2019/0626/IRL
EC/EFTA
IE Ireland
  • B00 - CONSTRUCTION
2020-03-10
2019-12-13

This notification is not related to any one specific construction product or service. The proposed legislation is to partially transpose into Irish law the requirements of the Energy performance of Buildings Directive for Electric Vehicle recharging, and Building, Automation and Control systems. The proposed legislation will apply to dwellings and buildings other than dwellings.

EUROPEAN UNION (ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS) REGULATIONS 2020

• European Union (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations will be introduced to lay down the requirement for the installation of a minimum number of recharging points for all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces by 1 January 2025 as required by Article 8(3) of the Directive.

It is intended to avail of the exemption for EV recharging infrastructure for Small and Medium Enterprises for existing buildings that is set out in the Directive.

In order to partially transpose the Building Automation and Control requirements of Article 14(4) and 15(4) of the EPBD, it is proposed to introduce European Union (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations requiring that all non-residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating systems or for air-conditioning of over 290 kW output are equipped with building automation and control systems by 2025 where technically and economically feasible.

Technical Guidance Documents are published to provide technical guidance on how to comply with these regulations in practical terms. Only the following parts of the Technical Guidance Documents (TGDs) are subject to this review:

TDG L (Dwellings):

• Introduction- reference to new legislation and the new requirement for electrical vehicle recharging infrastructure and installation of self-regulating devices (pg.1)

• Transition arrangements – New transitional arrangements for the application of the proposed changes (pg.1 and 2)

• The Requirement – revised legislative provisions (pg.4, 5, 13 and 30)

• Building Services, General- insertion of ‘including self-regulating devices’ (pg.22 and 35)

• 1.4.6 Electrical Vehicle Recharging Infrastructure – full new section inserted (pg.26 and 27)

• 2.3.9 Electrical Vehicle Recharging Infrastructure – full new section inserted (pg.38)

• Standards and publications - insertion of a new standard (pg. 93)

TGD L (Buildings Other than Dwellings)

• Introduction- reference to new legislation and the new requirement for electrical vehicle recharging infrastructure and installation of self-regulating devices (pg.1)

• Transition arrangements – New transitional arrangements for the application of the proposed changes (pg.2)

• The Requirement – revised legislative provisions (pg.4, 5, 6, 18, 19 and 51)

• 0.5 Definitions – definitions inserted for Building Automation and Control System, and Technical Building System (pg.15 and 16)

• 1.4.2- insertion of 'self-regulating devices' and ‘logging’ (pg.33)

• 1.4.4 ACMV Controls – insertion of ‘self-regulating devices’ and 'logging' (pg.40 and 41)

• 1.4.7 Electrical Vehicle Recharging Infrastructure – full new section inserted (pg.46, 47 and 48)

• 2.2.1 General - insertion of 'including self-regulating devices' (pg.58)

• 2.2.3.2 – insertion of ‘self-regulating devices including’ (pg.59)

• 2.2.3.5 - insertion of ‘logging’ (pg.60)

• 2.2.5.1 ACMV Controls – insertion ‘including self-regulating devices’ twice (pg.63)

• 2.2.5.3 - insertion of ‘logging’ (pg.64)

• 2.3.6 Electrical Vehicle Recharging Infrastructure – full new section inserted (pg.67)

• Standards and publications - insertion of a new standard (pg. 115)