The country reports from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Spain give an extensive review of the latest developments concerning the implementation of the directive on energy performance of buildings. Furthermore, the reports specify on the one hand the diversity of regulations set in the countries and on the other hand they show the efforts being made by the different countries to support the construction and renovation of energy efficient buildings.

This research project is supported by ‘Intelligent energy Europe’.

Energy performance requirements and legal regulations differ not only from country to country but also within those countries. The same applies for energy certification, adapting calculation methodologies and setting subsidy requirements. In order to achieve a representative output for every country, each partner was asked to specify the number of inhabitants for whom the requirements are valid, as they can affect
either provinces or regions or big cities or climatic zones.

ICLEI- Local governments for sustainability
Sustainable procurement team

01/05/2005

Susanne Bruner-Lienhart, Ines Oehme, Didier Bergeret, Géraldine Camara, Jens Günther, Irene Skoula, Michalis Pachnos, Francesca Villari and Martino Miliardi.

research

Urban Policy > Urban environment > Environmental sustainability

Energy efficiency