What changed between the adopted text of 14 Mar 2023 and the adopted text of 12 Mar 2024

Removed:Article 18

Removed:Display of energy performance certificates

Removed:1. Member States shall ▌ ensure that where a non-residential building or a building for which an energy performance certificate has been issued in accordance with Article 17(1) is occupied by public authorities and frequently visited by the public, the energy performance certificate is displayed in a prominent place clearly visible to the public.

Removed:2. Member States shall require that where a total useful floor area over 500 m2 of a building for which an energy performance certificate has been issued in accordance with Article 17(1) is frequently visited by the public, the energy performance certificate is displayed in a prominent place clearly visible to the public.

Removed:3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 do not include an obligation to display the recommendations included in the energy performance certificate.

Removed:Article 19

Removed:Databases for energy performance of buildings

Removed:1. Each Member State shall set up a national database for energy performance of buildings which allows data to be gathered on the energy performance of individual buildings and on the overall energy performance of the national building stock.

Removed:The database shall be interoperable with other relevant online platforms and public services and shall allow data to be gathered from all relevant sources related to energy performance certificates, inspections, the building renovation passport, the smart readiness indicator, energy building benchmarks and the calculated or metered energy consumption of the buildings covered. In order to populate the database, building typologies and energy building benchmarking may also be gathered. Data may also be gathered and stored on both operational and embodied emissions and overall life-cycle GWP, using metrics based on the LEVELs Framework.

Removed:2. The aggregated and anonymised data of building stock shall be made publicly available, in compliance with Union and national data protection rules. The data stored shall be machine-readable and accessible via an appropriate digital interface. Member States shall ensure easy and free-of-charge access to the full energy performance certificate for building owners, tenants and managers, certified experts, and to financial institutions as regards the buildings exposure to residential or commercial property which have been assigned to their non-trading book. For buildings offered for rent or sale, Member States shall ensure access to the full energy performance certificate for prospective tenants or buyers that have been authorised by the owner of the building.

Removed:3. Member States shall make publicly available information on the share of buildings in the national building stock covered by energy performance certificates and aggregated or anonymised data on the energy performance, the energy consumption and the life-cycle GWP of the buildings covered. The public information shall be updated at least twice per year. Member States shall make anonymised or aggregated information available to public and research institutions such as National Statistics Institutes, upon request.

Removed:4. At least once per year, Member States shall ensure the transfer of the information in the national database to the Building Stock Observatory.

Removed:5. The Commission shall, by 30 June 2024, adopt an implementing act for a common template for the transfer of the information to the Building Stock Observatory with the possibility for constant real-time updates.

Removed:That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 30(3).

Removed:6. For the purpose of ensuring coherence and consistency of information, Member States shall ensure that the national database for energy performance of buildings is interoperable and integrated with other administrative databases containing information on buildings, such as the national building cadastre and digital building logbooks.

Removed:6a. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall, adopt implementing acts to support the efficient functioning of digital building logbooks by establishing a common template for:

Removed:(a) a standardised approach for data collection, data management and interoperability and its legal framework;

Removed:(b) linking existing databases.

Removed:Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 30(2).

Removed:6b By ... [24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall publish by a summary report on the situation and progress of the Union building stock at local, regional and national level. Member States shall use the summary report to target renovations for clusters of inefficient buildings as a means of reducing energy poverty.

Removed:Article 20

Removed:Inspections

Removed:1. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish regular inspections of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems with an effective rated output of over 70 kW.The effective rating of the system shall be based on the sum of the rated output of the heating and air-conditioning generators.

Removed:2. Member States may establish separate inspection schemes for the inspections of residential and non-residential systems.

Removed:3. Member States may set different inspection frequencies depending on the type and effective rated output of the system whilst taking into account the costs of the inspection of the system and the estimated energy cost savings that may result from the inspection. Systems shall be inspected at least every five years. Systems with generators of an effective rated output of more than 290 kW and those emitting carbon monoxide shall be inspected at least every two years, for safety reasons.

Removed:4. The inspection shall include the assessment of the heat and air-conditioning generator or generators, circulation pumps, components of ventilation systems, all air and water distribution systems, hydronic balancing systems, where appropriate, and control system. Member States may decide to include in the inspection schemes any additional building systems identified under Annex I.

Removed:The inspection shall include an assessment of the efficiency and sizing of the heat and air-conditioning generator or generators and of its main components compared with the requirements of the building and consider the capabilities of the system to optimise its performance under typical or average operating conditions, using available energy saving technologies, and under changing conditions due to use variation. Where relevant, the inspection shall assess the feasibility of the system to operate under different and more efficient temperature settings, such as at low temperature for water-based heating systems, including via the design of thermal power output and temperature and flow requirements, while ensuring the safe operation of the system. The inspection shall also assess the readiness of technical building systems to work with renewable energy sources and, where relevant, be operated on low temperatures.

Removed:The inspections scheme shall include the assessment of the sizing of the ventilation system compared with the requirements of the building and consider the capabilities of the ventilation system to optimise its performance under typical or average operating conditions.

