The Policy conference will take place the next day, 15 November, at the Thon Hotel Stephanie Bristol.

The conference will cover two interlinked topics with speakers from the European Parliament and the Commission, EU think thanks and associations along REHVA experts. The morning session on Healthy Zero Emission Buildings with the EPBD will tackle:

• EP and EC positions on healthy zero emission buildings in the EPBD review
• the definition of “zero emission buildings”
• national policy examples and measures to tackle building decarbonisation

The afternoon session will focus on the REpowerEU & the phase-out if fossil fuels in heating and cooling. After setting the scene by presentations about:

• REpowerEU policy context for the budling HVAC sector
• Ecodesign requirements on decarbonisation
• the new REHVA Task Force on Building decarbonisation, representatives of REHVA supporters and EU level industry associations will join the panellist in a moderated, interactive discussion on the practical feasibility, timeline and challenges of banning fossil fuels in heating and cooling.

More details about the programme will be available soon.

Read the full draft program here.

Contact us for any further information about the Brussels Summit 2022 at info@rehva.eu.