C 251/60
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
30.6.2022
Wednesday 15 December 2021
F. whereas according to an assessment by the Commission, heating and hot water alone account for 79 % of total final energy use in EU households (192,5 Mtoe) (15);
G. whereas the latest revision of the EPBD in 2018 through Directive (EU) 2018/844 (16) aimed to accelerate the renovation of existing buildings by 2050 and to support the modernisation of all buildings with smart technologies and a clearer link to clean mobility, as well as provide a stable environment for investment decisions and enable consumers and businesses to make more informed choices to save energy and money;
H. whereas since the last revision of the EPBD, the EU has adopted the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest;
I. whereas the EPBD mandates Member States to adopt long-term renovation strategies (LTRSs), but without obliging them to renovate or setting out how to do so, and provides no clear means to check their strategies against results;
J. whereas the LTRSs should adequately support the energy performance of social housing;
K. whereas the building automation and control system measures included in the revised EPBD have not yet been fully transposed in the Member States; whereas implementation would create more certainty for investors and professionals;
L. whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive requires Member States to carry out comprehensive assessments on efficient and renewable heating and cooling with a view to identifying the potential for heating and cooling solutions in the building sector and proposing policies to deliver efficiency and renewable potential;
M. whereas the New European Bauhaus initiative aims to remove the divide between design and function, sustainable living, the smart use of resources, and innovative and inclusive solutions;
N. whereas adequate funding and financing is key to unleashing the Renovation Wave; whereas renovation is a flagship area for investment and reform under the Recovery and Resilience Facility;
O. whereas electric vehicles (EVs) are an important element of the EU’s clean energy transition based on energy efficiency measures, renewable energy, alternative fuels and innovative solutions for the management of energy flexibility and in order to achieve the objective of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest;
P. whereas the EPBD complements Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure by providing a legal basis for the deployment of recharging points in residential and non-residential buildings; whereas the EPBD plays a key role at EU level to support smart, private recharging, given that the majority of recharging is likely to take place in private and on publicly accessible non-residential sites;
Q. whereas private EV chargers often have different applications and technical requirements from public charging points, as they are supplied with less power and are used for longer charging periods, while remaining to a large extent the most affordable type of charging method;
R. whereas the EPBD would need to reflect the requirements for the installation of a minimum number of recharging points for the parking spaces of buildings by mandating the deployment of adequate pre-cabling for EV charging; whereas from 2025 Member States must define a minimum requirement of recharging points for all non-residential buildings, both public and private, which have more than 20 parking spaces, according to the relevant national, regional and local conditions;
(15) (16)
Study entitled ‘Mapping and analyses of the current and future (2020-2030) heating/cooling fuel deployment (fossil/renewables), March 2017.
OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 75.