COM(2001)226 - Energy performance of buildings

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Key information

official title

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings
 
Legal instrument Directive
Decision making procedure ordinary legislative procedure (COD)
reference by COM-number86 COM(2001)226 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2002)192; SEC(2002)661; COM(2002)635
procedure number88 2001/0098(COD)
CELEX number89 52001PC0226

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Key dates

Document 11-05-2001
Online publication 11-05-2001
Decision 16-12-2002; Richtlijn 2002/91
Publication in Official Journal90 04-01-2003; Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,OJ L 1, 4.1.2003,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 12 Volume 002

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Related information

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Resulting legislation

 

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  • 1. 
    COM(2000)769 of 29 November 2000.

     
  • 2. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 3. 
    Mesures d'Utilisation Rationelle de l'Energie (MURE) Database, European Commission 1998.

     
  • 4. 
    COM(2000)88 final of 8 March 2000.

     
  • 5. 
    COM(2000)769 of 29 November 2000

     
  • 6. 
    Ibid

     
  • 7. 
    'Action Plan to improve Energy Efficiency in the European Community' COM(2000)247 final.

     
  • 8. 
    In this context, savings potential is generally defined in terms of investments in energy-efficient technology having a pay-back period of eight years or less, allowing a high rate of return compared to alternative investments, including investments in energy production.

     
  • 9. 
    "Mesures d'Utilisation Rationnelle de l'Energie (MURE)" Database, European Commission 1998. Op, Cit.

     
  • 10. 
    ECCP Progress Report (2000), europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/eccp/htm

     
  • 11. 
    COM(2000)769 of 29 November 2000. Op. Cit.

     
  • 12. 
    Council Resolution of 7 December 1998 on energy efficiency in the European Community (98/C 394/01).

     
  • 13. 
    Studies using the PRIMES model and Ecofys bottom-up approach indicate that the cost-effective potential for emission reduction could be between 130 Mt/year and 160 Mt/year, respectively.

     
  • 14. 
    Sciotech (1998), 'Electrical Heating and Cooling of Residential Dwellings', study financed by the SAVE Programme of the EC.

     
  • 15. 
    'Energy Consumption in Households', p.23. EUROSTAT 1999. The figures are indicative to the extent that insulation quality is not taken into account and methodology may vary somewhat between Member States. Complete data from Italy, Portugal and Spain are not yet available.

     
  • 16. 
    55W/m2 compared with 100 W/m2.

     
  • 17. 
    FhG-ISI (1999), A Comparison of Thermal Building Regulations in the European Union, MURE Database Case Study N° 1, Study carried out in the framework of the MURE project, financed by the SAVE Programme of the EC, www.mure2.com/Mr-fr5

     
  • 18. 
    Simplified calculation, not taking into account solar heat recovery, internal heat sources, ventilation losses; exclusion of heating system efficiencies or energy and insulation cost differences. In cases where several codes exist in the same Member State, only one code has been chosen. In some cases, regional codes are stricter than national codes.

     
  • 19. 
    COM(2000)279 final.

     
  • 20. 
    COM(2000)769 of 29 November 2000, Op. Cit.

     
  • 21. 
    'Energy for the Future: Renewable Sources of Energy', White Paper for a Community Strategy and Action Plan, COM(1997)599 final.

     
  • 22. 
    Eurostat

     
  • 23. 
    'Ex-ante Evaluation on the Impact of the Community Strategy and Action Plan for renewable Energy Sources', ALTENER Contract N° 4.1030/T/98-020.

     
  • 24. 
    In the city of Barcelona for example, under a special ordinance that came into effect on 1 August 2000, most new buildings will have to be fitted with solar panels unless it can be proved that a particular building cannot produce at least 25% of its hot water requirements from solar panels.

     
  • 25. 
    According to EUROSTAT, the EU average overall efficiency of CHP plants was in 1998 74,9% compared with an average conversion efficiency of 39,4 % in conventional power generation (CHP Statistics (1994-98) Draft Summary Report and EUROSTAT figures on conventional power generation in Commission Staff Working Paper 'Completing the internal energy market', SEC(2001)438).

     
  • 26. 
    European Cogeneration Review, July 1999.

     
  • 27. 
    IEA (2000), IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Study, SHC, Paris.

     
  • 28. 
    COM(2000)88 final. Op. Cit.

     
  • 29. 
    Commission Communication to the Council and the Parliament 'Preparing for implementation of the Kyoto Protocol' Com(1999)230.

     
  • 30. 
    Green Paper 'Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply", COM(2000) 769. Op. Cit.

     
  • 31. 
    Council Conclusion 8835/00.

     
  • 32. 
    Council Conclusion 14000/00.

     
  • 33. 
    'Energy Consumption in Households 1999' EUROSTAT 1999. Op.cit. The investigated CEE countries have been Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Poland.

     
  • 34. 
    Council Conclusion 8835/00 (30 May 2000) and Council Conclusion 14000/00 (5 December 2000).

     
  • 35. 
    OJ L 237, 22.09.1993, p. 28.

     
  • 36. 
    OJ L 40, 11.02.1989, p. 12.

     
  • 37. 
    OJ L 184, 17.07.1999, p. 23.

