S.L. 623.1 Art. 33Information.

(1) Owners or tenants of buildings or building units shall be informed of the different methods and practices that serve to enhance energy performance as stipulated in these regulations.

(2) The EPC assessor and the registered inspectors, respectively, shall in particular provide information to the owners or tenants of buildings on energy performance certificates, including their purpose and objectives, on cost-effective measures and, where appropriate, financial instruments, to improve the energy performance of the building, and on replacing fossil fuel boilers with more sustainable alternatives. Building and Construction Authority shall provide the information through accessible and transparent advisory tools such as renovation advice and one-stop-shops.

(3) The Building and Construction Authority shall ensure that guidance and training are made available for those responsible for implementing these regulations. Such guidance and training shall address the importance of improving energy performance, and shall enable consideration of the optimal combination of improvements in energy efficiency, use of energy from renewable sources and use of district heating and cooling when planning, designing, building and renovating industrial or residential areas.

(4) The competent authority, the Minister responsible for the Climate Action Authority and entrusted party shall provide information on available energy efficiency mechanisms and financial and legal frameworks, which information shall be transparent and widely disseminated to all relevant market actors, such as consumers, builders, periti, engineers, environmental and energy auditors and installers of building elements and shall provide information to banks and other financial institutions on possibilities of participating, including through the creation of public and, or private partnerships for the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures.

(5) The Minister responsible for the Regulator for Energy and Water Services shall establish appropriate conditions for market operators to provide adequate and targeted information and advice to energy consumers on energy efficiency.

(6) The Minister responsible for Energy, with the participation of stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, shall promote suitable information, awareness-raising and training initiatives to inform citizens of the benefits and practical aspects of implementing energy efficiency improvement measures.