Overview of possible measures to improve the energy efficiency of buildings
   
     
 
 
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Roadmap for energy efficiency measures/policies in the existing building sector
 
 
 
  Type of measure  
 
  1. The regulatory measures
 
        1.1. Legal requirements (technical)
        1.2. Other legal supporting measures
  2. The financial level
  3. Non-governmental activities
  4. Demonstration / research and development projects
  5. Promotional measures / increase public awareness
 
 
 
Meaning
no
The considered measures doesn’t exist in the considered country. In a few cases, information relative to this measure can however be found in the annexe to the report and a link is foreseen
exist
The considered measure does exist in the considered country. Clicking the link will open the text descibing the specific country situation.
ud
under discussion / under development in the considered country
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Type of measure

Belgium

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

The Netherlands

United Kingdom
1. The regulatory measures
1.1 Legal requirements (technical)
1. Adoption and/or reinforce requirements
             
 
a. Building level - overall energy performance      
 
b. Building level - subset performance
no
no
no
 
c. Component level
 
d. Enlarge the application field of the requirements
no
2. Adaptation of energy and environment standards
no
no
3. Visible meters in the building
4. Requirements compliance check
no
5. Public / governmental buildings
 
a. Stricter requirements for governmental buildings
 
b. Integration of the energy performance of buildings in public procurement procedures
no
 
c. Retrofitting of public buildings
no
1.2. Other legal supporting measures
1. Energy certification scheme
             
 
a. Way certificates are communicated / displayed
 
b. Towards the mandatory realization of the recommendations enclosed into the energy certificates
no
 
c. Base the development of adapted supporting tools on the knowledge of the building stock gained by the collection of energy certificate
no
 
d. Linking incentives to energy performance certification
2. Encourage reconstruction instead of heavy renovation works
no
3. Adaptation of the renting level
 
a. Right for the owner to charge energy investments in renting level (agreed procedure)
no
 
b. Right for the tenant to deduct energy efficiency investments in rent paid to owner (agreed procedure)
no
no
no
4. Adaptation of the legislation concerning co-ownership
 
a. Reduced majority level to decide to implement measure proven to be energy efficient
no
no
no
no
no
no
 
b. Reduced majority level to decide to implement measure proven to be energy efficient and cost efficient
no
no
no
no
no
no
 
c. Requirement regarding the constitution of financial reserve for energy efficiency measures in co-owned buildings
no
no
no
no
 
d. Rules to transfer cost savings on all co-owners or financial reserve when building retrofitting is applied (to be developed for all kind of heating system and cost ventilation)
no
no
no
no
no
5. Legal status of the co-ownership for bank credits for energy refurbishments
no
no
no
6. Energy friendly urban regulations
7. Minimum energy requirements for renting
no
no
8. Environmental permit
9. Adoption of annual energy efficiency plans
no
no
10. Mandatory energy efficiency impact assessment of new regulations
no
 
     
Type of measure

Belgium

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

The Netherlands

United Kingdom
2. The financial level
1. The fiscal tool
 
a. Deduction for energy investments
no
 
b. Taxation stimuli of energy efficient buildings and penalties for others
no
no
no
 
c. No increase of the building taxes in case of energy efficient refurbishment
no
no
no
no
no
2.The taxation tool
 
a. Deduction for energy investments
 
  i. on energy savings products
no
no
 
  ii. on energy supply
no
no
no
no
 
b. Energy tax
no
 
c. Buildings included in the CO2 taxation market
no
no
no
no
no
3. Subsidies for energy efficient technologies / measures
4. Granting soft loans
 
a. Higher amount possible if more energy efficient
no
no
no
 
b. Lower interest rate with credits
no
 
c. Specific loans for energy efficient retrofitting / pre-financing of the works
no
no
no
5. Third party financing (PPP)
6. European structural funds
no
no
no
7. Higher energy price paid for e- from PV or CHP
no
no
8. Insurance – lower insurance rate for energy efficient retrofitted buildings
no
no
no
no
no
9. Energy tariffs
 
a. Adapted energy tariff according to the level of energy performance certificate
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
 
b. Increasing tariff with the energy consumption
no
no
no
no
no
 
     
Type of measure

Belgium

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

The Netherlands

United Kingdom
3. The regulatory measures
1. Sector agreements
 
a. Components
no
no
no
no
 
b. Installers
no
no
no
no
no
 
c. Regional / municipal
no
no
2. Energy market mechanisms
 
a. Require utilities to realise energy efficient measures
no
no
 
b. System of the white certificates
no
 
     
Type of measure

Belgium

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

The Netherlands

United Kingdom
4. Demonstration / research and development projects
1. Demonstration project / good examples
2. Research and development project / fundamental research
 
 
Type of measure

Belgium

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

The Netherlands

United Kingdom
5. Demonstration / research and development projects
1. Campaign on related advantages to energy savings
2. Voluntary labelling / certification initiatives
3. Information on cost-efficient measures
 
 
     
     
 

  		 
     
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ENPER-EXIST has received funding from the Community's Intelligent Energy Europe programme under the contract EIE/04/096/ S07.38645.
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