Sustainability reporting in the built environment is increasingly complex due to rising transparency demands, fragmented data, and misaligned standards.

The report 'A Vision for Data in the Built Environment', developed by Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction (UCL), the Building Passport Alignment Project, Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), VITO and Demo-BLog, proposes a harmonised data ecosystem to streamline reporting, enhance decision-making, and support decarbonisation.

Key recommendations include an EU-led common data dictionary, a federated data model for secure access, and aligned regulatory data requirements.

Digital Building Logbooks are highlighted as crucial tools. Achieving this vision requires cross-sector collaboration for an efficient, future-proof system.