Topic of the Month
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 the 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 closing the building data gap can accelerate the full implementation of the EPBD and support Europe’s renovation ambitions:
- EU Building Stock Observatory
- Energy Performance Certificates (EPC)
- Digital Logbooks
- Building Renovation Passports (BRP)
and more!
- Energy Performance Certification, Building Renovation Passports, Smart Readiness and Energy
- Fostering Data in the Constructions Sector
- Policy and regulatory developments at EU, national or regional levels
- Smart buildings and districts, and (where relevant) Smart cities
- Zero-emission buildings
- Building Renovation
Related content
The 2026 meeting of BUILD UP’s Board of Ambassadors focused on the practical implementation of the EPBD across Central and Eastern European countries, presenting national case studies from Hungary, Poland, Romania and Serbia.
How can EPBD targets translate into stable market signals? At its 2026 meeting in Madrid, the BUILD UP Board of Ambassadors analysed Spain’s National Building Renovation Plan, certification reform and the readiness of the building sector to deliver at scale.
Cómo identificar y cerrar brechas de datos en el parque edificatorio mediante observatorios nacionales, a partir del caso piloto de España en OBSERVE, para apoyar el diseño y la evaluación de políticas alineadas con la nueva EPBD.
High‑quality building data are becoming central to the revised EPBD. Yet, persistent gaps across Europe still hinder renovation planning and progress tracking. This overview explores how integrated, data-driven approaches can support effective and socially fair building decarbonisation.
L’esperienza italiana in OBSERVE ha promosso la mappatura delle fonti dati sul patrimonio edilizio, formalizzando le criticità su interoperabilità e buone pratiche per uno scambio concreto col progetto, a supporto dei nuovi requisiti EPBD.
The updated EPBD drives the decarbonisation of the building sector by incorporating life‑cycle analysis and setting mandatory targets for new buildings as well as for improving the existing stock.
Building conversations up with... Eduard Loscos, R&D Manager at IDP Bureau Veritas and President of the Building Digital Twin Association.
The new European Buildings Directive promises to accelerate energy renovation, but its success lies not in technology, but in the rules. This analysis unpacks how data, property rights, and financing can become either enablers or obstacles to the transition.
In this interview, Manuel Castoldi, president of Rete Irene, dismantles the rumours surrounding the EPBD, and champions energy renovation as a way to restore trust and build a more efficient future.
Estonia’s Renokratt prototype shows how knowledge-based expert systems can bridge fragmented building data, helping non-experts plan deep renovations and supporting scalable, EPBD-aligned decision-making through typologies, rules, and structured measures databases.
Future Topics of the Month
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