All new buildings will have to be zero-emission from 2028

The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has adopted draft measures to increase the rate of renovations and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in relation to the proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). According to the adopted text, all new buildings must be zero-emission from 2028.

According to the document, residential buildings will have to reach at least energy efficiency class E by 2030 and D by 2033. Public and non-residential buildings would have to reach the same classes by 2027 and 2030 respectively (the Commission proposed F and E). In addition, all new buildings will need to be equipped with solar technologies by 2028, when technically adequate and economically feasible, while residential buildings undergoing major renovation will have until 2032 to meet the requirements.

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