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  • Cooling for all: making comfort sustainable and affordable in Europe's buildings
    July 2026
    Cooling for all: making comfort sustainable and affordable in Europe's buildings
    A modern European residential neighbourhood on a sunny summer day, featuring apartment buildings with green roofs, solar panels, and shaded façades. In the foreground, people of different ages relax and walk through landscaped areas, while an indoor scene shows a family comfortably inside a well-cooled home. Visible elements include district cooling pipes and a smart thermostat, illustrating sustainable and energy-efficient cooling solutions.
    Abstract

    In a warming climate, energy-efficient low-carbon human-centred affordable solutions are essential to ensure comfortable and healthy indoor environments in which European citizen can perform their activities while preserving resources for future generations.

  • From fossil to future: heat pumps driving the energy transition in buildings
    June 2026
    From fossil to future: heat pumps driving the energy transition in buildings
    Modern residential building with an external heat pump unit, visible piping and a digital energy interface, illustrating sustainable heating.
    Abstract

    This topic focuses on actions from the Heating and Cooling Strategy and Electrification Action Plan to support heat pump uptake in buildings, presenting results from LIFE CET projects, including alternative business models, skills and good practices.

  • From smart buildings to human-centred buildings
    May 2026
    From smart buildings to human-centred buildings
    Bright modern office interior with people interacting, natural light, plants, and visible ventilation systems emphasising comfort and wellbeing.
    Abstract

    The Topic explores the shift from smart to human-centred buildings, placing occupants and their needs at the core. It highlights indoor environmental quality (IEQ), occupant behaviour and resilience, and examines how to bridge the gap between policy ambition and real-life performance under the EPBD.

  • Energy communities at the heart of Europe’s building and energy transition
    April 2026
    Energy communities at the heart of Europe’s building and energy transition
    Modern European neighbourhood with uniform houses and rooftop solar panels, shown in warm sunlight with clean streets and greenery.
    Abstract

    Energy communities are key to the EU’s clean transition, enabling citizens and local actors to collectively produce and manage renewable energy. They also support building efficiency and promote decentralised, citizen-led energy initiatives.

  • Towards climate-neutral buildings: implementing zero-emission standards under the EPBD
    March 2026
    Towards climate-neutral buildings: implementing zero-emission standards under the EPBD
    Modern building with a green façade, illustrating sustainable and energy-efficient architecture.
    Abstract

    Achieving climate-neutral buildings requires translating the EPBD’s zero-emission building standards into clear policies and renovation pathways. This topic explores how regulatory frameworks, technical criteria and stakeholder engagement can support the transition towards ZEBs.

  • Bridging the Data Gap in the Building Sector for full EPBD Implementation
    February 2026
    Bridging the Data Gap in the Building Sector for full EPBD Implementation
    Construction worker wearing a safety helmet working on a reinforced concrete building structure, with exposed steel rebars and scaffolding visible during an early construction phase.
    Abstract

    Bridging the data gap in the building sector is essential for the effective implementation of the EPBD. This topic explores how interoperable, high-quality building data can support evidence-based policymaking, improve EPCs, and enable renovation strategies across EU, national and regional levels.

  • Energy poverty and vulnerable people: how not to leave them behind in the energy transition of the building sector
    December 2025
    Energy poverty and vulnerable people: how not to leave them behind in the energy transition of the building sector
    Grey wall with an old plug
    Abstract

    Explore links between energy poverty, thermal discomfort, and indoor quality, stressing health risks for vulnerable groups under ETS2. Highlights equity-driven solutions and tested approaches to alleviate energy poverty through capacity building and inclusive renovation strategies.

  • Supporting the consumers: the role of one-stop-shops
    November 2025
    Supporting the consumers: the role of one-stop-shops
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    Abstract

    November 2025 topic highlights One-Stop-Shops (OSS) under EPBD Article 18 as key renovation support tools. OSS provide tailored advice, financial guidance, and promote fairness, linking to MEPS, Renovation Passports, and EU projects, driving inclusive, effective building renovation across Europe.

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