What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

Added:(cc) it shall comprise the bill of materials, information on construction products circularity as well as wider benefits related to health, comfort, indoor environmental quality, safety such as fire, electrical, and seismic safety, and the improved adaptive capacity of the building to climate change;

Removed:This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Added:(d) it shall contain information about potential financial and technical support and updated contact details of the nearest one-stop-shop established pursuant to Article 15a;

Removed:Annex V – point 2 – introductory part: 2. In addition, the energy performance certificate shall include the following indicators:

Added:(da) it shall contain information on any major renovations made to the building, as referred to in Article 8(1), and any retrofitting or replacement of a building element that forms part of the building envelope and has a significant impact on the energy performance of the building envelope, as referred to in Article 8(2).

Removed:This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Added:The renovation passport may contain additional information, taking into consideration the composition of the household and any planned renovations, including those not relating to energy, in accordance with national law and practice.

Removed:Annex V – point 2 – point k: (k) the presence of fixed sensors that monitor the levels of indoor air quality (if available);

Added:3a. Member States shall facilitate the integration of renovation passports in the digital building logbook, gathering technical and legal information with essential data for property owners to plan and execute deep and staged deep renovations.

Removed:This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Added:Technical building systems

Removed:Annex V – point 2 – point l: (l) the presence of fixed controls that respond to the levels of indoor environmental quality (if available);

Added:1. Member States shall, for the purpose of optimising the energy use of technical building systems, set system requirements using energy saving technologies, in respect of the overall energy performance, the proper installation, and the appropriate dimensioning, adjustment and control of the technical building systems, and, where appropiate, hydronic balancing, which are installed in new or existing buildings. When setting up the requirements, Member States shall take account of design conditions and typical or average operating conditions and shall ensure the use of the equipment that meets the criteria for the highest available energy efficiency classes in accordance with the relevant legal acts of the Union on energy labelling, taking into account system efficiency and the energy efficiency first principle.

Removed:This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Added:System requirements shall be set for new, replacement and upgrading of technical building systems and shall be applied in so far as they are technically, economically and functionally feasible.

Removed:Annex V – point 2 – point m: (m) number and type of charging points for electric vehicles (if available);

Added:Member States shall set requirements related to the greenhouse gas emissions of, or to the type of fuel used by heat generators provided that such requirements are technologically neutral and in line with the objective to phase out the use of fossil fuels in heating and cooling.Member States shall ensure that the requirements they set for technical building systems reach at least the latest cost-optimal levels and take into account the relevant economic and environmental optimisation standards for the dimensioning.

Removed:Annex V – point 2 – point q: (q) metered energy consumption (if available);

Added:Member States shall ensure that the replacement of obsolete and inefficient technical building systems, where technically and economically feasible, is part of the steps set out in a renovation passport, in accordance with the energy efficiency first principle.

Removed:This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Added:2. Member States shall require new buildings ▌to be equipped with self-regulating devices for the separate regulation of the temperature in each room or, where justified, in a designated heated or cooled zone of the building unit and, where appropiate, with hydronic balancing. The installation of such self-regulating devices and, where appropiate, hydronic balancing in existing buildings shall be required when heat or cold generators are replaced, where technically and economically feasible.,.3. Member States shall require the installation of measuring and control devices for the monitoring and regulation of environmental quality at relevant unit level and, where technically and economically feasible, in the following buildings:(a) zero emission buildings;

Removed:Annex V – point 2 – point q a (new): (qa) a yes/no indication whether the building has demand side flexibility capabilities;

Added:(b) new buildings;

Removed:This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Added:(c) existing buildings undergoing a major renovation;

Removed:Annex V – point 2 – point q b (new): (qb) a yes/no indication whether a Bill of Materials is available for the building;

Added:(d) non-residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating systems, cooling systems or systems for combined space heating and cooling over 70kW;

Removed:This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Added:(e) public buildings and buildings providing social services of general interest, such as education, health and social assistance.

Removed:Annex V – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new): (ca) contact details of the closest one-stop-shop for renovation advice.

Added:When considering the economic feasibility of an installation as referred to in the first subparagraph, Member States shall also take account of its measurable health benefits.

Removed:This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Added:Member States shall ensure that data on indoor environmental quality and other relevant data collected through measuring and control devices is interoperable with the digital building logbooks pursuant to Article 19(6) and in accordance with Union and national data protection rules.

