Brussels, 18/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - Ahead of the review of the directive 2002/91/EC on the energy efficiency of buildings, the European parliament energy committee, chaired by Angelika Niebler (EPP-ED, Germany) debated measures to encourage improving the energy performance of buildings, at a public hearing on 16 February. After noting that the buildings represent 40% of all the energy consumed in Europe, Silvia-Adriana Ticau (PES, Romania), rapporteur on the proposed recast of directive...