable activity where it achieves at least 30% energy savings, complies with minimum energy performance requirements for major or significant renovation of existing buildings, or consists of individual measures related to the energy performance of buildings, such as the installation, maintenance or repair of energy efficiency equipment or of instruments and devices for measuring, regulating and controlling the energy performance of buildings, where such individual measures comply with the criteria set out. Building renovation to comply with Union-wide minimum energy performance standards is typically in line with the EU Taxonomy criteria related to building renovation activities.

RemovedRecital 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 administrative support, financing and ensuring that highly qualified workers from the construction sector and creative and cultural industries, are available for carrying out building renovations and quality processes, in particular public procurement procedures. 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.

RemovedRecital 32: (32) One-step deep renovation is the most cost-effective and lowest carbon budget option for the timely achievement of the objectives of turning Europe’s building stock. 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 without cost to all low-income property owners and to all owners of a property which constitutes their principal residence. To minimise bureaucracy and avoid duplications, Member States may decide to integrate building renovation passports into energy performance certificates.

RemovedRecital 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 the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), living conditions of vulnerable households, increasing climate resilience, resilience against disaster risks including seismic resilience, fire, heating and electrical installations safety and ventilation, the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos, and accessibility for persons with disabilities and the elderly. Deep renovations that improve the energy performance of a building by at least 60 % are currently annually carried out only in 0.2 % of the building stock, and in only a fifth of the cases, energy efficiency is significantly improved.

RemovedRecital 34: (34) In order to foster deep renovation, which is one of the goals of the Renovation Wave strategy, Member States should prioritise enhanced financial and administrative support for deep renovation, with focus on citizens suffering from energy poverty and low income households, as well as on the worst-performing buildings.

RemovedRecital 35 a (new): (35a) The Commission should establish technical guidelines on historical buildings to facilitate and ensure the implementation of this Directive while safeguarding cultural heritage.

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

RemovedRecital 35 b (new): (35b) 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.

RemovedRecital 35 c (new): (35c) Building renovation to increase energy efficiency often involves handling materials such as roofs, walls or electric settings, which could contain asbestos if they were constructed before the Union and national regulation or ban of the use of asbestos. The introduction of requirements for the safe removal of asbestos must be socially fair and must be accompanied by appropriate measures to support building owners to finance the needed renovations, as well as accompanying capacity-building measures for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) conducting works. The European Strategy for the Removal of All Asbestos should include a proposal to update Directive 2009/148/EC in order to strengthen Union measures for protecting workers from the threat of asbestos and to prevent a new wave of asbestos victims in the course of the Renovation Wave, as well as a proposal to update Directive 2010/31/EU with a view to introducing a requirement for the mandatory screening and subsequent removal of asbestos and other dangerous substances before renovation works can start, in order to protect the health of construction workers.

RemovedRecital 35 d (new): (35d) There is an urgent need to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels in buildings and to accelerate efforts to decarbonise and electrify their energy consumption. In order to enable the cost-effective installation of solar technologies at a later stage, all new buildings should be “solar ready”, that is, designed to optimise the solar generation potential on the basis of the site’s solar irradiance, enabling the fruitful installation of solar technologies without costly structural interventions. In addition, Member States should ensure the deployment of suitable solar installations on new buildings, both residential and non-residential, and on existing non-residential buildings. In order to efficiently exploit the potential of solar installations on buildings, Member States should define criteria for the implementation of, and possible exemptions from, the deployment of solar installations on buildings in line with the assessed technical and economic potential of the solar energy installations and the characteristics of the buildings covered by this obligation.

RemovedRecital 35 e (new): (35e) 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.

RemovedRecital 35 f (new): (35f) When assessing the potential for efficient heating and cooling, Member States should take wider environmental, health and safety aspects into account. Due to the role of heat pumps for realising energy efficiency potentials in heating and cooling, the risks of negative environmental impacts from refrigerants that are persistent, bioaccumulative or toxic should be minimised.

RemovedRecital 37: (37) Combined with an increased share of renewable electricity production, electric vehicles produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Electric vehicles constitute an important component of a clean energy transition based on energy efficiency measures, alternative fuels, renewable energy and innovative solutions for the management of energy flexibility. Building codes can be effectively used to introduce targeted requirements to support the deployment of recharging infrastructure in car parks of residential and non-residential buildings. Member States should remove barriers such as grid connection and capacity bottlenecks, split incentives and administrative complications which individual owners encounter when trying to install a recharging point on their parking space.

RemovedRecital 39: (39) Smart charging and bidirectional charging enable the energy system integration of buildings. Recharging points where electric vehicles typically park for extended periods of time, such as where people park for reasons of residence or employment, are highly relevant to energy system integration, therefore smart charging functionalities need to be ensured in case of all new recharging points in and adjacent to buildings. In situations where bidirectional charging would assist further penetration of renewable electricity by electric vehicle fleets in transport and the electricity system in general, such functionality should also be made available.

RemovedRecital 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 active mobility such as cycling can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. With the rapid uptake of the sales of electric bicycles and electric cargo bikes, space and basic charging infrastructure for these types of vehicles also need to be provided to facilitate their regular use. 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.

RemovedRecital 40 a (new): (40a) Member States should support local authorities in developing and implementing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) with a particular focus on the integration of housing policies, sustainable mobility, the uptake of energy storage facilities to support EV integration and urban planning.

RemovedRecital 41: (41) The agendas of the Digital Single Market and the Energy Union should be aligned and should serve common goals. The digitalisation of the energy system is quickly changing the energy landscape, from the integration of renewables to smart grids and smart-ready buildings. In order to digitalise the building sector, the Union’s connectivity targets and ambitions for the deployment of high-capacity communication networks are important for smart homes and well-connected communities. Targeted incentives should be provided to promote smart-ready systems and digital solutions in the built environment. Energy security and efficiency should be promoted by encouraging investment and incentivising low-tech, low-energy solutions and could facilitate the digital transition by improving connectivity to mitigate the digital divide. Thus, the collaboration of the New European Bauhaus is important to this and to fight against energy poverty through innovative solutions for the building, construction, industrial and materials sectors. This would offer new opportunities for energy savings, by providing consumers with more accurate information about their consumption patterns, and by enabling the system operator to manage the grid more effectively.

RemovedRecital 42: (42) In order to facilitate a competitive and innovative market for smart building services that contributes to efficient energy use and integration of renewable energy in buildings, including rooftop solar panels and support investments in renovation, Member States should ensure direct access to building systems’ data by interested parties. To avoid excessive administrative costs for third parties, Member States shall facilitate the full interoperability of services and of the data exchange within the Union.

RemovedRecital 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. For other buildings, the scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings should be optional for Member States, while respecting data protection legislation.

RemovedRecital 44: (44) Access to sufficient funding is crucial to meet the 2030 and 2050 energy efficiency targets. Union financial instruments and other measures have been put into place or adapted with the aim of supporting the energy performance of buildings . The most recent initiatives to increase the availability of financing at Union level include, inter alia, the ‘Renovate’ flagship component of the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by Regulation (EU) 2041/241 of the European Parliament and the Council39 and the Social Climate Fund established by Regulation (EU) …/…. Several other key EU programmes can support energy renovation under the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, including the cohesion policy funds and the InvestEU Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 . Through Framework Programmes for research and innovation, the Union invests in grants or loans to push the best technology and improve the energy performance of buildings, including through partnerships with industry and Member States such as the Clean Energy Transition and Built4People European Partnerships. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council40a, the Commission should establish sector-specific energy transition partnerships within the building sector by bringing together key stakeholders. / 40a Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the …

RemovedAccording to the European Climate Law, the Commission should facilitate sector-specific climate dialogues and partnerships also within the building sector.

RemovedRecital 46: (46) Financial mechanisms, grants and subsidies, incentives and the mobilisation of financial institutions for energy renovations in buildings, tailored to the needs of different building owners and tenants, should play a central role in national building renovation plans and be actively promoted by Member States. Such measures should include encouraging energy efficient mortgages for certified energy efficient building renovations, promoting investments for public authorities in an energy efficient building stock, for example by public-private partnerships or energy performance contracts or reducing the perceived risk of the investments. Financial schemes should give an important premium to deep renovations, so as to make them financially attractive.

RemovedRecital 46 a (new): (46a) Green mortgage loans and green retail loans can significantly contribute to transforming the economy, reducing carbon emissions. The Mortgage Credit Directive does not hinder the uptake of green mortgages, but it also does not provide any specific measures to encourage their uptake. Moreover, not many mortgage credit providers systematically collect the data for which a mortgage loan was taken. The lack of systematic data on energy efficiency or “greenness” of residential real estate cause issues that may hinder achieving the objectives of European Green Deal. The Union and Member States should adjust relevant legislation and develop supporting measures to facilitate the uptake of green mortgage loans and green retail loans as well as data collection.

RemovedRecital 46 b (new): (46b) No Union financial instrument is provided for Pay-as-you-Save financial schemes, but the Commission should 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.

RemovedRecital 47: (47) Financing alone will not deliver on the renovation needs. Together with financing, setting up accessible and transparent advisory tools and administrative assistance instruments such as one-stop-shops that provide integrated energy renovation services or facilitators, as well as implementing other measures and initiatives such as those referred to in the Commission’s Smart Finance for Smart Buildings Initiative, is indispensable to provide the right enabling framework and break barriers to renovation. One-stop-shops should be equipped to support renovations of multi-apartment buildings and privately rented homes. Support to local initiatives, such as citizen-led renovation programmes and programmes for the decarbonisation of heating and cooling at neighbourhood or municipal level, should also be provided, as such programmes enhance citizen’s engagement in the energy transition, have an economy of scale effect and provide solutions fitting with the local context and needs.

RemovedRecital 48: (48) Inefficient buildings are often linked to energy poverty and social problems. Vulnerable households are particularly exposed to increasing fossil-based energy prices as they spend a larger proportion of their budget on energy products. By reducing excessive energy bills, building renovation can lift people out of energy poverty and also prevent it. At the same time, building renovation does not come for free, and it is essential to ensure that the social impact of the costs for building renovation, notably on vulnerable households, is kept in check. The renovation wave should leave no one behind and be seized as an opportunity to improve the situation of vulnerable and low-income households, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing, and a fair transition towards climate neutrality should be ensured. Therefore, financial incentives and other policy measures should as a priority target vulnerable and low-income households, people affected by energy poverty, low-income property owners, elderly and retired property-owners and people living in social housing, and Member States should take measures to prevent evictions because of renovation. The Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality provides a common framework and shared understanding of comprehensive policies and investments needed for ensuring that the transition is fair.

RemovedRecital 49: (49) In order to ensure that the energy performance of buildings can be taken into account by prospective buyers or tenants early in the process, buildings or building units which are offered for sale or rent on a commercial basis should have an energy performance certificate, and the energy performance class and indicator should be stated in all advertisements. The prospective buyer or tenant of a building or building unit should, in the energy performance certificate, be given correct information about the energy performance of the building and practical advice on improving such performance. The energy performance certificate should also provide information on its primary energy consumption, existing Pay-as-you-Save financial schemes for the property, on its renewable energy production and on its operational greenhouse gas emissions.

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

RemovedRecital 50: (50) The monitoring of the building stock is facilitated by the availability of data collected by digital tools, development and maximization of digital technologies to achieve more efficient, inclusive, accessible and eco-sustainable solutions: stresses that such technologies should be used to improve the social well-being of citizens and do not translate into the creation of digital surveillance of people and thereby reducing administrative costs. Therefore, national databases for energy performance of buildings should be set up, and the information contained therein should be transferred to the EU Building Stock Observatory.

RemovedRecital 51: (51) Buildings occupied by public authorities and buildings frequently visited by the public should set an example by showing that environmental and energy considerations are being taken into account and therefore those buildings should be subject to energy certification on a regular basis. The dissemination to the public of information on energy performance should be enhanced by clearly displaying those energy performance certificates, in particular in buildings of a certain size which are occupied by public authorities or which are frequently visited by the public, such as town halls, schools, shops and shopping centres, supermarkets, restaurants, theatres, banks and hotels. To ensure the exemplary role of public authorities and promote visibility of sustainability measures, public governmental buildings without historic or cultural value should strive towards setting up solar panels on their respective buildings.

