Romania might introduce mandatory energy certification for buildings

Romania’s Tourism and Regional Development Minister announced that mandatory energy certification for buildings might be introduced in at most two months, as at the moment the country lacks enough energy auditors to implement the respective certifications.

The law on energy certification states that an energy certificate is required for all real estate transactions. The certificate tells the prospective buyer or tenant about the apartment’s energetic efficiency, expressed

generally through the total yearly energy consumption, in kilowatts per hour per square meter, integrating it into an energetic class (from the A- high-efficiency class to the G-low efficiency class). The law was supposed to become effective on January 1, 2010, but the government decided in December to postpone it for January next year after notaries warned mandatory certification would lead to 5 percent to 10 percent price hikes for old buildings and would block the country’s real estate market. Most buildings in Romania fall into the C and D efficiency classes, with annual energy consumption of over 200 kilowatts per square meter. According to an emergency decree passed last year, the government targets annual energy consumption at less than 100 kilowatts per square meter. Energy certificates are valid for ten years and are issued by certified energy auditors.

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