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New initiative to kickstart direct implementation support for EU buildings policy

A new project has launched to further boost action to decarbonise Europe’s buildings and implement its new building policy (...)

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Tackling Energy Poverty In Europe: Time To Renovate Buildings!

In 2023, 41 million EU citizens (9.3% of the population) couldn’t afford proper heating due to a cost-of-living crisis and (...)

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EPBD: Crunch time for future-proof buildings legislation

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is entering the last phase of the EU legislative process with the start (...)

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Minimum standards, maximum impact: How to design fair and effective minimum energy performance standards

Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) can effectively accelerate deep energy renovation, spur innovation and constructi (...)

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How to stay warm and save energy: Insulation opportunities in European homes

Since the war in Ukraine in early 2022, the energy crisis has only become more urgent. The question of the EU’s energy securi (...)

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EU Buildings Climate Tracker – first edition: How can the EPBD close the rapidly growing decarbonisation gap ?

This event is an ideal opportunity to discover the new EU Buildings Climate Tracker and its results, to inform and to contex (...)

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EU Buildings Climate Tracker: methodology and introduction of building decarbonisation indicators and their results

The EU Buildings Climate Tracker is an index composed set of indicators. It is a response to the challenges around the colle (...)

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New EU Buildings Climate Tracker: Urgency to close the buildings decarbonisation gap

The newly developed EU Buildings Climate Tracker finds that the EU is facing a growing gap in advancing towards climate neutr (...)

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EPBD Recast: New provisions need sharpening to hit climate targets, says BPIE

This policy briefing takes a critical look at the European Commission's December 15th proposal for a revised European Perform (...)

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Roadmap to climate-proof buildings and construction – How to embed whole-life carbon in the EPBD

Climate change action is time critical. There is an immediate need to focus policy and market actions on emission reductions (...)

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Climate impact of new buildings much too high, finds BPIE analysis

A failure to decarbonise newly constructed buildings could prevent the EU from achieving its climate targets for 2030 and (...)

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Glasgow Climate Pact means that ‘deep renovation’ of buildings must become gold standard for all renovation decisions

BPIE (Buildings Performance Institute Europe) has today released a report arguing that deep – as opposed to shallow – renovat (...)

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Taking back control: Reducing Europe’s vulnerability against energy price volatility by fast tracking deep building renovation

  The recent energy price hikes are a stark warning about Europe’s vulnerability for having access to affordable and clean (...)

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The make-or-break decade: Making the EPBD fit for 2030

  The make-or-break decade: Making the EPBD fit for 2030 This new policy briefing by the Buildings Performance Institute (...)

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Nearly Zero: A review of EU Member State implementation of new build requirements

Since the beginning of 2021, all new buildings constructed within the EU must be nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEBs), accord (...)

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