Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

RemovedEfficient energy use for lightening is an important factor, especially in non residential buildings, and respective measures are necessary as part of the provisions on technical building systems. The amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added44a. ‘integrated district’ means a district selected on the basis of an analysis of building stock, taking into account the area-specific potentials for energy efficiency measures by means of clear and measurable objectives and that develops renovation road map templates for similar building types, following an adequate analysis of local conditions, with the aim of a rapid, resource-efficient and mutually coordinated transformation of buildings, as well as other aspects, such as the social structure, the economic and environmental conditions and the energy supply infrastructure of buildings;

RemovedArticle 11 a (new): Article 11a / Indoor environmental quality / 1. Member States shall set requirements for the implementation of adequate indoor environmental quality standards in buildings in order to maintain a healthy indoor environment quality. / 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 to supplement this Directive by establishing a methodology framework for calculating the indoor environmental quality standards. / 3. Member States shall ensure that, after buildings undergo major renovation, they comply with minimal indoor environmental quality standards.

Added45. ‘useful floor area’ means the area of the floor of a building needed as parameter to quantify specific conditions of use that are expressed per unit of floor area and for the application of the simplifications and the zoning and (re-)allocation rules, taking into account national, European and international standards;

RemovedThis Directive recognises the importance of indoor climate conditions and a healthy indoor environment in Articles 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 11. The new article is inextricably linked to the existing provisions and suggests an indicator and policy tool to advance work in this field in line with the named provisions and the subject matter of this Directive as spelled out in Article 1(1).

Added45a. ‘waste heat’ means unavoidable heat generated as by-product in industrial or power generation installations, or in the tertiary sector, which would be dissipated unused in air or water without access to a district heating or cooling system, where a cogeneration process has been used or will be used or where cogeneration is not feasible;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. Member States shall ensure the following, by ... [ the date of transposition of this recast Directive], that new non-residential buildings and non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with three or more parking spaces, where: / (a) the car park is located inside the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the building; / (b) the car park is physically adjacent to the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the car park, or / (c) the renovation concerns the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the building:

Added46. ‘reference floor area’ means the floor area used as reference size for the assessment of the energy performance of a building, calculated as the sum of the useful floor areas of the spaces within the building envelope specified for the energy performance assessment;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added47. ‘assessment boundary’ means the boundary where the delivered and exported energy are measured or calculated;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a: (a) the installation of at least one recharging point for every five parking spaces;

Added48. ‘on-site’ means the premises and the land on which the building is located and the building itself;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added49. ‘energy from renewable sources produced nearby’ means energy from renewable sources produced within a local or district level perimeter of the building assessed, which fulfils all the following conditions:

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c: (c) at least two bicycle parking space for every car parking space;

Added(a) it can only be distributed and used within that local and district level perimeter through a dedicated distribution network;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added(b) it allows for the calculation of a specific primary energy factor valid only for the energy from renewable sources produced within that local or district level perimeter; and

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: deleted

Added(c) it can be used on-site of the building assessed through a dedicated connection to the energy production source, that dedicated connection requiring specific equipment for the safe supply and metering of energy for self-use of the building assessed;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added50. ‘energy performance of buildings (EPB) services’ means the services, such as heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and lighting and others for which the energy use is taken into account in the energy performance of buildings;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 2: 2. With regard to all non-residential buildings with more than ten parking spaces, Member States shall ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every ten parking spaces, and at least two bicycle parking space for every car parking space, by 1 January 2027. In case of buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, Member States shall ensure pre-cabling for at least one in two parking spaces by 1 January 2033.

Added51. ‘energy needs’ means the energy to be delivered to, or extracted from, a conditioned space to maintain the intended space conditions during a given period of time, taking into account transmission and ventilation losses and solar and internal gains in accordance with EN standards, disregarding any technical building system inefficiencies;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added52. ‘energy use’ means energy input to a technical building system providing a EPB-service intended to satisfy an energy need;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 3: deleted

Added53. ‘self-used’ means part of on-site or nearby produced renewable energy used simultaneously by on-site technical systems for EPB services;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: 4. Member States shall ensure the following, by ... [the date of transposition of this recast Directive] new residential buildings and residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than three parking spaces, where / (a) the car park is located inside the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the building; / (b) the car park is physically adjacent to the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the car park, or / (c) the renovation concerns the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the building.

