Poland - Overview Information
It contains the available information for Poland regarding the current status of implementation of Directive 2002/91/EC in buildings. It includes overview information for each article.
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The implementation of the EPBD in Poland is the responsibility of the Ministry of Construction.
Council of Ministries will consider, in September 2006, new version of the project of the Act on buildings and apartments energy assessment system and inspection of installations within a scope of energy efficiency. It was developed together with necessary amendments to the existing regulations and acts such as Thermomodernisation Act, Act about Real-Estate Economy, and Building Code.
. Texts of the Act and related secondary legislation, together with public consultations can be seen on Ministry of Construction web site.
In October 2006 Chancellery of the Prime Minister, after project examination, stated that Ministry of Construction in co-operation with Office of Committee of European Integration (UMIE) should analyze once again all legal obligations allowing the implementation of the Directive. Since the Ministry is working now on the new version of the Building Code it seems reasonable to include Directive requirements, omitting any new act resolution and implementation.
Project of fore mentioned Act and secondary legislation the Ordinance about the scope and form of energy certificate for building and apartments are introducing one assessment method for all types of buildings (new and old - modernized and nonmodernized but rented and sold).
A general description of the calculation method is given in secondary legislation and can be found in www.mtib.gov.pl- projekt.
The new requirements are the subject of being amended Ordinance of Ministry of Infrastructure from 12 of April 2002 on Technical requirements to be fulfilled by buildings and their localisation.
The requirements are on following type: on maximum permissible insulation level, infiltration coefficients for windows and doors, and fenestration areas. The type and level of requirements are same regardless of building functions and types (dwellings, office buildings schools, …).
The requirements are as follows:
› Maximum U-value(W/m²degK); for
apartment
buildings walls 0,30-0,40,
roofs 0,25,
windows 1,7-1,9,
other
buildings – walls 0,40,
roofs 0,25
windows 1,7-1,8
Infiltration coefficient no more then 0,3 m3/(mhdaPa2/3) for windows and balcony doors.
The energy rank is not regulated it is a result of application of specific solutions fulfilling primary (listed above) requirements.
After the amendment of Ordinance about the scope and form of building design, every design that will be a basis for obtaining a building permit – filed by designer - must be accompanied by the table confirming compliance of fulfilment of energy requirements according to building technical regulations. Upon issuing building permit and permit for building operation the authorities in Poland are not verifying the design; they collect and check only the completeness of all documents and their compliance with spatial regulations. For the energy assessment and certificate the verification of building design compared with the construction objectives will be performed before the operational permit is issued.
Requirements for existing, modernised or extended buildings will be same as for the new ones.
From 1st of January 2008 all new buildings should have an energy certificate. From 1st of January 2009 all existing buildings that are sold, rented or modernised should have an energy certificate.
Inspection of boilers and AC units is covered by the fore mentioned project Act which is planned to be mandatory from 1st January 2009.
Representatives of energy auditors expressed their dissatisfaction with the rejection of the project already developed. They found out that the new solutions accepted by Ministry of Construction more difficult, incorrect and might delay the process of Directive implementation.
Ministerial idea, that the energy certificates could be done only by the person already possessed registered engineering license have been found particularly unsuitable”, since the energy performance assessment needs rather multidisciplinary knowledge about energy efficiency.