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2012-10-18 18:04:11
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Associations consider planned tightening of the Energy Saving Ordinance uneconomical: a tightening of the Energy Saving Ordinance could endanger new residential construction.
The Central Real Estate Committee (ZIA) views the planned tightening of the 2012 Energy Saving Ordinance critically. The association, as well as the Federal Working Group BID, welcomes that existing buildings are spared and that the obligation to include energy information in housing advertisements becomes more practical.
The current draft from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) provides for a phased tightening of 12.5 percent each in 2014 and 2016 for residential buildings, and a tightening of 15 percent each for non-residential buildings in reducing the annual primary energy demand. "With the 2009 Energy Saving Ordinance, the limit of economic viability has already been reached," says Matthias Böning, Chairman of the ZIA Committee on Sustainability, Energy, Environment and CEO of mfi Management für Immobilien AG. "A further tightening is an investment barrier and is particularly unjustified with regard to the necessary new residential construction in some metropolitan areas."
According to the federal government, additional overall burdens on the economy in the new construction sector of up to 900 million euros in 2014 and 2015, and even up to 1.8 billion euros annually from 2016, mean that tightenings are only appropriate if incentives are created at the same time. "We will work to ensure that the concept of economic viability is given greater consideration than in the current ordinance draft," Böning continued. However, the ZIA welcomes that no further tightenings are planned for the existing building stock in the draft submitted.
BID: Unacceptable requirements for new construction
“We welcome the ministry’s decision that the existing building stock will not be further burdened. Nevertheless, a socially acceptable course must also be taken in new construction,” commented Walter Rasch, Chairman of the Federal Working Group Real Estate Industry Germany (BID) and President of the BFW, on the BMVBS draft. The housing and real estate industry has been engaged for years in the area of energy-efficient refurbishment and is committed to a societal solution approach for managing the energy transition.
“The challenges of the energy and climate transition are indispensable factors, but they must be in moderate relation to the real estate industry’s reality and implemented in a socially acceptable manner for landlords and tenants. The BID therefore views the planned tightening of the energy requirements for new buildings very critically,” Rasch continued. Higher requirements for new buildings would mean immense cost increases for all parties involved. Furthermore, it is to be assumed that especially in metropolitan areas, too little construction will take place in the lower price segments.
In contrast, the BID welcomes that energy figures from the energy certificate will not be displayed as a label in housing advertisements as originally intended. Instead, the display obligation provides for a clear textual presentation with information on the type of energy certificate (demand or consumption certificate), the value of final energy, and the identification of the main energy sources, measured per square meter of living space. “This solution is much more practical and meaningful,” said Rasch.
The changes of the current Energy Saving Ordinance draft at a glance
This time, the Energy Saving Ordinance must not only undergo the national procedure; notification in Brussels is also required. In parallel, the Energy Saving Act must pass through the legislative procedure (Bundestag), which is why the Energy Saving Ordinance—including preparation time for those affected (usually six months)—is only expected to come into force from January 2014. If there are further delays, this date could be pushed back further due to the election campaign for the federal election in autumn 2013.
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The Central Real Estate Committee (ZIA) views the planned tightening of the 2012 Energy Saving Ordinance critically. The association, as well as the Federal Working Group BID, welcomes that existing buildings are spared and that the obligation to include energy information in housing advertisements becomes more practical.
The current draft from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) provides for a phased tightening of 12.5 percent each in 2014 and 2016 for residential buildings, and a tightening of 15 percent each for non-residential buildings in reducing the annual primary energy demand. "With the 2009 Energy Saving Ordinance, the limit of economic viability has already been reached," says Matthias Böning, Chairman of the ZIA Committee on Sustainability, Energy, Environment and CEO of mfi Management für Immobilien AG. "A further tightening is an investment barrier and is particularly unjustified with regard to the necessary new residential construction in some metropolitan areas."
According to the federal government, additional overall burdens on the economy in the new construction sector of up to 900 million euros in 2014 and 2015, and even up to 1.8 billion euros annually from 2016, mean that tightenings are only appropriate if incentives are created at the same time. "We will work to ensure that the concept of economic viability is given greater consideration than in the current ordinance draft," Böning continued. However, the ZIA welcomes that no further tightenings are planned for the existing building stock in the draft submitted.
BID: Unacceptable requirements for new construction
“We welcome the ministry’s decision that the existing building stock will not be further burdened. Nevertheless, a socially acceptable course must also be taken in new construction,” commented Walter Rasch, Chairman of the Federal Working Group Real Estate Industry Germany (BID) and President of the BFW, on the BMVBS draft. The housing and real estate industry has been engaged for years in the area of energy-efficient refurbishment and is committed to a societal solution approach for managing the energy transition.
“The challenges of the energy and climate transition are indispensable factors, but they must be in moderate relation to the real estate industry’s reality and implemented in a socially acceptable manner for landlords and tenants. The BID therefore views the planned tightening of the energy requirements for new buildings very critically,” Rasch continued. Higher requirements for new buildings would mean immense cost increases for all parties involved. Furthermore, it is to be assumed that especially in metropolitan areas, too little construction will take place in the lower price segments.
In contrast, the BID welcomes that energy figures from the energy certificate will not be displayed as a label in housing advertisements as originally intended. Instead, the display obligation provides for a clear textual presentation with information on the type of energy certificate (demand or consumption certificate), the value of final energy, and the identification of the main energy sources, measured per square meter of living space. “This solution is much more practical and meaningful,” said Rasch.
The changes of the current Energy Saving Ordinance draft at a glance
[*]Reduction of the primary energy factor for electricity from the previous 2.6 to 2.0 in 2014. After two years, a further reduction to 1.8 is planned.
[*]Reduction of the permissible annual primary energy demand for new buildings by 12.5 percent and again by 12.5 percent in 2016.
[*]Requirements for the existing building stock remain, including the decommissioning regulation for night storage heaters.
[*]The obligation to display energy certificates for public buildings is lowered from 500 to 250 square meters. Private buildings with high public traffic, such as cinemas, are also included. However, this only applies if an energy certificate is available.
[*]A new control system for energy certificates will be introduced, which shall include both sample checks and on-site inspections. The execution is the responsibility of the federal states.
[*]The previously voluntary handover of the energy certificate to tenants or buyers is to become mandatory.
[*]Sales and rental advertisements must include an indicator of overall efficiency, i.e., key figures from the energy certificate.
[*]Further changes in summer heat protection are planned, where requirements are to become more precise.
This time, the Energy Saving Ordinance must not only undergo the national procedure; notification in Brussels is also required. In parallel, the Energy Saving Act must pass through the legislative procedure (Bundestag), which is why the Energy Saving Ordinance—including preparation time for those affected (usually six months)—is only expected to come into force from January 2014. If there are further delays, this date could be pushed back further due to the election campaign for the federal election in autumn 2013.
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