Publications

A pilot case that analyses how to integrate energy efficiency into electricity grid planning, highlighting the key role of scenarios and decision-making at system level.

How can the Energy Efficiency First principle be integrated into local planning? Progress, methodological gaps, and opportunities to improve decision-making in Sustainable Energy and Climate Plans.

A new JRC policy brief examines worsening housing affordability for young people in the EU, highlighting rising precarity, income‑linked disparities and the implications for long‑term social cohesion.

Green roofs and façades are consolidating as key tools for urban restoration in Europe, although their impact depends on how they are integrated into policy, governance and planning practices.

An organisational model for Digital Building Logbooks proposes overcoming data fragmentation in Europe’s building sector by aligning governance, interoperability and public policies.

The Italian energy certification system is evolving into a strategic tool for decarbonisation, supported by data, digitalisation and new planning functions.

The European guide analyses why renovations fail to meet their energy objectives and proposes concrete measures to close the gap between projected and actual performance.

A space for cooperation between governments is driving practical solutions to accelerate global energy efficiency, with a particular focus on buildings, digitalisation and financing.

Buildings Performance Institute Europe strengthens its role in the European and global climate agenda, combining analysis, policy advocacy and collaboration to accelerate the sustainable transformation of the built environment.

The new European building policy incorporates indoor air quality as a core public health pillar, marking a structural shift in how energy efficiency is conceived.