Decreto-Lei n.º 101-D/2020, de 7 de dezembro: Transposição das Diretivas (EU) relativas ao desempenho energético dos edifícios e à eficiência energética (Decree-Law no. 101-D/2020, of December 7: Transposition of the (EU) Directives on the energy performance of buildings and energy efficiency)
This decree-law defines the requirements applicable to the design and renovation of buildings in order to ensure and promote the improvement of their energy performance and regulates the Energy Certification System for Buildings (SCE), transposing EU Directive 2018/844 and partially transposing EU Directive 2019/944. The legislation focuses on regulations related to energy performance, certification, and monitoring in buildings. It establishes that buildings must maintain a minimum level of energy performance, and if they fail to do so, they are required to submit and implement an Energy Performance Improvement Plan. The