Publications

This Advice Note explores how historic buildings can be sensitively adapted to improve energy efficiency and respond to climate change. It provides practical guidance on permissions, planning and appropriate interventions, helping to protect heritage while supporting a low-carbon future.

Österreich definiert ein neues unabhängiges Kontrollsystem, um die Zuverlässigkeit, Nachvollziehbarkeit und Qualität von Energieausweisen gemäß der überarbeiteten EPBD zu stärken.

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.

Suomi valmistelee energiatodistusjärjestelmän uudistamista, jossa otetaan huomioon päästöttömät rakennukset, perusparannuspassit sekä uudet tiedot päästöistä ja rakennuksen elinkaaren aikaisesta hiilivaikutuksesta.

Italy is gradually improving the energy efficiency of its certified building stock while strengthening certificate quality, digitalisation and renovation support tools in response to the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

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.

A new EU guidance document outlines how apartment owners and associations can plan, approve and operate collective solar projects through clear governance, technical assessment and shared energy models.

Insights from the JustReno project highlight the importance of identifying worst-performing buildings and their overlap with household vulnerability to support Hungary’s future national renovation strategy.

The IEA’s Heat Pump Monitor 2026 provides a data‑driven overview of global heat pump markets, examining deployment trends, enabling conditions and policy frameworks across regions and sectors.

Buildwise publiceert nieuwe checklists die ontwerpers ondersteunen bij het plannen en uitvoeren van functionele platte daken, met aandacht voor belasting, waterbeheer en dakopbouw.