| Abstract: | Amendment of the German Building Energy Conservation Ordinance (Energieeinsparverordnung – EnEV 2007) Opportunities for better assessment of non‐domestic buildings and introduction of Energy Passports. EU member states were required to implement the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2002/91/EC) in their respective national law by January 2006 1]. In this context the German Government proposed comprehensive amendments of the existing energy saving legislation (‘Energieeinspargesetz’ or Energy Conservation Law, ‘Energieeinsparverordnung’ or Building Energy Conservation Ordinance). This article describes the current status of the considerations, in particular with regard to technical assessment options for non‐domestic buildings. The second amendment to the German Energy Conservation Law 7] came into force on 8 September 2005. The draft amendment of the Building Energy Conservation Ordinance (EnEV 2007) was presented by the German Government on 16 November 2006 2]. However, due to the time required for consideration by the Federal Cabinet and the upper house of the German parliament it is not expected to come into force before mid 2007. This article provides an overview of the proposed new requirements for energy saving in buildings. |
