Topic of the Month (September 2023)
Each month a relevant topic and several sub-topics are covered in detail. For the Topic of the Month, content following a common thread is developed by BUILD UP Editorial Board in collaboration with the Board of Ambassadors and other relevant experts in the field. This includes producing articles, case studies, webinars and more, all in line with the specific topic selected. Relevant events are also identified and highlighted.
Topics of the Month are announced at the end of the previous month in our website and newsletter. Please write us if you wish to know more about our upcoming topics of the month.
This month, the ToM is "Building Performance Assessment". Be ready for these subtopics:
- Next generation EPCs
- Energy savings measurement and verification (M&V)
- Energy contracts
and more!
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This article describes the process of BPS modelling, lessons learned, and best practices from the use case in SMARTeeSTORY.
Article
18/10/2024
A new UK technical standard for net-zero carbon buildings provides a clear methodology to verify claims, aligning national carbon budgets with project targets to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment.
News
04/10/2024
Within our EU-funded project Cultural-E, we are developing the PEB HUB, a community-powered by Plus Energy Building professionals working on multifamily-residential buildings.
News
27/09/2024
This publication is an EU roadmap proposing concrete measures to maximise the uptake of iBRoad2EPC schemes to achieve the EU’s decarbonisation goals.
Publication
09/09/2024
Field studies confirm iBRoad2EPC as a useful tool supporting the deep renovation of the EU building stock under the provisions of the 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recast.
News
06/09/2024
The iBRoad2EPC project, funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, developed an affordable, adaptable and modular renovation passport that helps Member States meet most of the mandatory and optional requirements for renovation passports listed in the EPBD, according to their national priorities and targets. This approach also helps Member States to bridge the gap between EPCs and renovation passports, integrating them to motivate building owners to undertake staged deep renovations.
Article
06/09/2024
National Building Renovation Plans (NBRPs) and zero-emission buildings (ZEBs) are recent additions to the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD 2024/1275). This report examines the policy requirements for implementing NBRPs and ZEBs in the focus countries of the EPBD.wise project: Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine.
Publication
06/09/2024
Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) are new policy components introduced in Article 9 of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD 2024/1275). This report examines the policy requirements for implementing MEPS in the focus countries of the EPBD.wise project: Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine.
Publication
05/09/2024
Enhancing and rescaling the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) scheme is a significant update brought about by the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD 2024/1275). This report examines the policy requirements for implementing the new EPC standards in the focus countries of the EPBD.wise project: Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine.
Publication
03/09/2024
Uno studio ENEA evidenzia come, nonostante la maggior parte degli edifici italiani sia ancora datata e obsoleta dal punto di vista del risparmio energetico, ci sia un trend positivo per quanto riguarda le prestazioni energetiche sia per il settore abitativo che non residenziale.
Publication
23/08/2024