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EU Peers policy meeting #2: Spain & France
The dialogue between Spain and France reveals both progress and tensions in renovation policies, highlighting the urgency of integrating financing, local governance, and thermal comfort in order to accelerate a just transition.
Heat pump or gas boiler: new study examines the most affordable alternative
A new VITO study compares heat pumps and gas boilers, analysing how each technology influences energy use in buildings under current energy prices and future market conditions.
Zero Emission Buildings market forward view
A new market analysis outlines the main forces influencing Zero‑Emission Buildings, examining regulatory drivers, technological developments, investment trends and emerging risks affecting global demand.
From data silos to smart buildings: the MODERATE open marketplace for building energy data
MODERATE delivers an open, privacy-preserving marketplace that transforms fragmented building energy data into interoperable, actionable intelligence, putting analytics tools directly in the hands of facility managers, ESCOs, and policymakers.
New European Bauhaus Prizes and Boost 2026
The European Commission has opened applications for the New European Bauhaus Prizes and NEB Boost 2026, with 13 winners and a deadline of 17 March to promote sustainable and inclusive projects in the built environment.
ANNEX 7: Zero Emission Buildings (Articles 7 and 11)
The Commission sets out how zero-emission building requirements will apply across the EU, outlining energy, emissions, and supply rules under the recast EPBD.
The feasibility of zero-emission neighbourhood renovation of apartment buildings in a cold climate
To what extent is it feasible to transform dense, cold neighbourhoods into positive energy environments? A study in Estonia reveals the technical, territorial, and political limits of zero-emission urban renovation.
This month, we explore how the EPBD supports the transition towards climate-neutral and zero emission buildings (ZEBs) across Europe: