Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States; considers the option of choosing alternative measures of equivalent ambition to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; notes the importance of ensuring that certified savings correspond to real-life energy savings and are not just savings on paper; highlights the role of energy utilities in developing energy efficiency measures actively; calls for the calculation of certification schemes and energy-saving measures not to be hampered; calls on the Commission to assess whether it is possible to take into consideration primary energy savings throug ...[+++]h embedded cogeneration plants (Combined Heat and Power (CHP)).

its actual or intended throughput is greater than 100 m3/year and it is situated under permanent living quarters or working areas.

Facilities that are part of a larger building complex should also be protected by appropriate security and building measures and arrangements that limit the number of entrances.

Facilities that are part of a larger building complex should also be protected by appropriate security and building measures and arrangements that limit the number of entrances.

The Directive introduces a common methodology for integrated energy performance standards for buildings, including integration of renewable energy supply and cogeneration.

- for existing service stations, regardless of their throughput, which are located under permanent living quarters or working areas;