Topic of the Month (March 2026)
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, we explore how the EPBD supports the transition towards climate-neutral and zero emission buildings (ZEBs) across Europe:
- Policy frameworks and criteria for zero-emission buildings under the EPBD
- Cost-optimal methodologies, primary energy calculations and lifecycle approaches
- National Building Renovation Plans, MEPS and renovation strategies
- Renewable energy integration, smart readiness and next-generation EPCs
- Stakeholder engagement and social acceptance in the ZEB transition
…and more!
- Energy Performance Certification, Building Renovation Passports, Smart Readiness and Energy
- Policy and regulatory developments at EU, national or regional levels
- Zero-emission buildings
- Building Renovation
- Nearly zero-energy buildings
- Energy efficiency technologies and solutions
- Construction materials and circular construction
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À Belval, un nouvel ensemble immobilier associe construction en bois, systèmes énergétiques intégrés et certification bas-carbone dans le cadre de la reconversion d’une ancienne friche industrielle.
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This dossier brings together press releases, articles and interviews on Low Carbon Building Initiative Logistics, the new pan-European framework for assessing the whole-life carbon of logistics buildings.
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Sverige planerar en omfattande översyn av sina energideklarationer för att integrera nollutsläppsbyggnader, underlätta uppdateringen av deklarationerna och ge bättre vägledning för renovering.
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Suomessa valmistellaan merkittävää energiatodistusten uudistusta, jossa rakennusten energiatehokkuus kytketään entistä tiiviimmin perusparannuksiin, uusiutuvaan energiaan ja elinkaaren aikaiseen hiilijalanjälkeen.
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Ireland has updated its methodology to translate the EPBD’s life-cycle carbon requirements into a practical framework for measuring and reporting the climate impact of new buildings.
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Suomi valmistelee energiatodistusjärjestelmän uudistamista, jossa otetaan huomioon päästöttömät rakennukset, perusparannuspassit sekä uudet tiedot päästöistä ja rakennuksen elinkaaren aikaisesta hiilivaikutuksesta.
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The European Commission sets out how to put the new EPBD into practice, from minimum standards and residential renovation to financing, energy performance certificates and zero-emission buildings.
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A new open climate dataset makes it possible to anticipate how the energy needs of European buildings will change and design them for the conditions they will actually face.
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A new GlobalABC roadmap proposes turning climate objectives for buildings into financeable projects by combining regulation, data, capacity and public and private capital.
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La Comisión Europea ha iniciado procedimientos de infracción contra los 27 Estados miembros por no haber transpuesto en plazo la Directiva refundida sobre la eficiencia energética de los edificios (EPBD).
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