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EPBD recast explained: key updates, resources and stakeholder insights
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EPBD recast explained: key updates, resources and stakeholder insights
The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) sets the pace for Europe’s transition to a decarbonised building stock. Explore the European Commission’s latest documents and discover tools and perspectives from sector stakeholders to stay aligned with the new requirements.
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On 12 April 2024, the European Union approved the directive aimed at achieving climate neutrality in buildings by 2050 and addressing energy poverty through progressive measures. The European Commission’s services have since published several relevant documents on this and related topics. Below are the most notable ones, updated regularly.
Follow a periodically updated list of links to stakeholders' reactions, comments, and reflections on the directive's approval, along with tools developed to address its challenges more effectively:
FEDARENE (the European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and Environment) welcomes the EPBD for its strides toward addressing energy efficiency in buildings, but regrets the lack of binding renovation timelines and a ban on fossil-fuel heating and cooling systems.
BPIE (Buildings Performance Institute Europe), a foremost independent authority on the energy performance of buildings, published a paper that provides an overview of the forthcoming updates to the Directive.
EuroACE (the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings) welcomes the adoption of EPBD for advancing EU competitiveness and energy security, with strong support for its provisions aimed at achieving climate goals through enhanced energy efficiency in buildings.
EBC (the European Builder Confederation) sees the recast of the EPBD as vital for enhancing renovation in the construction sector but stresses the importance of efficient, inclusive transposition at national levels and careful development of secondary legal acts by the European Commission.
REHVA (The Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations) assesses the directive as a significant step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy poverty, and dependence on imported fossil fuels in the EU, with provisions aiming to make 'zero-emissions' the standard for new buildings and phase out fossil fuels from heating. REHVA also published a guide on implementing the EPBD.
‘Only by treating renovation as a sustained social investment rather than a one-off technical fix we can ensure that the transition leaves households not just warmer, but genuinely better off’
