Efficient Buildings Europe

🎄✨ 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫! 🎉 As we wrap up another productive year, our team would like to thank you for your continued collaboration and support. This holiday season, we hope you take the time to recharge, reconnect, and enjoy the warmth of the festive spirit. 🔋❄️ Our team will also be taking a short break to refresh and refocus, returning in January ready to drive even greater progress in #EnergyEfficiency for buildings. Together, let’s make 2025 a year of impactful change and innovation! 💪🏽🏡 Warmest wishes, The Efficient Buildings Europe Team

Such an important message as we head into the colder months! ❄️ Everyone deserves a warm, comfortable home without harming the planet or breaking their wallets. 🌍💸 Let’s keep pushing for policies that drive sustainable heating solutions and energy-efficient buildings. Together, we can #BringHeatHome for all! ♨️✨

The registration and call for presentations for the #C4EForum2025 are now open! We’re thrilled to invite you to Cavtat, Croatia for the next edition of the Central & Eastern European Energy Efficiency Forum in 2025. With the #EPBD national implementation deadline only a year away, this event provides a platform to share knowledge, #practicalexamples of policies and financing schemes, and real-world renovation #casestudies to support the implementation of the EPBD and the buildings elements of the EED. These and many more topics related to buildings will be addressed at the event, such as the multiple benefits of buildings renovation (health, wellbeing, indoor environment quality…), the role of cities and public buildings, energy poverty, digitalisation and innovation, technical building systems and others. 📣 Get involved! The main content of the event is co-created by its participants and we encourage you to take an active role: 🔸 Speak at a panel session 🔸 Present a poster 🔸 For #projects: organise a preconference event or a dedicated project session during the event (limited slots available) and/or showcase your project at the EU project marketplace in the Knowledge Hub area 🗓️ The deadline to apply for the above opportunities is 20 January 2025. 🔗 Link to register and apply is in the comments! See you in Croatia! C4E Forum HUPFAS Adrian Joyce Afroditi Psatha Anđelka Toto Ormuž Igor Kemenović Andra Kruna Ramsay

🌍 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 We’re excited to share our contribution to Autodesk's latest article: "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘜’𝘴 2024 𝘌𝘗𝘉𝘋 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘚𝘙𝘋 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘜𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘌𝘳𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨", where Adrian Joyce has shared his views and knowledge on the topic. 2024 marked a seismic shift for the building industry in the European Union with the implementation of two transformative regulations: 🔹𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (#CSRD): Elevating transparency and accountability by requiring companies to report on their environmental and social impacts. 🔹𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (#EPBD): Setting ambitious decarbonisation goals, introducing lifecycle assessments, and mandating energy efficiency upgrades for existing and new buildings. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: 📊 How digital tools like BIM, IoT sensors, and digital twins are becoming indispensable. 🏗️ Mandatory renovations targeting the least energy-efficient buildings across the EU. 🔎 Key compliance insights to prepare for the future of data-driven sustainability. As crucial directives have been adopted, now it’s time to focus on implementation! To this end, Adrian Joyce highlights how we “will need to have the right people with the right expertise to explain the requirements set by the EPBD, including minimum energy performance standards for non-residential buildings, zero-emission requirements for new buildings, lifecycle assessments, and digital reporting requirements.” Dive into the details to discover how these regulations are turning efficiency into a baseline requirement and accelerating the transition to a greener built environment. 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰! #EnergyEfficiency #Buildings #EfficientBuildings 

