FAQ

In general, all costs relating to the works necessary for the installation of insulation are considered eligible costs. A detailed list of the works considered is available from the Environmental Administration.

An application for an agreement in principle must be submitted by the applicant before the start of any energy retrofitting work. If the applicant changes the retrofitting concept on the advice of the energy adviser, after the agreement in principle has been reached, the applicant may submit an application for a new agreement in principle. This request is optional. If the applicant wishes to ensure that the modified retrofitting concept remains eligible, it is essential that they submit a new application for an agreement in principle.

The values of the I_eco12 indicator are provided for some commonly used insulation materials in Chapter 7.3 of the Annex to the Grand Ducal Regulation on the Certification of the Sustainability of Housing and can be reused.

In the event that other insulation materials are used, experts can calculate the I_eco12 indicator using the I_calc calculator, which can be viewed online 

The I_eco12 indicator is used to assess new insulation installed on an existing building and is taken into consideration in the following cases:

• in the case of sustainable energy retrofitting of elements of the thermal building envelope under the Klimabonus subsidy scheme;
• as part of the LENOZ certification of an existing retrofitted building.

The indicator I_eco12 represents the environmental impacts (I_env) and the impacts induced by the primary energy requirement (I_prim) of an insulation material, evaluated on an equivalent thickness of 12 cm. This results in an independent environmental assessment of the existing building, while taking into account the grey energy consumed by the insulation material.