Added54. ‘other on-site uses’ means energy used on-site for uses other than EPB services, and may include appliances, miscellaneous and ancillary loads, domestic batteries energy storage systems or electro-mobility charging points;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added55. ‘calculation interval’ means the discrete time interval used for the calculation of the energy performance;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new): (b a) the installation of at least one recharging point for electric vehicles; / By way of derogation from paragraph 3, in new residential buildings with at least three dwellings and where there are no car parking spaces, Member States shall ensure at least two bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling.

Added56. ‘delivered energy’ means energy, expressed per energy carrier, supplied to the technical building systems through the assessment boundary, to satisfy the uses taken into account or to produce the exported energy;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added57. ‘exported energy’ means, expressed per energy carrier and per primary energy factor, the proportion of the renewable energy that is exported to the energy grid instead of being used on site for self-use or for other on-site uses.

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1: deleted

Added57a. ‘secondary material’ means material recovered from previous use or from waste which substitutes primary materials as defined in the construction framework standard EN 15643;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added57b. ‘bicycle parking space’ means a designated space for at least one bicycle, which provides secure and easy storage for a variety of bicycle types and which may be lit and protected from the weather;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2: Member States shall ensure that the pre-cabling is dimensioned to enable the simultaneous use of recharging points on all parking spaces.

Added57c. ‘physically adjacent’ means a car park which is intended for the use of residents, visitors, or workers of a building, which is located within the property area of the building or which is in the direct vicinity of the building;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added57d. ‘circularity’ means the reduction of the need for extraction of virgin materials through the reduction of demand for new materials, through repair, reuse, repurposing, and recycling of used materials and through the extension of the lifetime of products and buildings;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 5: deleted

Added57e. ‘sufficiency’ means the minimisation of demand for energy, materials, land, water, and other natural resources over the lifecycle of buildings and goods;

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added57f. ‘bill of materials’ means a record of the type, source and quantity of construction products and materials that are used to construct or renovate a building, which affect its thermal performance and technical system efficiency in accordance with Annex I, as well as its fire performance and indoor environmental quality;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 6: 6. Member States shall ensure that the recharging points referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 are capable of smart charging and bidirectional charging, and that they are operated based on non-proprietary and non-discriminatory communication protocols and standards, in an interoperable manner, and in compliance with any legal standards and protocols in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 19(6) and Article 19(7) of Regulation (EU) …/… [AFIR].

Added57g. ‘indoor environmental quality’ means a set of parameters relating to a building, including indoor air quality, thermal comfort, lighting, and acoustic affecting the health and wellbeing of its occupants;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 7: 7. Member States shall ensure that operators of non-publicly accessible recharging points operate them in accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) .../….[AFIR], where applicable.

Added57h. ‘healthy indoor climate’ means the indoor environment of a building, which optimises the health, comfort and well-being of occupants in line with specific performance levels, including those related to daylight, indoor air quality and thermal comfort, such as mitigating overheating and enhancing acoustic quality.

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1: 8. Member States shall provide for measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging points in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and remove regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures, and align property and tenancy law of the Member States with the ‘Right to Plug’ for all Europeans. Member States shall remove barriers to the installation of recharging points in residential buildings with parking spaces, in particular the need to obtain consent from the landlord or co-owners for a private recharging point for own use.

AddedNational building renovation plan

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added1. Each Member State shall establish a national building renovation plan to ensure the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings, both public and private, into a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050, with the objective to transform existing buildings into zero-emission buildings.

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new): For owners and tenants not having the possibility to install a recharging point at their place of residence, Member States shall provide for measures allowing them to request the installation of a publicly available recharging point near their place of residence, in accordance with the objectives of Regulation (EU) …/… [AFIR]. Member States shall provide for the appropriate measures to manage the number of publicly accessible recharging points installed according to the number of requests received within the same areas.

AddedEach building renovation plan shall comply with the energy efficiency first principle and shall encompass:

RemovedThe amendment is inextricably linked to other admissible amendments.

Added(a) an overview of the national building stock for different building types, including their share in the building stock, in particular of buildings categorised as officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, construction periods and climatic zones of each Member State, based, as appropriate, on statistical sampling, energy and life-cycle GWP benchmarking and the national database for energy performance certificates pursuant to Article 19, an overview of market barriers and market failures, the share of vulnerable households and an overview of the capacities in the construction, energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors, as well as the availability of one-stop shops established pursuant to Article 15a of this Directive and to Article 21(2a) of Directive (EU) .../... [Recast EED];