EUROPEAN COMMISSION FIGHTS FAILURE TO INTRODUCE GREEN BUILDING RULES
June 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN and KEITH NUTHALL
CONSTRUCTION companies who have put up new buildings or extensions in some European Union (EU) countries since January 4 without proper energy performance certificates and standards may have to make additional investments. The European Commission has begun legal proceedings against Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Malta and Sweden for failing to bring in national laws implementing the EU's 2002 'energy performance of buildings' directive which sets minimum energy standards, affecting construction standards on insulation, ventilation and ...
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