     
  • 38. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 39. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 40. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 41. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 42. 
    OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.

     
  • 43. 
    Ibid

     
  • 44. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 45. 
    Mesures d'Utilisation Rationelle de l'Energie (MURE) Database, European Commission 1998.

     
  • 46. 
    COM(2000)88 final of 8 March 2000.

     
  • 47. 
    COM(2000)769 of 29 November 2000

     
  • 48. 
    Ibid

     
  • 49. 
    'Action Plan to improve Energy Efficiency in the European Community' COM(2000)247 final.

     
  • 50. 
    In this context, savings potential is generally defined in terms of investments in energy-efficient technology having a pay-back period of eight years or less, allowing a high rate of return compared to alternative investments, including investments in energy production.

     
  • 51. 
    "Mesures d'Utilisation Rationnelle de l'Energie (MURE)" Database, European Commission 1998. Op, Cit.

     
  • 52. 
    ECCP Progress Report (2000), europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/eccp/htm

     
  • 53. 
    COM(2000)769 of 29 November 2000. Op. Cit.

     
  • 54. 
    Council Resolution of 7 December 1998 on energy efficiency in the European Community (98/C 394/01).

     
  • 55. 
    Studies using the PRIMES model and Ecofys bottom-up approach indicate that the cost-effective potential for emission reduction could be between 130 Mt/year and 160 Mt/year, respectively.

     
  • 56. 
    Sciotech (1998), 'Electrical Heating and Cooling of Residential Dwellings', study financed by the SAVE Programme of the EC.

     
  • 57. 
    'Energy Consumption in Households', p.23. EUROSTAT 1999. The figures are indicative to the extent that insulation quality is not taken into account and methodology may vary somewhat between Member States. Complete data from Italy, Portugal and Spain are not yet available.

     
  • 58. 
    55W/m2 compared with 100 W/m2.

     
  • 59. 
    FhG-ISI (1999), A Comparison of Thermal Building Regulations in the European Union, MURE Database Case Study N° 1, Study carried out in the framework of the MURE project, financed by the SAVE Programme of the EC, www.mure2.com/Mr-fr5

     
  • 60. 
    Simplified calculation, not taking into account solar heat recovery, internal heat sources, ventilation losses; exclusion of heating system efficiencies or energy and insulation cost differences. In cases where several codes exist in the same Member State, only one code has been chosen. In some cases, regional codes are stricter than national codes.

     
  • 61. 
    COM(2000)279 final.

     
  • 62. 
    COM(2000)769 of 29 November 2000, Op. Cit.

     
  • 63. 
    'Energy for the Future: Renewable Sources of Energy', White Paper for a Community Strategy and Action Plan, COM(1997)599 final.

     
  • 64. 
    Eurostat

     
  • 65. 
    'Ex-ante Evaluation on the Impact of the Community Strategy and Action Plan for renewable Energy Sources', ALTENER Contract N° 4.1030/T/98-020.

     
  • 66. 
    In the city of Barcelona for example, under a special ordinance that came into effect on 1 August 2000, most new buildings will have to be fitted with solar panels unless it can be proved that a particular building cannot produce at least 25% of its hot water requirements from solar panels.

     
  • 67. 
    According to EUROSTAT, the EU average overall efficiency of CHP plants was in 1998 74,9% compared with an average conversion efficiency of 39,4 % in conventional power generation (CHP Statistics (1994-98) Draft Summary Report and EUROSTAT figures on conventional power generation in Commission Staff Working Paper 'Completing the internal energy market', SEC(2001)438).

     
  • 68. 
    European Cogeneration Review, July 1999.

     
  • 69. 
    IEA (2000), IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Study, SHC, Paris.

     
  • 70. 
    COM(2000)88 final. Op. Cit.

     
  • 71. 
    Commission Communication to the Council and the Parliament 'Preparing for implementation of the Kyoto Protocol' Com(1999)230.

     
  • 72. 
    Green Paper 'Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply", COM(2000) 769. Op. Cit.

     
  • 73. 
    Council Conclusion 8835/00.

     
  • 74. 
    Council Conclusion 14000/00.

     
  • 75. 
    'Energy Consumption in Households 1999' EUROSTAT 1999. Op.cit. The investigated CEE countries have been Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Poland.

     
  • 76. 
    Council Conclusion 8835/00 (30 May 2000) and Council Conclusion 14000/00 (5 December 2000).

     
  • 77. 
    OJ L 237, 22.09.1993, p. 28.

     
  • 78. 
    OJ L 40, 11.02.1989, p. 12.

     
  • 79. 
    OJ L 184, 17.07.1999, p. 23.

     
  • 80. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 81. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 82. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 83. 
    Tertiary includes offices, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, sports halls, indoor swimming pools, etc. but excludes industrial buildings.

     
  • 84. 
    OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.

     
  • 85. 
    Ibid

     
  • 86. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 87. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 88. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 89. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 90. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.
     
  • 91. 
    This legally binding act of the European Union establishes a set of objectives which all member states of the European Union must fulfil. The member states are required to implement directives. The member states are free to choose the manner they see fit to fulfil the required objectives.