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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
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)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) Directive
2010/31/EU
promotes
the
reduction
of
energy
use in the built environment, but also emphasises that
the building sector is a leading source of carbon dioxide
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
emissions.
Union,
Having regard to Directive 2010/31/EU of the European
(4) Directive
2009/125/EC
of
the
European
Parliament
and
Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the
of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a
energy performance of buildings (
framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements

1 ), and in particular Article 5(1)
thereof,
for energy-related products ( 2 ) provides for the estab
lishment of minimum energy performance requirements
for such products. When setting national requirements
for technical building systems, Member States must
Whereas:
take into account the implementing measures established
under this Directive. The performances of construction
products to be used for the calculations under this Regu
(1) Directive
2010/31/EU
requires
the
Commission
to
lation should be determined in accordance with the
establish by means of a delegated act a comparative
provisions of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the
methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal
European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March
levels of minimum energy performance requirements
2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the
for buildings and building elements.
marketing of construction products and repealing
Council Directive 89/106/EEC ( 3 ).
(2)
It is the responsibility of Member States to set minimum
energy performance requirements for buildings and
building elements. The requirements must be set with a
(5) The
objective
of
cost-effective
or
cost-optimal
energy
view to achieving cost-optimal levels. It is up to the
efficiency levels may, in certain circumstances, justify
Member States to decide whether the national
the setting by Member States of cost-effective or cost-
benchmark used as the final outcome of the cost-
optimal requirements for building elements that would in
optimal calculations is the one calculated for a macro
practice raise obstacles for some building design or
economic perspective (looking at the costs and benefits
technical options as well as stimulate the use of
of energy efficiency investments for the society as a
energy-related products with better energy performance.
whole) or a strictly financial viewpoint (looking only at
the investment itself). National minimum energy
performance requirements should not be more than
15 % lower than the outcome of the cost-optimal
(6) The
steps
that
comprise
the
comparative
methodology
results of the calculation taken as the national
framework have been set out in Annex III to Directive
benchmark. The cost-optimal level shall lie within the
2010/31/EU and include the establishment of reference
range of performance levels where the cost-benefit
buildings, the definition of energy efficiency measures to
analysis over the lifecycle is positive.
( 2 ) OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.
( 1 ) OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13.
( 3 ) OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5.

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be applied to these reference buildings, the assessment of
requirements in force and to use the result of the
the primary energy demand of these measures and the
comparison to ensure that minimum energy performance
calculation of the costs (i.e. net present value) of these
requirements are set with a view to achieving cost-
measures.
optimal levels. Member States should also consider
setting minimum energy performance requirements at
cost-optimal level for those building categories where
(7) The
common
framework
for
the
calculation
of
the
so far no minimum energy performance requirements
energy performance as established in Annex I to
exist.
Directive 2010/31/EU applies also to the cost-optimal
framework methodology for all its steps, in particular
the step of the calculation of the energy performance
(13) The cost-optimal methodology is technologically neutral
of buildings and building elements.
and does not favour one technological solution over
another. It ensures a competition of measures/packages/
variants over the estimated lifetime of a building or
(8) For the purpose of adapting the comparative
building element.
methodology framework to national circumstances,
Member States should determine the estimated
economic lifecycle of a building and/or building
(14) The results of the calculations and the input data and
element, the appropriate cost for energy carriers,
assumptions used are to be reported to the Commission
products, systems, maintenance, operational and labour
as stipulated in Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU.
costs, primary energy conversion factors, and the energy
These reports should enable the Commission to assess
price developments on this point to be assumed for fuels
and report on the progress made by Member States
used in their national context for energy used in
towards reaching cost-optimal levels of minimum
buildings, taking into account the information provided
energy performance requirements.
by the Commission. Member States should also establish
the discount rate to be used in both macroeconomic and
financial calculations after having undertaken a sensitivity
(15) To
limit
their
administrative
burden,
it
should
be
possible
analysis for at least two interest rates for each calculation.
for Member States to reduce the number of calculations
by establishing reference buildings that are representative
of more than one building category, without affecting
(9) To
ensure
a
common
approach
to
the
application
of
the
Member States’ duty under Directive 2010/31/EU to set
comparative methodology framework by the Member
minimum energy performance requirements for certain
States, it is appropriate for the Commission to establish
building categories,
the key framework conditions needed for net present
value calculations such as the starting year for calcu
lations, the cost categories to be considered and the
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
calculation period to be used.
Article 1
(10) Establishing a common calculation
period does not
Subject matter and scope
conflict with Member States’ right to fix the estimated
economic lifecycle of buildings and/or building elements
In accordance with Article 5 of, and Annexes I and III to,
since the latter could both be longer or shorter than the
Directive 2010/31/EU, this Regulation establishes a comparative
calculation period fixed. The estimated economic lifecycle
methodology framework to be used by Member States for
of a building or building element has only limited
calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance
influence on the calculation period since the latter is
requirements for new and existing buildings and building
determined rather by the refurbishment cycle of a
elements.
building, which is the period of time after which a
building undergoes a major refurbishment.
The methodology framework specifies rules for comparing
energy efficiency measures, measures incorporating renewable
(11) Cost
calculations
and
projections
with
many
assumptions
energy sources and packages and variants of such measures,
and uncertainties, including for example energy price
based on the primary energy performance and the cost
developments over time, are generally accompanied by
attributed to their implementation. It also lays down how to
a sensitivity analysis to evaluate the robustness of the key
apply these rules to selected reference buildings with the aim of
input parameters. For the purpose of the cost-optimal
identifying cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance
calculations, the sensitivity analysis should at least
requirements.
address the energy price developments and the discount
rate; ideally the sensitivity analysis should also comprise
future technology price developments as input for the
Article 2
review of the calculations.
Definitions
In addition to the definitions in Article 2 of Directive
(12) The
comparative
methodology
framework
should
enable
2010/31/EU, the following definitions shall apply noting that
Member States to compare the results of the cost-optimal
for the calculation at macroeconomic level applicable charges
calculations with the minimum energy performance
and taxes are to be excluded:

