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Final Reports
The final report of the Technical study on the possible introduction of inspection of stand-alone ventilation systems in buildings is available here
The final report of the Technical study on the possible introduction of optional building renovation passports is available here
Article 19a
Article 19a of the EPBD Directive 2018/844/EU required the European Commission to conduct a feasibility study to identify the need, possibilities and timeline for introducing EU provisions related to the following two new aspects:
- the inspection of stand-alone ventilation systems and
- an optional building renovation passport
The feasibility study was contracted to a consortium formed by INIVE and BPIE who, together with a broad range of experts in the required fields, have provided technical support to the Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission.
The tasks to be carried out within the feasibility study were:
TASK 1 Review of regulations, guidelines and standards on the inspection of stand-alone ventilation systems.
TASK 2 Analysis of the relevance, feasibility and possible scope of measures at EU-level for the inspection of stand-alone ventilation systems.
TASK 3 Selection of policy options for inspections of stand-alone ventilation systems and analysis of related potential impacts.
TASK 4 Review of building renovation passports and related schemes and initiatives at EU, National and regional level.
TASK 5 Analysis of the relevance, feasibility and possible scope of measures at EU-level for the promotion of building renovation passports.
TASK 6 Selection of policy options for building renovation passports and analysis of related potential impacts.
TASK 7 Stakeholder consultation and study website.
INIVE led the topic “Inspections of stand-alone ventilation systems (tasks 1 to 3)” , while BPIE led the topic “Optional building renovation passport (tasks 4 to 6)” . Stakeholder consultation (task 7) was led by INIVE.
The feasibility study was coordinated by INIVE EEIG and run from 18 December 2018 until 17 December 2019.
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