Topic of the Month (October 2025)
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.
In October, the ToM is 'Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) with subtopics like:
- Data-driven targeting, using building stock data and NBRP insights
- Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) as a renovation driver
- EPCs, RPs, SRI & IEQ guiding and supporting staged renovation
...and more!
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European nations are adopting Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) to accelerate building renovation. Case studies from Flanders and the Netherlands reveal early successes, enforcement strategies, and financial incentives driving compliance.
Publication
How can Energy Performance Certificates, Renovation Passports, the Smart Readiness Indicator and integrated Indoor Environmental Quality considerations turn renovation plans into action? This article explores the tools aligning policies with data, ownership and outcomes.
Technical Article
The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2025 Toolkit urges governments to adopt Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for buildings, highlighting their power to halve energy use, cut emissions, and improve living conditions through smarter, regulated construction and renovation practices.
Publication
Despite growing momentum in Europe’s climate agenda, energy efficiency in buildings remains critically underdeveloped. Renovation rates are sluggish, heat pump uptake is declining, and minimum energy performance standards require stronger enforcement—threatening the EU’s 2050 climate goals.
Publication
Reliable and harmonised building data are key to effective renovation policies. The OBSERVE project improves data quality and exchange to help Member States implement renovation plans and energy performance standards under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
Technical Article
From 2030, properties failing to meet minimum energy standards may no longer be eligible for sale or rent in Spain. The proposed regulation aims to accelerate the transition to sustainable housing and reduce carbon emissions across the residential sector.
News
The Climate Change Advisory Council report assesses how the revised EPBD sets a bold course for decarbonising Europe’s buildings by 2050. With new standards for energy efficiency, fossil fuel phase-outs, and solar readiness, Member States face sweeping reforms to meet climate and renovation targets.
Publication
Building conversations up with... Jarek Kurnitski, Full Professor at Tallinn University of Technology and Adjunct Professor at Aalto University.
News
Ireland must transpose the new European energy efficiency directive, which requires the renovation of the most inefficient non-residential buildings before 2030. The challenge: incomplete data, insufficient support, and tight deadlines. How to balance regulation, financing, and climate action?
Publication
How are Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and renovation trajectories being translated from EU policy into national action? Discover the instruments, data, timelines, and rules reshaping building upgrades across Europe.
Overview Article