Denmark’s draft National Building Renovation Plan sets a pathway towards a zero-emission building stock, with renovation, energy consumption and minimum performance targets to 2050.
Denmark’s draft National Building Renovation Plan (NBRP) sets out a roadmap to transform the residential and non-residential building stock into a highly energy-efficient and decarbonised stock by 2050, implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The document maps the national building stock, establishes targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050, and outlines policies, financing and measures to support renovation.
For non-residential buildings, it proposes minimum energy performance standards thresholds of 190 kWh/m² per year for the 16% worst-performing segment and 168 kWh/m² per year for the 26% worst-performing segment, alongside indicative values of 139 kWh/m² in 2040 and 97 kWh/m² in 2050.
For the residential stock, the plan envisages reducing average primary energy use from 156 kWh/m² per year in 2020 to 128 in 2030 and 102 in 2050. It also integrates energy performance certificates, renovation passports, financial support, one-stop shops, decarbonisation of heating and cooling and targets for zero-emission buildings. Its provisions remain subject to change as the EPBD is transposed into Danish law.