🏠💡 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐏𝐁𝐃 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬! ♻️ 🏢 🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬? A Zero Emission Building (ZEB) is “a building with a very high energy performance, in accordance with Annex I, requiring zero or a very low amount of energy”. 🔗𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐙𝐄𝐁𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭? Even if the definition of maximum ZEB energy demand depends on national decisions, the EPBD sets that it must be at least at the recent cost-optimal level and that a zero-emission building's energy demand must be at least 10% lower than the primary energy threshold for nearly zero-energy #buildings set by Member States as of 28 May 2024. 𝐇𝐨𝐰? Here are some 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 extracted from our Implementation Guide: 👉 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐄𝐁 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 The development of the ZEB standard should align with the 2050 trajectory while avoiding the challenges encountered during nZEB scheme implementation. 👉 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 The current methodology should be expanded to include non-energy-related benefits, enabling a more comprehensive assessment of energy efficiency's multiple advantages. 👉 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 The maximum #energy demand threshold for a zero-emission building must be at least 10% lower than the primary energy use limit set by Member States for nZEBs. National U-values can only become more stringent to meet ZEB targets. 🚨𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: 𝐰𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞! 🎥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐙𝐄𝐁𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 📖 👇 #EfficientBuildings #TimeToAct

📢 Last week marked a monumental moment for Paris with the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, a symbol of history, art, and resilience. We are proud to celebrate this achievement, especially as Autodesk, one of our members, played a crucial role in its restoration. Autodesk’s cutting-edge technology helped create a highly detailed digital model of the cathedral through comprehensive internal and external scans. This digital model allowed restoration teams to simulate design changes, analyse materials, and study light effects—all without needing to be physically on-site. By anticipating structural challenges, they saved valuable time and improved the restoration’s precision. AI-powered digital modelling was key, enabling modern design approaches through the creation of digital twins. Beyond restoration, Autodesk’s technologies can preserve cultural heritage by creating digital archives of historical landmarks, ensuring they endure future crises. We are honoured to see our members’ expertise contribute to restoring such a global treasure, blending technology with heritage preservation for future generations. Have a look at the gallery of pictures from the exclusive event at the US Embassy Paris to celebrate the restoration of the Cathedral, in which our Secretary General Adrian Joyce took part. Thank you Clémence Arto for the invitation and congratulations to Autodesk! It is brilliant to see how forward-thinking and advanced technologies can greatly contribute to such complex works. #NotreDameCathedral #EfficientBuildings #HeritageBuilding

🏠💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐏𝐁𝐃 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! Today we talk about 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. 📃 🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞? The Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) provide building owners, potential buyers, or tenants with information about the #energy efficiency of a #building or dwelling. 🔗 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐏𝐂 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭? By May 29, 2026, EPCs must follow the standardised Annex V template and use an A-to-G rating scale for building classification. Independent experts must issue them, they need to be easy to understand and provide details on potential improvements and available incentives. Member States are asked to adopt measures ensuring that EPCs remain affordable. 𝐇𝐨𝐰? Here are some 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 from our Implementation Guide: 👉 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐏𝐂𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 Member States must require EPCs at key trigger points (ownership transfer, rental, or cadastre changes) and ensure all buildings have an EPC by 2030. 👉 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐏𝐂 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 EPCs rated D or lower should be only valid for five years, encouraging owners to reassess their buildings' performance and explore improvement options. 👉 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐏𝐂𝐬 To enhance EPC quality, it is crucial to train certifiers and use new technologies to streamline certification and improve data reliability. 👉 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 This ensures fair building distribution, helping authorities prioritize #renovations efficiently. 👉 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐙𝐄𝐁 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 The EPC should outline steps and solutions like #insulation, #ventilation, efficient lighting, and renewable energy systems. 👉 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐏𝐂𝐬 Since the EPBD identifies hot water as a major energy use in #efficientbuildings, it should be included in EPCs. 📖 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 EPCs 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐏𝐁𝐃 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞! Check the link in the comments to access the full guide and stay tuned for the next chapter in our series!👇 #EfficientBuildings #TimeToAct

