Building renovation: Committee wants man • Table.Briefings

Yesterday, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive passed the Parliament’s Industry Committee. By 2030, existing buildings will have to meet minimum energy standards. However, almost a quarter of buildings is supposed to remain exempt from the renovation obligations for longer – it’s just one of many loopholes.

Rarely has the need for rapid and ambitious retrofits been greater than in the current energy crisis. „A gradual increase in building renovations from less than one to four percent per year and a prioritization on poorly insulated and gas-heated buildings would save 14 percent of gas demand for heating annually by 2025,“ DIW energy expert Karsten Neuhoff said this week, calling for the recommendations of the German government’s Expert Commission on Gas and Heat to be fully implemented.

Building renovation: Committee wants many exceptions

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