Incentives and support schemes to leverage retrofitting
The LIFE HORIS project’s Policy Brief #3 examines how financial incentives and one-stop-shops can make renovation support easier to access and navigate, drawing on experience from Portugal, Spain and Italy.
15 recommendations for national policymakers to accelerate renovation and alleviate energy poverty
This report examines the gap between EU buildings policy and national implementation in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Lithuania, looking at the challenges to delivering on policy requirements that ultimately prevent renovation support from reaching the buildings and households that need it most.
Enabling finance for Positive Energy Neighbourhoods
A BPIE report explores how public and private finance can support neighbourhood-scale renovation, identifying financial models to make Positive Energy Neighbourhoods more viable and scalable.
Residential energy efficiency and energy poverty in the EU
A new Commission report assesses residential energy efficiency and its links to energy poverty, highlighting structural vulnerabilities and the need for targeted renovation measures across Member States.
Upgrading housing: the potential and limits of borrower-based measures
A policy brief drawing on experience from Slovakia, Latvia and Hungary finds that easing borrower-based measures can support financing for housing renovation without undermining financial stability, although its impact on lending remains limited.
A budget to scale up energy renovations in the EU
Renovate Europe calls for the next EU budget to make energy renovation a priority and mobilise public and private finance to close a still considerable investment gap.
Accelerating investment for an energy-independent and low-carbon future
Climate investment in the EU reached €534 billion in 2025, but remains below the level required to meet the EU’s 2030 targets. A new report by the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) highlights building renovation as one of the sectors where investment continues to fall short of identified needs.
Unlocking public building renovation in north-west Croatia and beyond
The CROSS Project final report presents the project’s experience in supporting public building renovation in north-west Croatia, highlighting the role of reliable data, technical assistance and project preparation in turning renovation needs into investment-ready projects.
European property owners' perspectives & experiences on building renovation
There is a willingness among property owners in Europe to renovate, but costs, access to financial support and the complexity of the process continue to limit the shift towards deeper renovation measures.
Assessment of the first draft national building renovation plans
The JRC assesses the first national building renovation plans: climate ambition is advancing, but financing, energy poverty and metrics continue to reveal significant differences between countries.