{"id":30499,"date":"2021-02-01T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/constructionpapers.hu\/?p=30499"},"modified":"2021-02-01T17:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:13:43","slug":"energy-efficiency-certification-six-month-grace-period-for-near-zero-energy-buildings-and-fewer-buildings-subject-to-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/constructionpapers.hu\/en\/energy\/energy-efficiency-certification-six-month-grace-period-for-near-zero-energy-buildings-and-fewer-buildings-subject-to-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy efficiency certification \u2013 six-month grace period for near-zero-energy buildings and fewer buildings subject to certification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buildings will only have to meet near-zero-energy requirements if they are occupied after 30 June 2021, instead of 1 January 2021. The list of buildings and building sections where an energy performance certificate is needed will be shortened.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fewer buildings subject to certification<\/strong><\/p>\n

Government Decree No. 701\/2020 (XII.29.) (\u201cModification Decree<\/strong>\u201d) has narrowed the scope of Government Decree No. 176\/2008 (VI. 30.) on the Certification of the Energy Efficiency Characteristics of Buildings by stating that in addition to agricultural buildings and building sections, an energy performance certificate is also not required for \u201clogistics and industrial buildings and building sections\u201d if they are not used for residential purposes and the air temperature in them does not exceed 12 \u00b0C while the heating system is in operation or if they are heated for less than four months and cooled for less than two months. [Government Decree No. 176\/2008, Section 1(2)e)]<\/p>\n

Deadline extension<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Modification Decree, which has also modified Government Decree No. 312\/2012 (XI. 8.) on Construction Procedures, Reviews and Services, also states that in the case of new residential buildings where the application for the building permit was submitted after 31 December 2015 and that are subject to Decree No. 7\/2006 (V.24.) of a Minister Without Portfolio on the Determination of the Energy Efficiency Characteristics of Buildings (\u201cEnergy Efficiency Decree<\/strong>\u201d), the requirements pertaining to zero or near-zero-energy buildings will only have to be met if the building is occupied after 30 June 2021. [Government Decree 312\/2012, Sections 77\/E (1) and (2)]<\/p>\n

With the granting of the six-month extension, the Modification Decree aims to remedy a problem that was created by a provision that imposed stricter rules on energy sources in a modification of the Energy Efficiency Decree, jeopardising the occupancy permit of many buildings. The Modification Decree grants a six-month grace period, saving a lot of cost for developers.<\/p>\n

Near-zero-energy buildings<\/strong><\/p>\n

A near-zero-energy building is a building that meets the technical requirements set out in the Energy Efficiency Decree. In order to qualify for near-zero-energy status, a building must meet the requirements stated in Annex 6 with respect to:<\/p>\n