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Code Development
| Summary |
Summary
The national government implements and monitors energy policy, such as the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive (EPBD) and other European directives. In 2015, the national government adopted 3 new decrees unifying national building energy codes. Regional governments will still play the leading role in implementation. Prior to 2015, regional building regulations had been adopted in 12% of Italian municipalities with a combined population of over 21 million people (out of 60 million). |
| Start Year |
Exact Start Year
1 973
Start Year Range
< 1980
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| Revision Schedule |
Revision Schedule Explanation
In line with EU requirements for EPBD and EED. |
| Existing Code Coverage |
Residential
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| Stakeholder Engagement | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Best Practices | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Code Implementation - Compliance & Enforcement
| Administrative/Enforcement Structures |
Enforcement model: third party and/or mix of approaches. Regional professional associations conduct compliance checks. Local authorities review paperwork without a site visit. Project engineer signs a final report confirming compliance with relevant building regulations. |
| Compliance Checking on Design |
Yes, compliance is checked on Design
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| Compliance Checking on Construction |
Yes, compliance is checked on Construction
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| Compliance Checking on Pre-Occupancy | |
| Air Tightness testingy | |
| Commissioning before occupancy | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Commissioning after occupancy |
Yes, commissioning is happening after occupancy
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| Compliance Software Residential |
Yes, commissioning is happening after occupancy
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| Compliance Software Non-Residential | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Penalties for non-compliance |
Other
Other penalties
In Italy the penalty system is defined nationally, but the implementation process is regional.
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| Incentives and Recognition program for compliance |
Incentives and Recognition program for compliance
Awards/Grants/Tax Breaks
Finance/Loans/Ratings
Examples of programs that support retrofits include the National Energy Efficiency Fund supporting improvements in energy performance of owned public buildings; Financial instruments for schools, social housing and hotels and other programs. |
| Compliance Rate monitoringe | |
| Compliance Rate Publicised | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Compliance Lessons Learned | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Compliance Energy Use Statistics | |
| Compliance Rate in % | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Capacity Building and Education
| Awareness Raising |
Awareness raising
Resourse kits
Compliance Training
Online resources -
Professional Curriculum
Italy participates in several EU-level programs, such as the “BUILD UP skills”, a program that trains building retrofit workers. |
Building materials
| Building Materials Ratings |
Energy Performance Certificates
| EPC Implementation |
EPC Implementation
EPCs are referred to in codes -
Mandatory disclosure residential -
The EPC must include a set of information and indicators including: overall energy performance of the building in terms of total primary energy and non-renewable primary energy; energy rating using an overall energy performance index expressed in non-renewable primary energy; minimum energy efficiency requirements; CO2 emissions; exported energy; recommendations for improving the building’s energy efficiency; information such as energy audits and financial incentives. |