🏠💡𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐏𝐁𝐃 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! 🌟 Today, we’re diving into🥁🥁𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 📃 🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬? Renovation Passports are personalized roadmaps tailored to individual buildings. These documents, developed after a thorough on-site audit, provide step-by-step guidance to unlock a building’s full energy performance potential. 🏠✨ With detailed records of past renovations and actionable future steps, RPs not only boost energy efficiency but also add significant value at the point of sale, offering transparency and trust to prospective buyers. 🔗 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭? By 29 May 2026, Member States must introduce voluntary RP schemes (or mandatory ones, depending on national decisions), based on clear guidelines outlined in Annex VIII of the EPBD. These passports will also help outline optimally sequenced steps for deep renovations, ensuring cost-effectiveness and significant impact. 𝐇𝐨𝐰? In our Implementation Guide, we propose 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 on the Renovation Passports: 💡 👉 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬   To successfully implement Renovation Passports, Member States need to be provided with clear definitions and guidance on concepts like “significant impact” and “optimal sequencing”. RPs need to be technology-neutral, avoiding any bias toward specific materials or solutions. Finally, public trust must be built by emphasizing quality and reliability and by delivering information on the energy performance of buildings and the required steps. 👉 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬  To reduce costs, Member States should streamline processes by allowing Renovations Passports and Energy Performance Certificates to be issued by the same expert and use RPs to replace the EPC’s recommendation section when issued together, while keeping flexibility for separate issuance. This integration simplifies compliance, reduces costs, and enhances the value of both tools for building owners. 🚀 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝: Renovation Passports are more than compliance tools - they are transformative instruments that empower building owners to make informed decisions, drive market value, and achieve decarbonization goals by 2050. 🌍 📖 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐏𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐏𝐁𝐃 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞! Check the link in the comments for more insights and stay tuned for the next chapter in our series!👇 #EnergyEfficiency #Buildings #EfficientBuildings #EPBD

Congratulations to the new European Commission on their approval! As on December 1, the new Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen for her second term as President, officially began its five-year mandate, we are filled with optimism and determination for the future of the EU building stock. 💪 The construction sector, a cornerstone of our economies and daily lives, holds immense potential to drive the energy transition through innovation, energy efficiency, and sustainable practices. The European Commission’s 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 will be the perfect opportunity to ensure energy-efficient and sustainable elements are also taken into account when planning for affordable homes. Indeed, energy efficiency is crucial to make housing accessible and to tackle households' energy poverty, and we, at Efficient Buildings Europe, look forward to working with policymakers, industry stakeholders and innovators on these critical elements. By focusing on enhancing energy performance, and adopting green construction practices, we can ensure that affordable housing becomes a driver of the energy transition. The path to a greener, smarter, and more resilient Europe starts with collective action - and we’re ready to contribute! 🚀 #EfficientBuildings #EnergyEfficiency #Buildings #EuropeanCommission

Let’s discover together key insights and actionable recommendations from our 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐏𝐁𝐃, designed to support effective compliance and implementation strategies! Today’s focus is 🥁🥁… 🏗️𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬🏢 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭? The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 (𝐍𝐁𝐑𝐏) is a critical planning tool that helps Member States plan building renovations. 🛠️ Submitted to the European Commission every five years, the NBRP outlines 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 to support these renovations. The ultimate goal? To ensure all residential and non-residential, public and private buildings achieve 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲🌱𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🌍 by 2050. 𝐇𝐨𝐰? Here are our 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 on the NBRP: 👉𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. To enable long-term investments, the construction industry requires a “𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.”📜Clear targets, national measures, and financing tools must be consistent and well-detailed. Tackling common renovation obstacles and strategies to overcome them is crucial.✅ 👉𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. Stability at the national funding level is vital.💰Predictability reassures 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬🏘️, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬👷, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬🏭 as they plan renovations. To prevent boom-and-bust cycles, public investments must increase, complemented by innovative private financing tools. 👉𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐁𝐑𝐏𝐬. The development of NBRPs should be a 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 🤝 involving local authorities, civil society, craftsmen, financial institutions, and solution providers. This approach promotes 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 for the measures proposed. 👉𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. To accelerate the implementation of EPBD, strategic investments in 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬🚀 are essential. Leveraging advanced materials and digital tools (like 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠🖥️) bridges data gaps, supports the design of effective schemes, and optimises building plans, designs, and renovations. 📖 Want to dive deeper into the topic and explore our detailed recommendations? Check out the 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 in the comments and stay tuned for the next chapters!👇 #EfficientBuildings #EnergyEfficiency #EPBD