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(1) Global cost means the sum of the present value of the
(15) Calculation period means the time period considered for the
initial investment costs, sum of running costs, and
calculation usually expressed in years;
replacement costs (referred to the starting year), as well
as disposal costs if applicable. For the calculation at
macroeconomic level, an additional cost category costs of
(16) Residual value of a building means the sum of the residual
greenhouse gas emissions is introduced;
values of the building and building elements at the end of
the calculation period;
(2) Initial investment costs mean all costs incurred up to the
point when the building or the building element is
(17) Price development means the development over time of
delivered to the customer, ready to use. These costs
prices for energy, products, building systems, services,
include design, purchase of building elements, connection
labour, maintenance and other costs and can be different
to suppliers, installation and commissioning processes;
from the inflation rate;
(3) Energy costs mean annual costs and fixed and peak charges
for energy including national taxes;
(18) Energy efficiency measure means a change to a building
resulting in a reduction of the building’s primary energy
(4) Operational costs mean all costs linked to the operation of
need;
the building including annual costs for insurance, utility
charges and other standing charges and taxes;
(19) Package means a set of energy efficiency measures and/or
measures based on renewable energy sources applied to a
(5) Maintenance costs mean annual costs for measures for
reference building;
preserving and restoring the desired quality of the
building or building element. This includes annual costs
for inspection, cleaning, adjustments, repair and
(20) Variant means the global result and description of a full set
consumable items;
of measures/packages applied to a building that can be
composed of a combination of measures on the building
envelope, passive techniques, measures on building
(6) Running costs mean annual maintenance costs, operational
systems and/or measures based on renewable energy
costs and energy costs;
sources;
(7) Disposal costs mean the costs for deconstruction at the end-
of-life of a building or building element and include
(21) Subcategories of buildings means categories of building types
deconstruction, removal of building elements that have
that are more disaggregated according to size, age,
not yet come to the end of their lifetime, transport and
construction material, use pattern, climatic zone or other
recycling;
criteria than those established in Annex I(5) to Directive
2010/31/EU. It is for such subcategories that reference
(8) Annual cost means the sum of running costs and periodic
buildings are generally established;
costs or replacement costs paid in a certain year;
(22) Delivered energy means energy, expressed per energy carrier,
(9) Replacement cost means a substitute investment for a
supplied to the technical building system through the
building element, according to the estimated economic
system boundary, to satisfy the uses taken into account
lifecycle during the calculation period;
(heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, lighting,
appliances, etc.) or to produce electricity;
(10) Cost of greenhouse gas emissions means the monetary value
of environmental damage caused by CO 2 emissions related
to the energy consumption in buildings;
(23) Energy needed for heating and cooling means heat to be
delivered to or extracted from a conditioned space to
(11) Reference building means a hypothetical or real reference
maintain intended temperature conditions during a given
building that represents the typical building geometry
period of time;
and systems, typical energy performance for both
building envelope and systems, typical functionality and
(24) Exported energy means energy expressed per energy carrier
typical cost structure in the Member State and is represen
delivered by the technical building system through the
tative of climatic conditions and geographic location;
system boundary and used outside the system boundary;
(12) Discount rate means a definite value for comparison of the
value of money at different times expressed in real terms;
(25) Conditioned space means space where certain ambient
parameters such as temperature, humidity etc. are
(13) Discount factor means a multiplicative number used to
regulated by technical means such as heating and
convert a cash flow occurring at a given point in time
cooling etc.;
to its equivalent value at the starting point. It is derived
from the discount rate;
(26) Energy from renewable sources means energy from renewable
non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar, aerothermal,
(14) Starting year means the year on which any calculation is
geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower,
based and from which the calculation period is deter
biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and
mined;
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Article 3
and for a financial perspective, which one is to become the
national benchmark and report this decision to the Commission
Comparative methodology framework
as part of the reporting mentioned pursuant to Article 6.
1. When
calculating
cost-optimal
levels
of
minimum
energy
performance requirements for buildings and building elements,
Member States shall apply the comparative methodology
framework laid down in Annex I to this Regulation. The
Member States shall compare the outcome of the calculation
framework prescribes calculation of cost-optimal levels for
chosen as the national benchmark referred to in Article 3 with
both macroeconomic and financial viewpoints, but leaves it
the current energy performance requirements for the relevant
up to the Member States to determine which of these calcu
building category.
lations is to become the national benchmark against which
national minimum energy performance requirements will be
assessed.
Member States shall use the result of this comparison to ensure
that minimum energy performance requirements are set with a
2. For
the
purpose
of
the
calculations,
Member
States
shall:
view to achieving cost-optimal levels in accordance with
Article 4(1) of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States are
(a) take as a starting year for the calculation the year in which
strongly recommended to link fiscal and financial incentives
the calculation is being performed;
to compliance with the cost-optimal calculation outcome of
the same reference building.
(b) use the calculation period in Annex I to this Regulation;
(c) use the cost categories in Annex I to this Regulation;
2. If
a
Member
States
has
defined
reference
buildings
in
such
(d) use for carbon costing as a minimum lower bound the
a way that the result of the cost-optimal calculation is
projected ETS carbon prices as given in Annex II.
applicable to several building categories, they may use this
result to ensure that minimum energy performance
3. Member States shall complement the comparative requirements are set with a view to achieving cost-optimal
methodology framework by determining for the purpose of
levels for all relevant building categories.
the calculations:
(a) the estimated economic lifecycle of a building and/or
Article 5
building element;
Review of the cost-optimal calculations
(b) the discount rate;
1. Member
States
shall
review
their
cost-optimal
calculations
in time for the review of their minimum energy performance
(c) the costs for energy carriers, products, systems, maintenance
requirements required by Article 4(1) of Directive 2010/31/EU.
cost, operational costs and labour costs;
For the review, in particular the price developments for the
input cost data has to be reviewed and if need be updated.
(d) the primary energy factors;
(e) the energy price developments to be assumed for all energy
carriers taking into account the information in Annex II to
2. The results of this review shall be transmitted to the
this Regulation.
Commission in the report provided for by Article 6 of this
Regulation.
4. Member
States
shall
endeavour
to
calculate
and
adopt
cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance
requirements in relation to those building categories where so
Article 6
far no specific minimum energy performance requirements
exist.
Reporting
5. Member
States
shall
undertake
an
analysis
to
determine 1. Member
States
shall
report
to
the
Commission
all
input
the sensitivity of the calculation outcomes to changes in the
data and assumptions used for the calculations and the results
applied parameters, covering at least the impact of different
of those calculations. This report shall include the primary
energy price developments and the discount rates for the
energy conversion factors applied, the results of the calculations
macroeconomic and financial calculations, ideally also other
at macroeconomic and financial level, the sensitivity analysis
parameters which are expected to have a significant impact
referred to in Article 3(5) of this Regulation and the assumed
on the outcome of the calculations such as price developments
energy and carbon price developments
for other than energy.
Article 4
2. If
the
result
of
the
comparison
referred
to
in
Article
4
of
Comparison of the calculated cost-optimal levels with
this Regulation shows that the minimum energy performance
current minimum energy performance requirements
requirements in force are significantly less energy-efficient than
cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance require
1. Member
States
shall
decide
after
having
calculated
the ments, the report shall include any justification for the
cost-optimal requirement levels both for a macroeconomic
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report shall be accompanied by a plan outlining appropriate
Article 7
steps to reduce the gap to a non-significant size by the next
review. In this regard, the significantly less energy-efficient level
Entry into force and application
of minimum energy performance requirements in force will be
1. This
Regulation
shall
enter
into
force
on
the
20th
day
calculated as the difference between the average of all the
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
minimum energy performance requirements in force and the
Union.
average of all cost-optimal levels of the calculation used as
the national benchmark of all reference buildings and building
types used.
2. It
shall
apply
from
9
January
2013
to
buildings
occupied
by public authorities and from 9 July 2013 to other buildings
except for Article 6(1) of this Regulation, which shall enter into
3. Member
States
can
make
use
of
the
reporting
template force on 30 June 2012, in line with Directive 2010/31/EU
provided for in Annex III to this Regulation.
EPBD Article 5(2), second paragraph.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
Cost-optimal methodology framework
1. ESTABLISHMENT OF REFERENCE BUILDINGS
(1) Member States shall establish reference buildings for the following building categories:
1. single-family buildings;
2. apartment blocks and multifamily buildings;
3. office buildings.
(2) In addition to office buildings, Member States shall establish reference buildings for other non-residential
building categories listed in Annex I paragraph (5)(d) to (i) to Directive 2010/31/EU for which specific
energy performance requirements exist.
(3) If a Member State is able to demonstrate in the report referred to in Article 6 of this Regulation that an
established reference building can be applicable to more than one building category, it may reduce the number
of reference buildings used and with that the number of calculations. Member States shall justify this approach
on the basis of an analysis showing that a reference building that is used to serve several building categories is
representative of the building stock for all the categories covered.
(4) For each building category, at least one reference building shall be established for new buildings and at least two
for existing buildings subject to major renovation. Reference buildings can be established on the basis of building
subcategories (e.g. differentiated by size, age, cost structure, construction material, use pattern or climatic zone)
that take into account the characteristics of the national building stock. Reference buildings and their char
acteristics shall correspond to the structure of current or planned energy performance requirements.
(5) Member States can make use of the reporting template provided in Annex III to report to the Commission the
parameters considered in establishing the reference buildings. The underlying data set on the national building
stock used for establishing the reference buildings should be communicated to the Commission as part of the
report referred to in Article 6. In particular the choice of characteristics that underpin the establishment of
reference buildings shall be justified.
(6) For existing buildings (both residential and non-residential), Member States shall apply at least one measure/
package/variant representing a standard renovation necessary to maintain the building/building unit (without
additional energy efficiency measures beyond legal requirements).
(7) For new buildings (both residential and non-residential), the currently applicable minimum energy performance
requirements shall constitute the basic requirement to be met.
(8) Member States shall calculate cost-optimal levels also for minimum performance requirements for building
elements installed in existing buildings or shall derive those from the calculations done at buildings level.
When setting requirements for building elements installed in existing buildings, the cost-optimal requirements
should to the extent possible take into account the interaction of that building element with the entire reference
building and other building elements.
(9) Member States shall endeavour to calculate and set cost-optimal requirements at the level of individual technical
building systems for existing buildings or derive these from the calculations done at buildings level not only for
heating, cooling, hot water, air-conditioning and ventilation (or a combination of such systems), but also for
lighting systems for non-residential buildings.
2. IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES, MEASURES BASED ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
AND/OR PACKAGES AND VARIANTS OF SUCH MEASURES FOR EACH REFERENCE BUILDING
(1) Energy efficiency measures for both new and existing buildings shall be defined for all input parameters for the
calculation that have a direct or indirect impact on the energy performance of the building, including for
alternative high-efficiency systems such as district energy supply systems and the other alternatives listed in
Article 6 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
(2) Measures may be bundled to packages of measures or variants. If certain measures are not suitable in a local,
economic or climatic context, Member States should indicate this in their reporting to the Commission in
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(3) Member States shall also identify measures/packages/variants using renewable energy for both new and existing
buildings. Binding obligations laid down in the national application of Article 13 of Directive 2009/28/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) shall be considered as one measure/package/variant to be applied in
that Member State.
(4) Energy efficiency measures/packages/variants identified for the calculation of cost-optimal requirements shall
include measures necessary to meet the currently applicable minimum energy performance requirements. If
applicable, they shall also include measures/packages/variants necessary to meet the requirements of national
support schemes. Member States shall also include measures/packages/variants necessary to meet the minimum
energy performance requirements for nearly zero-energy buildings for new and possibly also existing buildings as
defined by Article 9 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
(5) If a Member State can demonstrate, by submitting previous cost analyses as part of the reporting referred to in
Article 6, that certain measures/packages/variants are far from cost-optimal, these may be excluded from the
calculation. However, such measures/packages/variants should be revisited in the next review of the calculations.
(6) The selected energy efficiency measures and measures based on renewable energy sources, and packages/variants,
shall be compatible with the basic requirements for construction works as listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU)
No 305/2011 and specified by Member States. They shall also be compatible with air quality and indoor comfort
levels according to CEN standard 15251 on indoor air quality or equivalent national standards. In cases where
measures produce different comfort levels, this shall be made transparent in the calculations.
3. CALCULATION OF THE PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF SUCH
MEASURES AND PACKAGES OF MEASURES TO A REFERENCE BUILDING
(1) The energy performance is calculated in accordance with the common general framework provided in Annex I
to Directive 2010/31/EU.
(2) Member States shall calculate the energy performance of measures/packages/variants by calculating, for the
nationally defined floor area, first the energy needed for heating and cooling. Subsequently the delivered
energy for space heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and lighting systems is calculated.
(3) Energy produced onsite shall be deducted from the primary energy demand and delivered energy.
(4) Member States shall calculate the resulting primary energy use using primary energy conversion factors estab
lished at national level. They shall report to the Commission the primary energy conversion factors in the
reporting referred to in Article 6 of this Regulation.
(5) Member States shall use:
(a) either the relevant existing CEN standards for the calculation of energy performance;
(b) or an equivalent national calculation method provided that the latter is in accordance with Article 2(4) and
Annex I to Directive 2010/31/EU.
(6) Energy performance results shall, for the purpose of the cost-optimal calculation, be expressed in square meters
of useful floor area of a reference building and refer to primary energy demand.
4. CALCULATION OF THE GLOBAL COST IN TERMS OF NET PRESENT VALUE FOR EACH REFERENCE BUILDING
4.1. Categories of costs
Member States shall establish and describe the following separate cost categories to be used:
(a) Initial investment costs;
(b) Running costs. These include costs for periodic replacement of building elements and might include, if appro
priate, the earnings from energy produced that Member States may take into account in the financial calculation;
(c) Energy costs shall reflect overall energy cost including energy price, capacity tariffs and grid tariffs;
(d) Disposal costs if appropriate.
For the calculation at macroeconomic level, Member States shall in addition establish the cost category:
(e) Cost of greenhouse gas emissions. These shall reflect the quantified, monetised and discounted operational costs of
CO 2 resulting from the greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes of CO 2 equivalent over the calculation period.
( 1 ) OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16.

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4.2. General principles for cost calculation
(1) In projecting energy cost developments, Member States may use the energy price development forecasts in Annex
II to this Regulation for oil, gas, coal and electricity, starting with the average absolute energy prices (expressed in
euro) for these energy sources in the year of the calculation exercise.
Member States shall also establish national energy price development forecasts for other energy carriers used to a
significant extent in their regional/local context and if appropriate also for peak load tariffs. They shall report the
projected price trends and the current shares of the different energy carriers in building energy use to the
Commission.
(2) The effect of (expected) future price developments for other than energy costs, replacement of building elements
during the calculation period, and disposal costs where applicable, may also be included in the cost calculation.
Price developments, including through innovation and adaptation of technologies, have to be taken into account
when the calculations are reviewed and updated.
(3) Cost data for cost categories (a) to (d) shall be market-based and shall be coherent as regards location and time.
Costs should be expressed as real costs excluding inflation. Costs shall be assessed at country level.
(4) When determining the global cost of a measure/package/variant, the following may be omitted:
(a) costs that are the same for all assessed measures/packages/variants;
(b) costs related to building elements which have no influence on the energy performance of a building.
All other costs need to be fully taken into account for the calculation of global costs.
(5) The residual value shall be determined by a straight-line depreciation of the initial investment or replacement cost
of a given building element until the end of the calculation period discounted to the beginning of the calculation
period. The depreciation time is determined by the economic lifetime of a building or building element. Residual
values of building elements may need to be corrected for the cost of removing them from the building at the end
of the estimated economic lifecycle of the building.
(6) Disposal costs, if applicable, are to be discounted and can be subtracted to the final value. They might need to be
first discounted back from the estimated economic lifetime to the end of the calculation period and in a second
step discounted back to the beginning of the calculation period.
(7) At the end of the calculation period, the disposal costs (if applicable) or the residual value of the components and
building elements are taken into account to determine the final costs over the estimated economic lifecycle of the
building.
(8) Member States shall use a calculation period of 30 years for residential and public buildings, and a calculation
period of 20 years for commercial, non-residential buildings.
(9) Member States are encouraged to use Annex A to EN 15459 on economical data for building elements when
defining estimated economic lifetimes for those building elements. If other estimated economic lifetimes for
building elements are established, these should be reported to the Commission as part of the reporting referred
to in Article 6. Member States shall define at national level the estimated economic lifecycle of a building.
4.3. Calculation of global costs for a financial calculation
(1) When determining the global cost of a measure/package/variant for the financial calculation, the relevant prices
to be taken into account are the prices paid by the customer including all applicable taxes including VAT and
charges. Ideally also the subsidies available for different variants/packages/measures are to be included into the
calculation, but Member States can choose to leave subsidies aside, ensuring however that in that case both
subsidies and support schemes for technologies, but also possibly existing subsidies for energy prices are taken
out.
(2) Global costs for buildings and building elements shall be calculated by summing the different types of costs and
applying to these the discount rate by means of a discount factor so as to express them in terms of value in the
starting year, plus the discounted residual value as follows:
τ
C
"
g
τ C I X X C a;i j R d i – V f;τ j
j i1

#
where:
τ means
the
calculation
period
C g (τ) means
global
cost
(referred
to
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C I
means initial investment costs for measure or set of measures j
C a,I (j) means annual cost during year i for measure or set of measures j
V f,τ (j) means residual value of measure or set of measures j at the end of the calculation period (discounted to
the starting year τ 0 ).
R d (i) means discount factor for year i based on discount rate r to be calculated
as:
R d p l p
l r=100
where p means the number of years from the starting period and r means the real discount rate.
(3) Member States shall determine the discount rate to be used in the financial calculation after having performed a
sensitivity analysis on at least two different rates of their choice.
4.4. Calculation of global costs for the macroeconomic calculation
(1) When determining the global cost for the macroeconomic calculation of a measure/package/variant, the relevant
prices to be taken into account are the prices excluding all applicable taxes, VAT, charges and subsidies.
(2) When determining the global cost at macroeconomic level of a measure/package/variant, in addition to the cost
categories listed under 4.1, a new cost category cost of greenhouse gas emissions is to be included so that the
adjusted global cost methodology reads as:
τ
C
"
g
τ C I X X C a;i jR d i C c;i j – V f;τ j
j i1

#
where
C c, i(j) means carbon cost for measure or set of measures j during year i.
(3) Member States shall calculate the cumulated carbon cost of measures/packages/variants over the calculation
period by taking the sum of the annual greenhouse gas emissions multiplied by the expected prices per
tonne CO 2 equivalent of greenhouse gas emission allowances in every year issued, using as a minimum lower
bound initially at least EUR 20 per tonne of CO 2 equivalent until 2025, EUR 35 until 2030 and EUR 50 beyond
2030 in line with current Commission projected ETS carbon price scenarios (measured in real and constant
prices EUR 2008, to be adapted to the calculation dates and methodology chosen). Updated scenarios shall be
taken into account every time a review of the cost-optimal calculations is carried out.
(4) Member States shall determine the discount rate to be used in the macroeconomic calculation after having
performed a sensitivity analysis on at least two different rates, one of which shall be 3 % expressed in real terms.
5. UNDERTAKING A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR COST INPUT DATA INCLUDING ENERGY PRICES
The purpose of sensitivity analysis is to identify the most important parameters of a cost optimal calculation.
Member States shall perform a sensitivity analysis on the discount rates using at least two discount rates each
expressed in real terms for the macroeconomic calculation and two rates for the financial calculation. One of the
discount rates to be used for the sensitivity analysis for the macroeconomic calculation shall be 3 % expressed in real
terms. Member States shall perform a sensitivity analysis on the energy price development scenarios for all energy
carriers used to a significant extent in buildings in their national context. It is recommended to extend the sensitivity
analysis also to other crucial input data.
6. DERIVATION OF A COST-OPTIMAL LEVEL OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE FOR EACH REFERENCE BUILDING
(1) For each reference building, Member States shall compare the global cost results calculated for different energy
efficiency measures and measures based on renewable energy sources and packages/variants of those measures.
(2) In cases where the outcome of the cost-optimal calculations gives the same global costs for different levels of
energy performance, Member States are encouraged to use the requirements resulting in lower use of primary
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(3) Once a decision is taken on whether the macroeconomic or the financial calculation is to become the national
benchmark, averages of the calculated cost-optimal energy performance levels for all the reference buildings used,
taken together, shall be calculated in order to compare with the averages of the existing energy performance
requirements for the same reference buildings. This is to allow the calculation of the gap between existing energy
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ANNEX II
Information on estimated long-term energy price developments
For their calculations, Member States may take into account the estimated fuels and electricity price development trends
as provided for by the European Commission on a biannually updated basis. These updates are available at the following
website: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/observatory/trends_2030/index_en.htm
These trends may be extrapolated beyond 2030 until longer-term projections become available.
Information on estimated long-term carbon price developments
For their macroeconomic calculations, Member States are required to use as a minimum lower bound the projected ETS
carbon prices in the Commission reference scenario up to 2050, assuming implementation of existing legislation, but not
decarbonisation (first line of table below). The projections currently assume a price per tonne of EUR 20 until 2025,
EUR 35 until 2030 and EUR 50 beyond 2030, measured in real and constant prices EUR 2008, to be adapted to the
calculation dates and methodology chosen (see table below). Updated scenarios on the carbon prices as provided by the
Commission shall be taken into account every time a review of the cost-optimal calculations is carried out.
Carbon price evolution 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Reference
16,5 20 36 50 52 51 50
(frag. action, ref. fossil f. prices)
Effect. Techn.
25 38 60 64 78 115 190
(glob. action, low fossil f. prices)
Effect. Techn.
25 34 51 53 64 92 147
(frag. action, ref. fossil f. prices)
Source: Annex 7.10 to http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SEC:2011:0288:FIN:EN:PDF

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ANNEX III
Reporting template that Member States may use for reporting to the Commission pursuant to Article 5(2) of
Directive 2010/31/EU and Article 6 of this Regulation
1. REFERENCE
BUILDINGS
1.1. Report on the reference buildings for all building categories and how they are representative of the building stock
by using Table 1 (existing buildings) and Table 2 (new buildings). Additional information may be added in an
annex.
1.2. Give the definition of the floor area reference used in your country and how it is calculated.
1.3. Please list the selection criteria used to define each reference building (both new and existing): e.g. statistical
analysis based on use, age, geometry, climate zones, cost structures, construction material, etc., introducing also the
indoor and outdoor climatic conditions, and geographic location.
1.4. Please
indicate
whether
your
reference
building
is
an
example
building,
virtual
building,
etc.
1.5. Please indicate the underlying dataset for the national building stock
Table 1
Reference building for existing buildings (major refurbishment)
Shares of
window area
Average
on the
Floor area
Component
Description Description of
energy
level
For existing buildings
Building
building
m 2 as used
the average
performance
geometry (
of the
requirements

1 ) envelope and in building
building
kWh/m 2 , a
windows with
code
building ( 2 ) technology (
(typical

3 )
(prior to
no solar
investment)
value)
access
(1) Single family
buildings and
subcategories
Subcategory 1
Subcategory 2 etc.
(2) Apartment
blocks and
multifamily
buildings and
subcategories
(3) Office buildings
and
subcategories
(4) Other
non-residential
building
categories
( 1 ) S/V (surface to volume), orientation, area of N/W/S/E facade.
( 2 ) Construction material, typical air tightness (qualitative), use pattern (if appropriate), age (if appropriate).
( 3 ) Technical building systems, U values of building elements, windows — area, U value, g value, shading, passive systems, etc.

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Table 2
Reference building for new buildings
Shares of window
area on the building Floor area m 2 as
Typical energy
For new buildings
Building
Component level
geometry (
envelope and
used in building
performance

1 )
windows with no
code
kWh/m
requirements

2 , a
solar access
(1) Single family
buildings and
subcategories
Subcategory 1
Subcategory 2 etc.
(2) Apartment blocks
and multifamily
buildings and
subcategories
(3) Office buildings and
subcategories
(4) Other non-residential
building categories
( 1 ) S/V, area of N/W/S/E facade. To note: the orientation of the building can already constitute an energy efficiency measure in
itself in the case of new buildings.
Table 3
Example of a basic reporting table for energy performance relevant data
Quantity Unit Description
Calculation method
and
tool(s) short
description
of
the
calculation
method
adopted
(e.g. with reference to EN ISO 13790) and comment
on the calculation tool(s) used
Primary energy
values of delivered to primary energy conversion
conversion factors
factors (per energy carrier) used for the calculation
Climate condition location
name of the city with indication of latitude and
longitude
heating degree-days HDD to
be
evaluated
according
to
EN
ISO
15927-6,
specifying the period of calculation
cooling degree-days CDD
source of climatic dataset provide
references
on
climatic
dataset
used
for
the
calculation
terrain description e.g.
rural
area,
sub-urban,
urban.
Explain
if
the
presence
of nearby buildings has been considered or not
Building geometry Length
×
Width
×
Height m
×
m
×
related to the heated/conditioned air volume
m
(EN 13790) and considering as ‘length’ the horizontal
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Quantity Unit Description
number of floors
—
S/V (surface-to-volume) ratio
m 2 /m 3
ratio of window
South
%
area over total
building envelope
East
%
area
North
%
West
%
orientation
° azimuth
angle
of
the
South
faade
(deviation
from
the
South direction of the ‘South’ oriented faade)
Internal gains building
utilisation according
to
the
building
categories
proposed
in
Annex 1 to Directive 2010/31/EU
average thermal gain from occupants W/m 2
specific electric power of the lighting
W/m 2
total electric power of the complete lighting system of
system
the conditioned rooms (all lamps + control equipment
of the lighting system)
specific electric power of electric
W/m 2
equipment
Building elements average
U-value
of
walls W/m 2 K weighted
U-value
of
all
walls:
U_wall
=
(U_wall_1

