The BSO factsheet offers a concise overview of key indicators on the EU’s building stock, covering features like building numbers, energy use, emissions, and social aspects.
The latest index reveals that the EU buildings sector is significantly off track to meet its 2030 and 2050 climate goals. Overall, the four key indicators of the EU BCT – CO2 emissions reduction, final energy consumption, renewable energy share and renovation investments – are over 40% away from the necessary decarbonisation pathway.
Powering Energy Hub (PEH) aims to accelerate energy efficiency and renewable energy production investments on public and private buildings and infrastructures.
This 2024 detached house in Konya features energy-efficient construction with high-performance insulation, triple-glazed windows, and a natural gas combi boiler, achieving low heating demand and renewable energy generation.
Retrofitting and modular rental buildings are sustainable solutions that reduce carbon emissions, waste, and construction costs, and require government support to accelerate decarbonisation in the built environment.
Renewable energy is the ideal complement to the efficiency of the Passive House Standard. In order to provide guidance for this combination, the Passive House Institute offers three tiers for its building certification: Classic, Plus and Premium.
The ARV project’s Blueprint is a collaborative, evolving guide for developing sustainable Climate-Positive Circular Communities. It integrates insights and tools to support stakeholders in planning, building, and operating these communities.
This handbook is a three step, practical guide for governments, businesses, and financial institutions, on how to drive up Europe's energy renovation rates.