European Commission 16 January 2012, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 244/2012 of 16 January 2012 supplementing Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings by establishing a comparative methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and building elements Text with EEA relevance

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 244/2012 of 16 January 2012 supplements Directive 2010/31/EU by establishing a comparative methodology framework requiring Member States to calculate cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for new and existing buildings and building elements, covering both macroeconomic and financial perspectives. Key provisions mandate the establishment of reference buildings by category, identification of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy measures, calculation of primary energy demand, and computation of global costs (net present value) over defined calculation periods of 30 years for residential and public buildings and 20 years for commercial non-residential buildings, with mandatory sensitivity analyses on discount rates and energy price developments. The Regulation applies from 9 January 2013 to buildings occupied by public authorities and from 9 July 2013 to other buildings, with Member States required to report input data, assumptions, and calculation results to the Commission, including justification and remedial plans where existing minimum energy performance requirements fall significantly below cost-optimal levels.AI