The November Topic of the Month examines how draft NBRPs have evolved following the Commission’s assessment, what remains before final adoption, and how governance, financing, skills, energy poverty and monitoring can turn them into effective renovation roadmaps.
Building certifications help assess and improve Europe’s building stock by making performance data clearer. This Topic of the Month explores how they can support better design, identify improvement potential and link energy performance with comfort, resilience and long-term value.
This ToM explores how to unlock investment for building renovation under the EPBD, examining financial barriers, the roles of the EU, Member States and financial institutions, and mechanisms that can deliver economic, environmental and social value.
In a warming climate, energy-efficient low-carbon human-centred affordable solutions are essential to ensure comfortable and healthy indoor environments in which European citizen can perform their activities while preserving resources for future generations.
This topic focuses on actions from the Heating and Cooling Strategy and Electrification Action Plan to support heat pump uptake in buildings, presenting results from LIFE CET projects, including alternative business models, skills and good practices.
The Topic explores the shift from smart to human-centred buildings, placing occupants and their needs at the core. It highlights indoor environmental quality (IEQ), occupant behaviour and resilience, and examines how to bridge the gap between policy ambition and real-life performance under the EPBD.
Energy communities are key to the EU’s clean transition, enabling citizens and local actors to collectively produce and manage renewable energy. They also support building efficiency and promote decentralised, citizen-led energy initiatives.
Achieving climate-neutral buildings requires translating the EPBD’s zero-emission building standards into clear policies and renovation pathways. This topic explores how regulatory frameworks, technical criteria and stakeholder engagement can support the transition towards ZEBs.
Bridging the data gap in the building sector is essential for the effective implementation of the EPBD. This topic explores how interoperable, high-quality building data can support evidence-based policymaking, improve EPCs, and enable renovation strategies across EU, national and regional levels.