S.L. 623.1 Art. 9Technical building systems.

(1) For the purpose of optimising the energy use of technical building systems, establishing system requirements in respect of the overall energy performance, the proper installation, and the appropriate dimensioning, adjustment and control of the technical building systems which are installed in existing buildings, the system designer shall follow Technical Document F (2023) Part 3 Technical Building Systems, as updated and approved from time to time by the Building and Construction Authority.

(2) System requirements are established for new, replacement and upgrading of technical building systems and shall be applied in so far as they are technically, economically and functionally feasible, in accordance with Technical Document F (2023) Part 3 Technical Building Systems, as updated and approved from time to time by the Building and Construction Authority.

(3) Repealed by Legal Notice 231 of 2022.

(4) Where the guidance contained in any technical document issued in connection with these regulations relates only to the particular requirements of these regulations, any construction works and the installation of any permanent mechanical or electrical services shall also comply with the requirements of any other laws and regulations that are operative for the control of construction works and installations.

(5) When new building services are installed in buildings, the owner has to provide the Building and Construction Authority with a certificate, issued by a warranted engineer, declaring compliance with the applicable minimum energy performance requirements as set in Technical Document F (2023) Part 3 Technical Building Systems.

(6) Repealed by Legal Notice 231 of 2022.

(7) Where technically and economically feasible, new buildings shall be equipped with self-regulating devices for the separate regulation of the temperature in each room or, where justified, in a designated heated zone of the building unit. In existing buildings, the installation of such self-regulating devices shall be required when heat generators are replaced, where technically and economically feasible.

(8) New non-residential buildings and non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than ten parking spaces, shall be installed with at least one recharging point within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and ducting infrastructure, namely conduits for electric cables, for at least one in every five parking spaces to enable the installation at a later stage of recharging points for electric vehicles where:

(a) the car park is located inside the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the building; or

(b) the car park is physically adjacent to the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the car park.

(9) The Minister shall lay down requirements for the installation of a minimum number of recharging points for all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, by 1 January 2025:

Provided that the Minister may decide not to lay down or apply the requirements described in sub-regulations (8) and (9) of this regulation to buildings owned and occupied by small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Title I of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.

(10) New residential buildings and residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than ten parking spaces, shall be installed with ducting infrastructure, namely conduits for electric cables, for every parking space to enable the installation, at a later stage, of recharging points for electric vehicles, where:

(a) the car park is located inside the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electric infrastructure of the building; or

(b) the car park is physically adjacent to the building, and, for major renovations, renovation measures include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the car park:

Provided that the Minister may decide not to apply sub-regulations (8), (9) and (10) to specific categories of buildings where:

(i) with regard to sub-regulations (8) and (10), building permit applications or equivalent applications have been submitted by 10 March 2021;

(ii) the cost of the recharging and ducting installations exceeds 7% of the total cost of the major renovation of the building;

(iii) a public building is already covered by comparable requirements according to the transposition of Directive 2014/94/EU;

(iv) the ducting infrastructure required would rely on micro isolated systems if this would lead to substantial problems for the operation of the local energy system and would endanger the stability of the local grid.

(11) The Minister shall:

(a) provide for measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging points in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and address possible regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures, without prejudice to the property and tenancy law.

(b) consider the need for coherent policies for buildings, soft and green mobility and urban planning.

(c) ensure that, when a technical building system is installed, replaced or upgraded, the overall energy performance of the altered part, and where relevant, of the complete altered system, is assessed. The results shall be documented and passed on to the building owner, so that they remain available and can be used for the verification of compliance with the minimum requirements laid down pursuant to sub-regulation (1) of this Regulation and the issue of energy performance certificates. Without prejudice to Regulation 13, the Building and Construction Authority shall decide whether to require the issuing of a new energy performance certificate.