On Tuesday, the European Parliament passed a directive on the energy performance of buildings. The aim is to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions during construction. However, as the Confederate points out, the devil is in the details.
During the Tuesday vote, the European Parliament voted on the directive on the energy performance of buildings. The aim is to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions during construction. In general, from 2030 fresh buildings to be zero-emission, and by 2050, this sector is to become climate neutral. It is besides intended to reconstruct more buildings with the worst parameters. In addition, it aims to improve the exchange of information on energy performance. The Directive was adopted by 370 votes to 199, with 46 abstentions.
As of 2030, fresh buildings are to be zero-emission. fresh buildings occupied or owned by public authorities should be zero-emission from 2028. Under the fresh EU Directive, associate States will be able to take into account the global warming possible of the building's life cycle. This origin includes the production and disposal of construction products utilized in its construction. For residential buildings, associate States will gotta introduce measures to reduce average primary energy consumption by at least 16% by 2030 and at least 20-22% by 2035. Under the fresh directive, associate States will gotta refurbish 16% of non-residential buildings with the worst energy characteristics by 2030 and 26% of specified buildings by 2033. Minimum energy performance requirements will help.
Member States must adopt measures to contribute to decarbonisation of heating systems and the withdrawal of fossil fuels in heating and cooling. By 2040, fossil fuel boilers should be full withdrawn. Since 2025, independent fossil fuel boilers will not be subsidized. Financial incentives will proceed to be utilized for hybrid heating systems, for example connecting boilers to solar thermal installations or heat pumps.
The fresh rules will not apply to agricultural and historical buildings. The Union countries may besides decide not to apply these provisions to buildings protected by their peculiar architectural or historical values, temporary buildings and churches and places of worship.
Confederation on the consequences of the fresh directive
Anna Bryłka from the National Movement, the Confederation, spoke present about the consequences of the fresh EU directive. By voting on Tuesday, the group drew attention to the far-reaching consequences of the fresh European Union idea. The politician stressed that the Building Directive is part of the package Fit for 55, extending climate policy besides to construction.
The Directive introduces:
• Duty of zero-emission buildings: public buildings since 2028 and all buildings since 2030!
• Prohibition of fossil fuels already in fresh buildings.
• As of next year, no subsidies for fossil fuels boilers, i.e. gas fuels.
Eventually, fossil fuels have been withdrawn for heating buildings and refrigeration besides since 2040. erstwhile we look at the statistics, it turns out that in Poland the main origin of heating of buildings is inactive fossil fuels: gas, coal, fuel oil. It can't be reversed in specified a short time, and it will be very, very expensive.
• Repair passports.
Every building will gotta have its renovation passport. Of course, this is simply a directive, so its provisions will should be implemented. But all building will gotta have its renovation passport. And each associate country will gotta prepare the alleged National Building Renovation Plan to guarantee the renovation of national resources of residential and non-residential buildings, both public and private, in order to guarantee 1 basic objective, namely climate neutrality in construction by 2050.
• Energy performance certificates.
This is another document, a paper that is already in force in Polish legislation. However, it is besides the subject of this building directive. What does that mean? That means that Without a certificate of energy efficiency you will not be able to sell, rent your building. You will gotta pay for specified a witness.
• Mandatory photovoltaics in public and non-residential buildings, and in all fresh residential buildings since 2030.
What does that mean? That means you will be forced to install specified a power origin in your buildings.
• Energy performance classes of the building.
Classes like the appliances. From A to G, G are the worst quality buildings. And these are zero-emission buildings. It will gotta go from energy efficiency class to higher energy efficiency class.
When asked by Krzysztof Mulawa in the parliamentary interpellation, we did not learn from the climate hotel how many buildings in which class would be located around this time. So it's inactive to work. But anyway, that's what these building passports are going to be for, to know how renovations are carried out in the individual building. What does that mean? This means simply forcing you to modernise the building, even if you cannot afford it! And it'll most likely have consequences. For now, this directive has not yet been implemented, it should be implemented, and we will only know the penalties that will endanger to prevent forced renovation and transition from the energy efficiency class to the higher energy efficiency class - Anna Brylka
The politician noted that it is not known how much the full program will cost, due to the fact that different information appears, what it will yet cost.
This is very hard to estimate. But what we know is that They will pay for this directive the poorest, the poorest, the poorest, who simply cannot present afford to decently modernize their buildings, exchange heat sources, replace windows and so on. Therefore, they will bear the top cost of implementing this building directive - Anna Brylka.
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