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The European Parliament wants to align the requirements for the energy efficiency of buildings with the goal of a climate-neutral building stock by 2050. According to Parliaments ideas all existing buildings should have an energy efficiency class D by 2033. Bavarias Minister of Construction Christian Bernreiter warns The current framework conditions for the construction and housing industry are anything but easy. Rising interest rates and high construction costs have already led to a significant reduction in construction and renovation work. The costs of building and living must not be kept increasing due to exaggerated demands. Housing must remain affordable for people in Bavaria and Germany.With its decision the EU Parliament is now setting its positions for the final deliberations on the directive on the overall energy efficiency of buildings in the trialogue with the Council and the Commission. A year ago Bavaria submitted its demands together with other states to the Bundesrat. Bernreiter Economic efficiency technical feasibility and implementation without unnecessary bureaucracy must be the guidelines for the regulations. The consultations at EU level show that the federal government has not yet been able to push through the concerns of the federal states at EU level. We expect the federal government to live up to its responsibility and advocate regulations that neither overwhelm tenants nor owners. Voluntary approaches should take precedence over legal coercion.In its decision of April 8 2022 the Federal Council spoke out in favor of regulations that give the member states leeway to define their own ways of making the building stock climate-neutral. In this way the national framework conditions can be better met. If obligations to renovate existing buildings are adhered to the Bundesrat believes that the obligation to renovate residential buildings should only be triggered by voluntary investment decisions such as the purchase of existing buildings the thorough renovation of buildings or a significant increase in living space. Bernreiter The federal government must implement the decisions taken by the Bundesrat.