A_wall_1 + U_wall_2 A_wall_2 + … + U_wall_n
A_wall_n)/(A_wall_1 + A_wall_2 + … + A_wall_n);
here are: U_wall_i = Uvalue of wall type i; A_wall_i
= total surface of wall type i
average U-value of roof W/m 2 K similar
to
walls
average U-value of basement W/m 2 K similar
to
walls
average U-value of windows W/m 2 K similar
as
for
walls;
it
should
take
into
account
the
thermal bridge due to the frame and dividers (according
to EN ISO 10077-1)
thermal bridges total
length
m
average linear
W/mK
thermal
transmittance
thermal capacity
external walls J/m 2 K to
be
evaluated
according
to
EN
ISO
13786
per unit area
internal walls J/m 2 K
slabs J/m 2 K
type of shading systems e.g.
solar
blind,
roll-up
shutter,
curtain,
etc.
average g-value of glazing
— total
solar
energy
transmittance
of
glazing
(for
radiation perpendicular to the glazing), here: weighted
value according to the area of different windows (to be
evaluated according to EN 410)
glazing + shading
— total
solar
energy
transmittance
for
glazing
and
an
external solar protection device has to be evaluated
according to EN 13363-1/-2
Infiltration rate (air changes per hour) 1/h e.g.
calculated
for
a
pressure
difference
inside/outside
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Quantity Unit Description
Building systems ventilation
system air
changes
per
1/h
hour
heat recovery
%
efficiency
efficiencies of
generation
% to
be
evaluated
according
to
EN
15316-1,
heating system
EN 15316-2-1, EN 15316-4-1, EN 15316-4-2,
distribution
%
EN 15232, EN 14825, EN 14511
emission
%
control
%
efficiencies of
generation
%
to be evaluated according to EN 14825, EN 15243,
cooling system
EN 14511, EN 15232
distribution
%
emission
%
control
%
efficiencies of
generation
%
to be evaluated according to EN 15316-3-2,
DHW system
EN 15316-3-3
distribution
%
Building Setpoints
temperature
winter °C indoor
operative
temperature
and Schedules
setpoint
summer °C
humidity setpoint winter
% indoor
relative
humidity,
if
applicable:
‘Humidity
has
only a small effect on thermal sensation and
summer
%
perceived air quality in the rooms of sedentary occu
pancy’ (EN 15251)
operation
occupancy provide
comments
or
references
(EN
or
national
stan
schedules and
dards, etc.) on the schedules used for the calculation
controls
lighting
appliances
ventilation
heating system
cooling system
Energy building
(thermal) energy
(1) … kWh/a e.g.
solar
greenhouse,
natural
ventilation,
day-lighting,
need/use
contribution of
etc.
main passive
(2) … kWh/a
strategies
implemented
(3) … kWh/a
energy need for heating kWh/a
heat to be delivered to or extracted from a conditioned
space to maintain the intended temperature conditions
energy need for cooling kWh/a
during a given period of time
energy need for DHW kWh/a
heat to be delivered to the needed amount of domestic
hot water to raise its temperature from the cold
network temperature to the prefixed delivery
temperature at the delivery point
energy need for other (humidification,
kWh/a
latent heat in the water vapour to be delivered to or
dehumidification)
extracted from a conditioned space by a technical
building system to maintain a specified minimum or
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Quantity Unit Description
energy use for ventilation kWh/a
electrical energy input to the ventilation system for air
transport and heat recovery (not including the energy
input for preheating the air) and energy input to the
humidification systems to satisfy the need for humid
ification
energy use for internal lighting kWh/a electrical
energy
input
to
the
lighting
system
and
other
appliances/systems
energy use for other (appliances, external
kWh/a
lighting, auxiliary systems, etc.)
Energy generation
thermal energy from RES (e.g. thermal
kWh/a energy
from
renewable
sources
(that
are
not
depleted
at the building site
solar collectors)
by extraction, such as solar energy, wind, water power,
renewed biomass) or co-generation
electrical energy generated in the building
kWh/a
and used onsite
electrical energy generated in the building
kWh/a
and exported to the market
Energy
delivered energy electricity kWh/a energy,
expressed
per
energy
carrier,
supplied
to
the
consumption
technical building systems through the system
boundary, to satisfy the uses taken into account
fossil fuel kWh/a
(heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water,
lighting, appliances, etc.)
other (biomass,
kWh/a
district heating/
cooling, etc.)
primary energy kWh/a energy
that
has
not
been
subjected
to
any
conversion
or transformation process
2. SELECTING
VARIANTS/MEASURES/PACKAGES
2.1. Report
in
table
format
the
characteristics
of
selected
variants/measures/packages
that
are
applied
for
the
cost-
optimal calculation. Please start with the most common technologies and solutions and then move towards the
more innovative ones. If there is evidence from previous calculations that measures are far from being cost-
optimal, no table has to be filled in but this should be reported separately to the Commission. The format below
can be used, but please note that the examples listed are purely illustrative.
Table 4
Illustrative table for listing selected variants/measures
Each calculation should refer to the same comfort level. Pro forma each variant/package/measure should provide
the acceptable comfort. If different comfort levels are taken into account, the base of the comparison will be lost.
Measure Reference
case Variant
1 Variant
2 Etc.
…
Roof insulation
Wall insulation
Windows 5,7
W/m 2 K
2,7 W/m 2 K
1,9 W/m 2 K
(description)
(description)
(description)
Share of window area of total building
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Measure Reference
case Variant
1 Variant
2 Etc.
…
Building-related measures (thermal mass,
etc.)
Heating system
DHW
Ventilation system (incl. night
ventilation)
Space cooling system
Measures based on RES
Change of energy carrier
Etc.
The listing of measures is purely illustrative.
For the building envelope: in W/m 2 K
For systems: efficiency
Several levels of improvements can be selected (for example: different thermal transmittance values for windows)
3.
CALCULATION OF THE PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND OF THE MEASURES
3.1. Energy
Performance
Assessment
3.1.1. Report the calculation procedure for the energy performance assessment that is applied to the reference building
and the adopted measures/variants.
3.1.2. Give references to relevant legislation, regulation, standards and norms.
3.1.3. Fill in the calculation period (20 or 30 years), the calculation interval (annual, monthly or daily) and the used
climate data per reference building.
3.2. Energy
demand
calculation
3.2.1. Please report the results of the energy performance calculation for each measure/package/variant for each reference
building differentiated to at least energy need for heating and cooling, energy use, delivered energy and primary
energy demand.
Insert also the energy savings.
Table 5
Energy demand calculation output table
Please fill out one table for each reference building and building category, for all of the introduced measures.
Reference building
Energy
Measure/
Delivered
Primary
reduction in
package/
Energy need Energy
use
energy
energy
primary energy
variant of
specified by
demand in compared to the
measures
source
kWh/m 2 , a
reference
(as described
building
in Table 4)
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Reference building
Energy
Measure/
Delivered
Primary
reduction in
package/
Energy need Energy
use
energy
energy
primary energy
variant of
specified by
demand in compared to the
measures
source
kWh/m 2 , a
reference
(as described
building
in Table 4)
for heating for
cooling heating cooling ventilation DHW lighting
Please fill out one table for each reference building.
Reporting can be limited to the most important measures/packages but it should be indicated how many calculations have been carried
out in total. If there is evidence from previous calculations that measures are far from being cost-optimal, no table has to be filled in
but this should be reported separately to the Commission.
3.2.2. Report the summary of primary energy conversion factors used in the country in a separate table.
3.2.3. Indicate the delivered energy per carrier in an additional table.
4. GLOBAL
COST
CALCULATION
4.1. Calculate the global cost for each variant/package/measure using the following tables, referring to low, medium or
high (energy price) scenario. The cost calculation for the reference building shall be put at 100 %.
4.2. Report the source of the applied energy price development
4.3. Report the applied discount rate for the financial and the macroeconomic calculation and the result of the
underlying sensitivity analysis on at least two different interest rates each.
Table 6
Output data and global cost calculations
Please fill out the table for each reference building using it once for the macroeconomic and once for the financial calculation. Please
insert the cost data in national currency.
Calculation
Cost of
Discount
Annual running cost
period (
Variant/
Initial

