EU urged to toughen up green building rules

The EU has been urged to ratchet up its green energy standards for buildings, with MEPs fearing they will not be strict enough. Under the plans, the worst-performing houses and flats will be required to be renovated to energy efficiency standard F by 2030, then to E by 2033. The most energy-wasteful public and non-residential buildings will have to hit the F grade by 2027 and E by 2030. EU energy efficiency classification runs from A to G, with G being the worst in class. Buildings account for 36% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Guardian