The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the report by Bendt BENDTSEN (EPP, DK) on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings.
The committee recommended that the European Parliaments position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows:
Strengthening planning and long-term action: Members recommended that Member States shall establish a long-term strategy for the transformation of the national stock of residential and commercial buildings, both public and private, into a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050.
Specific milestones for 2030 and 2040 as well as measurable progress indicators shall be provided.
The strategy shall include actions to mobilise investments to facilitate the necessary renovations, including:
The development and implementation of Member States long-term renovation strategies shall be supported by structured, permanent stakeholder platforms. Each Member State shall include details of the implementation of its longterm renovation strategy.
Financial incentives: financing mechanisms and incentives shall have a central position in the national long-term renovation strategies and be actively promoted by Member States, including by facilitating energy efficient mortgage standards for certified energy efficient building renovations, promoting investments for public authorities in an energy efficient building stock, such as by clarifying accounting standards for public investments, and by providing accessible and transparent advisory tools for consumers on their financing options for energy efficient renovations in buildings.
Proportionate electro-mobility requirements: the Commissions proposal aims at using the revision of the Directive to contribute further to decarbonisation of transport by using the infrastructure around buildings to facilitate the rollout of electric mobility infrastructure. Members suggested focusing the requirements of the Directive to either pre-cabling or pre-tubing which allows charging infrastructures to be quickly installed in car parks.
Member States shall require installation of a minimum number of recharging points to all public and commercial non-residential buildings, with more than ten parking spaces, by 1 January 2025.
Buildings: Members proposed strengthening the elements of the proposal concerning the use of building automation, to clarify its value in its own right, and to clarify its use as alternative to inspections for simplification purposes.
The amendments made the following points:
Smart indicators: Members laid down the specific conditions, scope and purpose for the delegation of competences to the Commission to develop a smartness indicator in accordance with the methodology set out in this Directive.
The smartness indicator shall be coherent with energy performance certificates and should be used to measure buildings' capacity to use ICT and electronic systems to optimise operation, performance, indoor comfort and interact with the grid.