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This is the new EU Directive on energy performance for buildings with the goal of decarbonize the building stock (New Construction and Existing) by 2050. The Directive is mandatory but allows governments to decide on the renovation measures best-suited to their specific national context (historic buildings can be exempt). https://lnkd.in/gmSYHEWG

All New Buildings in the EU to Be Zero Emissions by 2030 !! The European Council announced the adoption of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) across the EU, including targets for all new buildings to be zero emissions by 2030, and to phase out the use of fossil fuels in building heating systems by 2040. DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the energy performance of buildings (recast) full version attached. #decarbonisation #builtenvironment #buildings

All New Buildings in the EU to Be Zero Emissions by 2030 !! Such intiatives are also required in India for mandatory compliance of ECBC

Looking for funding options for #energyefficient renovations? Register now for the @PCrosscert event and explore funding schemes in Europe for energy-efficient #building renovations and how these schemes incorporate Energy Performance Certificates 👉

The New EU Energy-Performance of Buildings is Adopted

Scottish government consults on Passivhaus Standard equivalent The Scottish government is seeking industry views to determine the principles for a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus Standard in the first of a two-stage consultation. The first stage, which closes on 23 October, will also seek responses to the implementation of the 2023 energy standards to inform the development of a stage 2 consultation next year. This second consultation will set out the details of proposed new standards or performance targets. The government has ambitions that Scotland will become a net-zero nation by 2045 and the aim of both consultations is to consider the technical, commercial and wider implications of improvements to building regulations within its broader climate change action. 

🗞 New Press Release!      The European Parliament has approved the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, aiming to decarbonise the EU building stock by 2050. Even though the directive takes a step in the right direction, the advances fall short of Bellona’s expectations.      Buildings contribute significantly to the EU's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions:   ❗️40% of energy consumption   ❗36% of energy-related emissions      ️📢 “The directive is a step in the right direction but it overlooks a key opportunity to phase-out fossil fuels in the building sector.” – Kirke Siimso, our Policy Assistant on Green Buildings       📢“The inclusion of Whole Life Carbon is a much-needed signal that decarbonising buildings is just as much about improving their energy performance as it is about decarbonizing the materials that go into them.” – Frauke Eustermann, Policy Manager Sustainable Construction Industry      Read our full press release here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dPsqTCd5     #EPBD #climateaction #buildings #decarbonisation  

Residential and commercial buildings account for around 30% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to BEIS (2021) Heat and Buildings Strategy. Therefore, improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions in this sector is crucial to meeting the UK net zero targets by 2050. In December 2023, the Government published a consultation, open until 6 March, on the Future Homes and Buildings Standards, which aims to make new homes and non-domestic buildings ‘zero-carbon ready’. Long awaited by the industry, it will update the Building Regulations Part L 2021, and set the energy performance in England from 2025 for new and existing buildings undergoing refurbishment.

Building Engineer Scottish government consults on Passivhaus Standard equivalent The first stage, which closes on 23 October, will also seek responses to the implementation of the 2023 energy standards to inform the development of a stage 2 consultation next year. This second consultation will set out the details of proposed new standards or performance targets. The government has ambitions that Scotland will become a net-zero nation by 2045 and the aim of both consultations is to consider the technical, commercial and wider implications of improvements to building regulations within its broader climate change action.

#DYK that the revised #EPDB directive helps increase renovation 🏗️🏘️ in the EU? It also supports 🔹 better air quality 🔹 the #digitalisation of #EnergySystems for buildings 🔹 the roll-out of infrastructure for sustainable mobility Learn more 👉 https://europa.eu/!94CcT3