Regeringen godkänner ny lag om modernisering av byggnader

Den federala regeringen har godkänt lagförslaget om modernisering av byggnader. Den nya lagstiftningen ersätter den tidigare trafikljuskoalitionens kontroversiella värmelag och syftar till att erbjuda större flexibilitet vid val av uppvärmningssystem.

Regeringen antog lagförslaget den 13 maj i Berlin. Federala ekonomiminister Katherina Reiche uppgav att kravet på tvingande värmebyten inte längre gäller. Gasuppvärmning kan fortfarande installeras förutsatt att en ökande andel CO2-neutrala bränslen används från och med 2029.

Byggnadsminister Verena Hubertz betonade att kapitlet om den gamla lagen nu är avslutat. Hyresgäster och fastighetsägare får större beslutsfrihet, enligt lagförslaget.

Det nationella kontrollorganet för normer, National Normenkontrollrat, kritiserade texten kraftigt. Ordförande Lutz Goebel kallade det för ett av de mest bristfälligt utformade och opraktiska projekten under senare år. Rådet uppmanade förbundsdagen att revidera förslaget under den parlamentariska processen.

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