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

Removed:4a. Member States shall promote energy storage for renewable energy to enable renewable energy self-consumption and reduce volatility as well as promote and provide incentives for the cost-effective and early replacement of heaters, and any needed resulting optimisation of the related technical building systems. [Am. 43]

Removed:5. Member States may decide not to apply the minimum energy performance standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the following categories of buildings:

Removed:(a) buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit requiring due conservation, or other heritage buildings, in so far as compliance with the standards would unacceptably alter their character or appearance, or if their renovation is not technically or economically feasible; [Am. 29/rev]

Removed:(b) buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities;

Removed:(c) temporary buildings with a time of use of two years or less, industrial sites, workshops, depots and non-residential infrastructural supply stations, such as transformer stations, substations, pressure control plants, railway constructions, as well as service buildings with very low energy and heating or cooling demand and non-residential agricultural buildings which are used by a sector covered by a national sectoral agreement on energy performance; [Am. 44]

Removed:(d) residential buildings which are used or intended to be used for either less than four months of the year or, alternatively, for a limited annual time of use and with an expected energy consumption of less than 25 % of what would be the result of all-year use;

Removed:(e) stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50 m2.

Removed:6. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure the implementation of minimum energy performance standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, including appropriate monitoring mechanisms. Member States shall provide appropriate financial support frameworks and social safeguards in accordance with Article 15 to comply with minimum energy performance standards.

Removed:The measures of the financial support framework shall be sufficient, effective, transparent and non-discriminatory, shall support the execution of the substantial improvements in the energy performance of buildings where an improvement is not otherwise economically feasible and shall include targeted measures to support vulnerable households. The measures may include the establishment of an energy performance renovation fund, to act as a leverage for increasing private and public investments for projects improving energy performance of buildings, including energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings or building components.

Removed:Where appropriate, the Commission shall, as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028-2034, put forward legislative proposals to strengthen existing and propose additional Union financial instruments to support the implementation of this Directive. [Am. 22cp2]

Removed:6a. By 31 December 2027, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the progress towards the improvement of energy efficiency and energy performance of buildings. The report shall in particular monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing financial measures and present additional tools to facilitate a just transition, including adequate financial means, at Union, Member State or local level to ensure a just transition and to mitigate any negative socioeconomic impacts, in particular in the regions and the communities most affected. [Am. 54]

Removed:Article 9a

Removed:Solar Energy in buildings

Removed:1. By ... [24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall ensure that all new buildings are designed to optimise their solar energy generation potential on the basis of the solar irradiance of the site, enabling the subsequent cost-effective installation of solar technologies.

Removed:2. Member States shall encourage, through information measures and streamlined permitting schemes, the deployment of suitable solar energy installations in all buildings undergoing major renovation or deep renovation in combination with the renovation of the building envelope, with the replacement of technical building systems and with the installation of equipment with electricity storage, EV-charging infrastructure, heat pump technology, and building automation and control systems.

Removed:3. Member States shall ensure the deployment of suitable solar energy installations, if technically suitable and economically and functionally feasible, as follows:

Removed:(a) by ... [24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], on all new public and new non-residential buildings;

Removed:(b) by 31 December 2026, on all existing public and non-residential buildings;

Removed:(c) by 31 December 2028, on all new residential buildings and roofed carparks;

Removed:(d) by 31 December 2032, on all buildings undergoing major renovation.

Removed:4. Member States shall establish and make publicly available criteria at national level for the practical implementation of the deadlines set out in paragraph 3 and for possible exemptions for specific types of buildings, in accordance with the assessed technical and economic potential of the solar energy installations and the characteristics of the buildings covered by those obligations.

Removed:5. The deployment of suitable solar energy installations on all new residential buildings and roofed carparks and on all buildings undergoing major renovation as set out in paragraph 3, points (c) and (d) shall be combined with attic and roof insulation where appropriate, taking into account the functioning of the building. The deployment of suitable solar energy installations as set out in paragraph 3 shall be combined with the permit-granting process for the installation of solar energy equipment in artificial structures laid down in Article 16c of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (amended RED as proposed by COM(2022)0222). For solar installations below 50 kW, Member States shall allow a simple-notification procedure as provided for in Article 17 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.

Removed:6. Member States shall establish a pathway with numerical targets for their national contribution to the deployment of solar energy and heat pumps in buildings in their national building renovation plans.

Removed:7. Member States shall ensure that their regulatory frameworks provide the necessary administrative, technical and financial capacities and incentives for the deployment of solar energy in buildings, including in combination with technical building systems such as domestic batteries, heat pumps for self-consumption, or large-scale heat pumps distributing heat through district heating systems. Member States shall ensure an equal regulatory playing field for all solar and heating technologies.

Removed:8. Member States shall ensure that representatives of national regulatory authorities, distribution system operators, renewable energy communities, consumer organisations storage providers and other stakeholders assess the need for additional measures with regard to the distribution system to achieve the objectives of this Article. That assessment shall include the required connection and procurement of flexible distributed energy generation in line with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in particular considering a necessary level playing field and fair remuneration for active customers and energy communities.

Removed:9. Member States shall encourage measures to ensure the fire safety of solar energy installations in buildings, including in combination with technical building systems such as domestic batteries or heat pumps for self-consumption.

Removed:Article 10

Removed:Renovation passport

Removed:1. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 supplementing this Directive by establishing a common European framework for renovation passports, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 3 of this Article.

Removed:2. By 31 December 2024, Member States shall introduce a scheme of renovation passports implementing the common framework established in accordance with paragraph 1.

Removed:2a. Member States shall ensure that renovation passports are financially supported as part of national building renovation plans in order to not create a barrier, in particular for homeowners who own only the dwelling in which they live. Member States shall ensure that building renovation passports are made available with due financial support for vulnerable households wishing to renovate their buildings in whole or in part.

Removed:3. The renovation passport shall comply with all of the following requirements:

Removed:(a) it shall be issued in a digital form suitable for printing by a qualified and certified expert, following an on-site visit;

Removed:(b) it shall comprise a holistic renovation roadmap indicating a maximum number renovation steps building upon each other in line with the energy efficiency first principle to achieve a deep renovation in line with the objective to transform the building into a zero-emission building by 2050 at the latest, outlining how to achieve minimum energy performance standards, and measures to reduce whole life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions in the renovation process;

Removed:(c) it shall indicate the expected benefits in terms of energy savings, savings on energy bills and whole life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions, with an indication the renovation steps that are to lead to the relevant improvements;

Removed:(ca) it shall contain information about a potential connection to an efficient district heating network, the share of individual or collective generation and self-consumption of renewable energy;

Removed:(cb) it shall contain information on a range of estimated costs for each recommended renovation step, as well as the estimated costs of a one-step deep renovation as a reference scenario;

Removed:(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:(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:(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: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: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:Article 11

Removed:Technical building systems

Removed: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: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: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: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: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.

Removed: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:

Removed:(a) zero emission buildings;

Removed:(b) new buildings;

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

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

Removed: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: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: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: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: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: