Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and renovation trajectories in focus across Member States
EU countries are transposing the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), with a different approach to Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and renovation trajectories. This living news provides an overview of how these measures are being implemented across Europe.
Smart Readiness Indicator 4th joint event
Organised by CINEA with several LIFE projects, this high‑level event will set out the EU SRI implementation status and demonstrate practical support for Member States, including tools for SRI audits, test‑phase design, and EPC integration.
Building the future: background document
The European Union’s recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) marks a pivotal shift in the continent’s approach to energy efficiency. With binding targets and lifecycle standards, it aims to transform Europe’s building stock into a low-consumption, zero-emission asset.
Audiencia pública para el Plan de Vivienda 2026-2030
El Gobierno abre a consulta pública el Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030, que destinará el 30% de sus 7.000 millones a la rehabilitación energética de edificios, buscando transformar más de 260.000 viviendas en espacios eficientes y sostenibles.
Implementing the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: building renovation with a local lens
Local energy agencies could be pivotal in successfully implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). This article explores how their expertise in renovation and close ties with communities help activate demand and tailor minimum energy efficiency standards to each territory.
Achieving zero-carbon buildings: electric, efficient and flexible
Improving energy efficiency in buildings is pivotal to achieving net-zero goals. This report outlines how smart retrofitting, passive design, and electrification—particularly through heat pumps—can drastically reduce energy demand, cut emissions, and enhance living standards.
Built4People Stakeholders Forum 2025
This year’s forum will focus on innovation-driven affordable housing and the built environment, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, and stakeholders committed to accelerating the green and digital transition in Europe’s construction sector.
Smart Readiness Indicator: market uptake
The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) will again be a topic of discussion and knowledge exchange at the Sustainable Places conference, where LIFE and HORIZON projects working on the SRI will share their insights with invited industry representatives during a 4-hour thematic track.
PLENTY LIFE project: a new model for sustainable cities
European cities are embracing a new planning model that unites urban design with clean energy systems. The PLENTY LIFE project, funded by the EU, aims to create more sustainable, efficient, and liveable urban environments across four Member States.
Minimum Energy Performance Standards and renovation trajectories in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) 2024 drives the renovation of buildings in the EU through Minimum Energy Performance Standards, setting deadlines towards 2050 and including technical and financial support measures.