SPECIAL ISSUE (2024)

Sustainable Legal Infrastructures: Comparative Responses Across Cultures and Systems

edited by Lucia Ruggeri, Lécia Vicente and Sara Zuccarino

 

The Energy Performance of Mixed-use Buildings in
Italy and in the United States. Treatment Criteria and
Tools for Financing Energy Adaptation

by Karina Zabrodina

 

The paper analyses the legal issues related to the treatment of mixed-use buildings
in light of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. For this purpose, criteria such
as the building’s ownership and destined use (used in Italy) and the criterion of separation
(used in the United States) are considered. A study is included of European and national
case law developed with regard to mixed contracts. Finally, the paper explores the
buildings’ energy efficiency framework in the United States and suggests tools that might
be used for financing energy adaptation.

DOI 10.23815/2421-2156.ITALJ           ISSN 2421-2156

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