All Brussels housing must have an Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) Certificate by 2030, Alain Maron, Brussels Minister of Environment, said on Wednesday.
Maron made the disclosure at a committee review of a project aimed at adapting the Brussels Air Climate Energy Code to the region's energy renovation strategy for buildings.
The text targets the establishment of a gradual regulatory framework, supported by public authorities, with the aim of renovating energy-wasting properties – those credited with an F or G Energy Performance Certificate – by 2033. Another longer-term deadline - 2045 -has been set for improving and phasing out D and E Energy Performance Certificates.
After several hours of discussion, the text was adopted with nine votes for, two against (PTB and N-VA) and two abstentions (MR).
For Maron, the bill addresses the need to amplify action to meet the target of a 47% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, in line with European goals.
Presently, buildings generate over half of greenhouse gases and nearly a third of fine particles released into the air in Brussels region. Around 27% of Brussels households face energy poverty, while a third of buildings in Brussels are not insulated at all.
The draft project aims to transform Brussels buildings by setting a long-term, predictable direction aligned with the region’s energy renovation strategy for buildings, Minister Maron said.
