3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
Energy sources 106
The table below provides an overview of the number of residential buildings by type, year of
construction and fuel.
Building type and
year of construction
Single-family
houses
Apartment
blocks
Natural
gas
Fuel oil
Wood
Electricity
Other
< 1971 49% 38% 3% 4% 7%
1971 – 1995 40% 50% 2% 3% 5%
> 1995 43% 42% 3% 3% 9%
< 1971 61% 30% 1% 3% 6%
1971 – 1995 61% 34% 0% 3% 2%
> 1995 74% 22% 0% 1% 3%
Energy performance requirements 107
The energy efficiency policies are determined by several EU directives, mainly the directive on
energy efficiency 2012/27/EU and on the energy performance of buildings 2010/31/EU.
The energy performance requirements from the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
(EPBD) for new and existing buildings in both residential and non-residential sectors are fully
implemented. Among other measures, the national law implemented:
a methodology to calculate the energy performance of buildings;
minimum requirements for new buildings, extensions and renovated building elements
of existing buildings;
the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
Since 2012, Luxembourg has mainly implemented:
a roadmap towards Nearly Zero-Energy buildings (NZEBs);
an obligation to indicate the energy performance of buildings in advertisements;
a timetable to reinforce energy performance requirements for residential buildings;
106 Statec population census 2011, http://www.statistiques.public.lu/fr/population-emploi/rp2011/
107 “Implementation of the EPBD in Luxembourg Status October 2014”
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