This report maps the developing policy landscape at the EU level and provides recommendations to guide policymakers in the implementation of SPENs at national and local level.
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Margaux Barrett
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The recast EPBD explicitly mentions the neighbourhood approach, sets minimum energy standards, and addresses energy poverty, all of which are elements of the PEN approach. This report analyses key EU policies relevant for underpinning the positive neighbourhood approach to building renovations.
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Since 2015, the Healthy Homes Barometer has been tracking the state of European Union homes. The 2024 edition has been renamed as the Healthy Buildings Barometer to reflect the fact that it now extends to all major building types, giving us significant insights into all our buildings and their users’ health.
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A new project has launched to respond to sluggish renovation rates of residential buildings and high energy poverty levels in Central and Eastern Europe by empowering local communities and developing Neighourhood Energy Sufficiency Roadmaps.
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This webinar will look at two key EU initiatives aiming to enhance buildings data for better policy design at EU and Member State level.
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The ComAct final conference, taking place in Brussels on January 24, will look at how to ensure that Europe’s legislation effectively address energy poverty; specifically in the case of multi apartment family buildings in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Nearly 50% of the European territory is earthquake-prone, posing serious safety risks to the building stock. In seismic countries energy renovation actions should be combined with seismic retrofitting.
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Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods (SPENs) have strong potential to decarbonising the building stock, while providing additional benefits for residents both at building and neighbourhood level, enhancing wellbeing and a sense of community. This webinar will share existing policy support measures and barriers in the current regulatory context that enable or hinder a wider uptake of SPENs.
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Odessa Housing Union (OHU) is one of the partners of the EU-funded project ComAct (“Community Tailored Actions for Energy Poverty Mitigation”). Its goal is to make energy-efficient improvements in multi-family apartment buildings in Central and Eastern Europe affordable and manageable for energy-poor communities, as well as to create the necessary assistance conditions for lifting them out of energy poverty.
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