There are various measures to increase the energy efficiency of a house.
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Brussels, Berlin The EU is in the final stages of negotiations for a law designed to increase the efficiency of buildings. By insulating their homes, citizens should reduce heat loss and thus energy consumption.
The reformed building efficiency guideline receives special attention due to the renovation obligation. The worst-insulated buildings must therefore be improved – regardless of the regulations for new heating systems that are currently being discussed in the federal government.
The most important questions and answers:
EU remediation obligation: What is planned?
The EU Commission has proposed that residential buildings will be brought to the energy efficiency standard F by 2030 and to the G standard by 2033. These standards may still be adjusted. As a result, houses that now only achieve standard F could move up a class and fall out of the renovation obligation.
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