Removed:Annex VII – subheading 1: [Comparative methodology framework to identify cost-optimal levels of energy performance requirements for buildings and building elements]

Added:4. Member States shall ensure that, when a technical building system is installed or altered, the overall energy and, where applicable, life-cycle GWP performance of the ▌complete ▌system, is improved and, where applicable, evidenced by in-use performance data. The results shall be documented in a digital building logbook and passed on to the building owner and tenant, so that they remain available and can be used for the verification of compliance with the minimum requirements laid down pursuant to paragraph 1 and the issue of energy performance certificates.

Removed:The concept of “cost optimality” is insufficiently framed in this Directive and the empowerment should also be subject to review. The co-legislators should consider anchoring in the legislative act other general principles framing this concept.

Added:Member States may adopt new incentives and funding to encourage the switch from fossil-fuelled heating and cooling systems to non-fossil fuel based systems, accompanied by investment in housing improving energy efficiency.

Removed:Annex VII – paragraph 3: [The comparative methodology framework shall allow for taking into account use patterns, outdoor climate conditions and their future changes according to best available climate science , investment costs, building category, maintenance and operating costs (including energy costs and savings), earnings from energy produced, where applicable, environmental and health externalities of energy use, and waste management costs, where applicable. It should be based on relevant European standards relating to this Directive.]

Added:4a. Member States shall lay down requirements to ensure that, where technically and economically feasible, non-residential buildings are equipped with building automation and control systems, as follows:

Removed:The concept of “cost optimality” is insufficiently framed in this Directive and the empowerment should also be subject to review. The co-legislators should consider anchoring in the legislative act other general principles framing this concept.

Added:(a) by 31 December 2024, non-residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating systems, cooling systems or systems for combined space heating and ventilation of over 290 kW;

Removed:Annex VII – paragraph 5: [For the application of the comparative methodology framework by Member States, general conditions, expressed by parameters, shall be laid down at Member State level.]

Added:(b) by 31 December 2029, non-residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating systems, cooling systems or systems for combined space heating and ventilation of over 70 kW.

Removed:The concept of “cost optimality” is insufficiently framed in this Directive and the empowerment should also be subject to review. The co-legislators should consider anchoring in the legislative act other general principles framing this concept.

Added:Member States shall set out clear parameters for establishing the economic feasibility of equipping non-residential buildings with building automation and control systems.

Removed:Annex VII – paragraph 6 – introductory part: [The comparative methodology framework shall require Member States to:

Added:4b. The building automation and control systems referred to in paragraph 4a shall be capable of:

Removed:The concept of “cost optimality” is insufficiently framed in this Directive and the empowerment should also be subject to review. The co-legislators should consider anchoring in the legislative act other general principles framing this concept.

Added:(a) continuously monitoring, logging, analysing and allowing for adjusting energy use;

Removed:Annex VII – paragraph 6 – indent 4: — calculate the costs (i.e. the net present value) of the energy efficiency measures (as referred to in the second indent) during the expected economic lifecycle applied to the reference buildings (as referred to in the first indent) by applying the comparative methodology framework principles.]

Added:(b) benchmarking the building’s energy efficiency, detecting losses in efficiency of technical building systems, and informing the person responsible for the facilities or technical building management about opportunities for energy efficiency improvement;

Removed:The concept of “cost optimality” is insufficiently framed in this Directive and the empowerment should also be subject to review. The co-legislators should consider anchoring in the legislative act other general principles framing this concept.

Added:(c) allowing communication with connected technical building systems and other appliances inside the building, and being interoperable with technical building systems across different types of proprietary technologies, devices and manufacturers;

Removed:Annex VII – paragraph 7: [By calculating the costs of the energy efficiency measures during the expected economic lifecycle, the cost-effectiveness of different levels of minimum energy performance requirements is assessed by the Member States. That will allow the determination of cost-optimal levels of energy performance requirements.]

Added:(d) effective monitoring of indoor environmental quality, to ensure occupants’ health and safety.

Removed:The concept of “cost optimality” is insufficiently framed in this Directive and the empowerment should also be subject to review. The co-legislators should consider anchoring in the legislative act other general principles framing this concept.

Added:4c. Member States shall lay down requirements to ensure that, where technically and economically feasible, from 1 January 2025, new residential buildings and residential buildings undergoing major renovations with an effective rated output for heating systems, cooling systems or systems for combined space heating, cooling and ventilation of over 70 kW are equipped with the following:

Added:(a) the functionality of continuous electronic monitoring of systems in the building at the relevant building and unit level that measures efficiency and informs building owners or managers in the case of a significant variation and when system servicing is necessary;

Added:(b) effective control and balancing functionalities to ensure optimum generation, distribution, storage and use of energy;

Added:(c) demand-side flexibility;