The European Commission published on Thursday 16 May a recommendation to EU Member States to help them implement the revised provisions of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Directive 2010/31/EU).
This recommendation responds to requests for clarification from Member States seeking to transpose the new provisions into national law.
The amendments to the Directive adopted last year aim to achieve a low-emission (or zero emission) building stock in the Union by 2050, in particular through national roadmaps with national milestones and progress indicators, as well as public and private funding and investment.
Member States must now adopt long-term national renovation strategies with a strong financial component to ensure the renovation of existing buildings into energy efficient and low-carbon buildings and to facilitate the economic transformation of all existing buildings into near-zero consumption buildings. The objective of these recommendations is to ensure a uniform understanding of the preparation of transposition measures in the Member States. The Commission recalls that almost 40% of final energy consumption is attributable to buildings. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)