Removed:Where no changes have been made to the system or to the requirements of the building following an inspection carried out pursuant to thisArticle, Member States may choose not to require the assessment of the main component sizing or the assessment of operation under different temperatures to be repeated.

Removed:Member States shall ensure that an assessment of the energy efficiency of electrical installations of non-residential buildings is made as part of existing safety inspections schemes, with due regard to the available standard for their optimal design, dimensioning, management and monitoring.

Removed:5. Technical building systems that are explicitly covered by an agreed energy performance criterion or a contractual arrangement specifying an agreed level of energy efficiency improvement, such as energy performance contracting, or that are operated by a utility or network operator and therefore subject to performance monitoring measures on the system side, shall be exempt from the requirements laid down in paragraph 1, provided that the overall impact of such an approach is equivalent to that resulting from paragraph 1.

Removed:6. ▌ Member States may ▌ take measures to ensure the provision of advice to users concerning the replacement of generators, other modifications to the system and alternative solutions to assess the ▌ efficiency and appropriate size of those systems.

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Removed:9. Buildings that comply with Article 11(4b) or ( 4c) shall be exempt from the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Removed:10. Member States shall put in place inspection schemes ▌ including digital tools for industry size installations, and checklists, to verify compliance with the capability requirements set out in Article 11(4b) and (4c), and to certify that the delivered construction and renovation works meet the designed energy performance and are compliant with the minimum energy performance requirements operational greenhouse gas emissions, indoor environmental quality, and fire safety requirements as laid down in by the building codes or equivalent regulations.

Removed:11. Member States shall include a summarised analysis of the inspection schemes and their results as an annex to the building renovation plan referred to in Article 3.

Removed:Article 21

Removed:Reports on the inspection of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems

Removed:1. An inspection report shall be issued after each inspection of a heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or building automation and control system. The inspection report shall contain the result of the inspection performed in accordance with Article 20 and include recommendations for the cost-optimal improvement of the energy performance and safety of the inspected system.

Removed:Those recommendations may be based on a comparison of the energy performance of the system inspected with that of the best available feasible system, using energy saving technologies, and a system of similar type for which all relevant components achieve the level of energy performance required by the applicable legislation.

Removed:2. The inspection report shall be handed over to the owner or tenant of the building.

Removed:2a. In the case of fossil fuel powered technical building systems, the recommendations shall provide for alternative renewables based systems or, for any residual demand, for connections to efficient district heating and cooling systems. The recommendations shall consider the economic lifetime of the current installation.

Removed:3. The inspection report shall be uploaded into the national database for energy performance of buildings pursuant to Article 19.

Removed:Article 22

Removed:Independent experts

Removed:1. Member States shall ensure that the energy performance certification of buildings, the establishment of renovation passports, the smart readiness assessment, the inspection of heating systems and air-conditioning systems are carried out in an independent manner by qualified or certified companies and experts, using test equipment certified in accordance with EN standards, whether operating in a self-employed capacity or employed by public bodies or private enterprises.

Removed:Experts shall be certified in accordance with Article 26 of Directive (EU) …/… [recast EED] taking into account their competence.

Removed:2. Member States shall make available to the public information on training and certifications. Member States shall ensure that either regularly updated lists of qualified or certified experts or regularly updated lists of certified companies which offer the services of such experts are made available to the public.

Removed:Article 23

Removed:Certification of building professionals

Removed:1. By ...[date set out in Article 26(4) [recast EED]], Member States shall establish a national action plan to provide a sufficient and adequately skilled workforce and ensure the appropriate level of competence for building professionals and construction companies, carrying out integrated renovation works in line with the established targets and measurable progress indicators pursuant to Article 3(1) of this Directive and Article 26 of [recast EED].

Removed:1a. To achieve a sufficient number of professionals in accordance with paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that sufficient training programmes leading to qualification and certification covering integrated works, including the latest innovative solutions therefore, are made available. Member States shall put in place measures to promote participation in such programmes, in particular by microenterprises, SMEs and self-employed persons.

Removed:2. Where appropriate and feasible, Member States shall ensure that certification or equivalent qualification schemes are available for providers of integrated renovation works, such as construction companies, where this is not covered by Article 18(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or Article 26 of Directive (EU) …/….[recast EED].

Removed:Article 24

Removed:Independent control system

Removed:1. Member States shall ensure that independent control systems for energy performance certificates are established in accordance with Annex VI, and that independent control systems for renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and reports on the inspection of heating and air-conditioning systems are established. Member States may establish separate systems for the control of energy performance certificates, renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and reports on the inspection of heating and air-conditioning systems.

Removed:2. The Member States may delegate the responsibilities for implementing the independent control systems.

Removed:Where the Member States decide to do so, they shall ensure that the independent control systems are implemented in compliance with Annex VI.

Removed:3. Member States shall require the energy performance certificates, the renovation passports, the smart readiness indicators and the inspection reports referred to in paragraph 1 to be made available to the competent authorities or bodies on request.

Removed:Article 25