1 ) 20,
greenhouse
rate
30 years
package/
investment
gas
(different
Estimated
Disposal
measure as
cost
emissions
Residual
rates for
economic
cost
Global cost
given in
(referred to
Energy cost ( 2 ) (only for the
value
macro
lifetime
(when
calculated
Annual
Table 5
starting
Operational
by fuel with the
macro
economic
applicable)
year)
maintenance
cost
medium energy economic
and financial
cost
price scenario
calculation)
calculation)
( 1 ) For residential and public buildings 30 years of calculation period shall be taken into account; for commercial, non-residential buildings at least 20 years.
( 2 ) The effect of (expected) future price developments has to be taken into account if it is about replacement of components during the calculation period.
4.4. Please report your input parameters used for the calculation of the global cost (e.g. labour cost, cost of the
technology, etc.)
4.5. Perform calculation on the sensitivity analysis for the main costs and for energy costs and the applied discount rate
for both macroeconomic and financial calculation. For each variation of cost use a separate table like the Table
above.
4.6. Please indicate the assumed cost of greenhouse gas emissions for the macroeconomic calculations.

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5. COST-OPTIMAL
LEVEL
FOR
REFERENCE
BUILDINGS
5.1. Report the economic optimal energy performance level in primary energy (kWh/m 2 year or, if a system level
approach is followed, in the relevant unit, e.g. U value) for each case in relation to the reference buildings
indicating whether it is the cost-optimal levels calculated at macroeconomic or at financial level.
6. COMPARISON
6.1. If the difference is significant, please indicate the reason that justifies the gap and also a plan with the appropriate
steps to reduce the difference if the gap cannot be justified (fully).
Table 7
Comparison table for both new and existing buildings
Cost-optimal range/level (from-to)
Current requirements for
Reference building
kWh/m 2 , a
reference buildings
Gap
(for a component approach in the relevant unit)
kWh/m 2 , a
Justification of the gap:
Plan to reduce the non-justifiable gap:

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