Law on Energy Performance in Buildings No. 116/2016

LAW NO.
the energy of buildings and building units;
116/2016
FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE POWER
e) requirements for regular verification
BBUUIILLDDIINNGG 11 technical systems of the building, preparing the
verification reports or taking alternative measures;
Pursuant to Articles 78 and 83, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution, upon the proposal of the Council of Ministers,
h) requirements for the establishment of an independent
control system for certificates of energy performance of
ASSEMBLY buildings, units and buildings to reports of technical systems
verifications.
THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
Article 3
DECIDED:
Definitions
Article 1
In this law, the following terms have the following meanings:
Purpose
This law is aimed at creating the legal framework 1. "Agency for Energy Efficiency" is
for improving the energy performance of buildings, state institution under the Ministry responsible for
taking into account domestic and local climatic energy, functioning in accordance with law no.
conditions, terms of internal comfort of buildings, as 124/2015 "On energy efficiency."
well as cost-effective.
2. "Energy Audit" is a natural person
or legal, licensed to perform energy audits, as
Article 2
stipulated in Law no. 124/2015 "On energy efficiency."
object
This law aims at determining: 3. "energy performance certificate for"
a) the general framework for Methodology It is a document issued by the energy auditor, which
National calculating the integrated energy performance determines the energy performance of a building or
of buildings and building units; unit of a building, determined and issued according to
this law.
b) minimum requirements for performance
energy new buildings and new building units; 4. "energy performance certification of
building "is the process, which enables issuing the
c) Minimum requirements for performance energy performance certificate for an existing building
energy of existing buildings, units and elements of the or a unit of an existing building or to be restructured or
existing buildings will undergo a major renovation; will be renewed.
d) The minimum requirements for performance of the 5. "building element" is a technical system
technical systems of buildings energy whenever The building or an element of the building adhesions.
those installed, replaced or
Reconstruct the existing buildings; 6. "primary energy" is the energy of the
d) national plans for increasing the number of renewable and non-renewable, which has not
buildings consuming almost zero energy; undergone any conversion or transformation process.
f) requirements for performance certification
7. "energy from renewable sources" is
energy from renewable non-fossil energy sources