M-215 National system for evaluating building energy performance

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) introduce a national mandatory system of evaluating building energy performance in order to establish the performance level of new buildings during their construction and of existing buildings during major renovation or at the time of sale, in a manner similar to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Directive 2002/91/EC) developed by the European Community and in force since 2006; (b) ensure that the rating assigned in the building energy performance report is determined by an accredited certifier and that this rating allows for the clear and objective comparison of the energy performance of various buildings and the energy costs for the same use; and (c) ensure that successive editions of the National Building Code allow for the year-to-year improvement of the energy performance rating for new buildings and establish a minimum level of performance for existing buildings, which must be met or the buildings must be renovated when sold.