BUILD UP

The European portal for energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings

Accessibility statement

 

This statement applies to content published on the domain: ‘https://build-up.ec.europa.eu’

It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. These websites and their content will have their own specific accessibility statement.

 

This website is managed by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

You should be able to:

  • zoom up to 200% without problems

  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard

  • navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone)

This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549,  v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.

 

Compliance status
 

This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. See ‘Non-accessible content’ for more details.

The website was last tested on 21 July 2025.

 

Preparation of this statement


This statement was prepared on 20 August 2025.

The method used to prepare the statement (see Article 3(1) of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523 (2)) is an assessment carried out by the public sector body.

 

Feedback


We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the BUILD-UP website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the enquiry by the responsible Commission department.

 

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The BUILD-UP website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • the latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari browsers with assistive technologies on MacOS v15.0+;

  • the latest version Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge browsers with assistive technologies on Windows 10+ tested with Narrator.

 

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the BUILD-UP website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML

  • WAI-ARIA

  • CSS

  • JavaScript

 

Non-accessible content

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the BUILD-UP website, we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.

  1. There are no reported limitations for the website