RemovedVisibility of the energy transition should be enhanced by using buildings of public authorities as an exemplary example.

RemovedRecital 51 a (new): (51a) The Union and its Member States need to take note of the readiness and attitudes of the general public for engaging in renovation of the buildings;

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

RemovedRecital 53: (53) Regular maintenance and inspection of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, and electrical installations 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, ventilation and air-conditioning system and electrical installations should occur at regular intervals during its lifecycle in particular before its replacement or upgrading, free of charge for tenants, low-income owners and all owners, without prejudice to income criteria, for the property which constitutes their principal residence. 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.

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text. Energy poverty and the high costs of renovations especially for vulnerable groups are important issue that should be consistently addresses throughout this Directive. Regular maintenance, inspection and independent assessment of electrical systems ensure optimal performance from an environmental, safety and energy point of view.

RemovedRecital 53 a (new): (53a) Poor ventilation in confined indoor spaces is associated with the increased transmission of respiratory tract infections such as influenza, tuberculosis and rhinovirus infection. Similarly, SARS-CoV-2 transmission is particularly effective in closed spaces. Therefore, indoor air quality is key for preventing the spreading of air-transmissible diseases. Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems can provide a good indoor air quality and decrease the transmission of diseases in closed indoor spaces by increasing the rate of air exchange, decreasing recirculation of air and increasing the use of outdoor air, and using adequate types of filter.

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text. The amendment supports the requirements on ventilation - as set out already under the old EPBD.

RemovedRecital 54: (54) A common approach to the energy performance certification of buildings , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and the inspection of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning systems and electrical installations 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.

RemovedInspections must also cover electrical installations so as to improve energy efficiency according to available standard (IEC/HD 60364-8-1:2019). Ventilation is covered by Article 20 but missing in this Recital.

RemovedRecital 57: (57) In order to further the aim of improving the energy performance of buildings, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the adaptation to technical progress of certain parts of the general framework set out in Annex I, in respect of the establishment of a methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements , in respect of adapting the thresholds for zero-emission buildings and the calculation methodology for life-cycle Global Warming Potential, in respect of the establishment of a common European framework for renovation passports and in respect of a Union scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings, and approving of standards for Pay-as-you-Save financial schemes. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level , and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making41 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts .

RemovedRecital 58: (58) In order to ensure an effective implementation of the provisions laid down in this Directive, the Commission supports Member States through various tools, such as the Technical Support Instrument42 providing tailor-made technical expertise to design and implement reforms, including those aimed at increasing the annual energy renovation rate of residential and non-residential buildings to at least 3 % from 2025 and to foster deep energy renovations. The technical support relates to, for example, strengthening of administrative capacity, supporting policy development and implementation, and sharing of relevant best practices. Member States should ensure the accessibility of technical support to low income households.

RemovedIn order to stay in line with the long-term 2050 target of achieving net zero emissions in the EU, the building sector must raise its ambition by increasing the annual renovation rates to at least 3 %.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1: 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 and a smarter and more sustainable building stock by latest 2050 taking into account outdoor climatic and local conditions, as well as indoor climate requirements, indoor environmental quality, the socioeconomic impact and cost-effectiveness.

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 2 – point f: (f) national building renovation plans, for both public and private buildings which should contain measures for circularity improving the main building components such as the facade and the roof;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new): (fa) the phase out of fossil fuel based technical building systems;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 2 – point g: (g) sustainable and active mobility infrastructure in and adjacent to buildings; and

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new): (ha) smart and sustainable buildings for achieving the digital and sustainable transition goals;

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new): (ka) minimum requirements for the electric grids in order to ensure the effectiveness and the capacity for efficiently implementing building renovation measures.

RemovedAmendment necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

RemovedArticle 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, from a renewable energy community within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED], or renewable energy and waste heat from an efficient district heating and cooling system, or subsidiarily distributed grid-based renewables certified in accordance with Directive(EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED], in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III or stored on-site;