Directive Green Home: Italy is modernizing real estate.

real estate. This was revealed today at the presentation of the Saie exhibition, Forum of Construction, Design, Building and Installation (October 9-12, BolognaFiere), which this year will be entitled “What is the future of construction without a real industrial policy”.

Green Housing Directive plans to renew housing stock by 2050. The EU's new green housing proposal, which seeks to make Europe'sreal estatecompletely emission-free by 2050, will be critical for the future of the industry, although the goal of rejuvenating Italian housing is not easy to achieve.

According to Ance, of the 12.2 million residential buildings, more than 9 million (73%) are in the most energy-intensive classes (E, F, G) and fail to meet the minimum energy performance required for later-built buildings and fall far short of the minimum requirements of thehousesof the present day.

Regarding non-residential buildings, of the approximately 1.35 million buildings, 55%, i.e. approximately 743 thousand buildings, belong to the most energy-intensive classes (E, F, G).

Angelica Donati, President of ANCE Giovani, said:

"With the green housing directive,Italyhas the opportunity to develop a sectoral industrial plan with a long-term vision by 2050 that will allow construction to continue to lead the nation's growth and finally give businesses the opportunity to invest in the future."

Can the green housing directive replace the Superbonus?

Many in the construction industry are hoping that the new directive will be the same push forward for the sector as the Superbonus, which absorbed most of the PNRR's construction resources in 2023.

Paola Marone, President of Federcostruzioni, stated:

According to the information received, pending the final text of the regulation, it seems that the possibility of using credit sales and account discounting in new transactions will be eliminated where it is still allowed today. In any event, this elimination will not be retroactive. If confirmed, these changes could further disrupt an already difficult market, complicate stuck credit, fail to protect vulnerable groups, and throw businesses into new economic uncertainties, with the risk of closures and job losses.

According to Federkostruktion, a number of specific industrial policy measures are needed to support the competitiveness of the construction industry in theItalyand beyond, and enable the country to meet international and European climate commitments.