The delivery challenge of NBRPs: second part of the study

With energy prices putting renewed pressure on European households and businesses, accelerating building renovation is more important than ever. National Building Renovation Plans (NBRPs) offer a key opportunity to align stakeholders, scale up proven solutions and turn Europe’s building energy goals into measurable results.

The Renovate Europe Campaign, together with nine other organisations, has published the second and final part of “The delivery challenge of NBRPs”, developed by CLIMACT. Building on the first assessment published in May, it now covers 15 draft plans: Spain, Netherlands, France, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Belgium-Wallonia, Finland, Germany, Croatia, Denmark, Austria, Bulgaria, Sweden and Portugal.

Key messages from the assessment:

• Ambition is there, but delivery readiness is lagging: all 15 plans set long-term decarbonisation objectives, but none reaches the delivery-ready threshold. The challenge is no longer setting targets but translating them into actionable renovation pathways.
• The solutions already exist, but need to be connected and scaled: promising practices in financing, one-stop shops, regulatory frameworks and renovation delivery are emerging. Stronger coordination, peer learning and integrated delivery systems can turn them into effective national strategies.
• Major gaps remain in financing, implementation and social safeguards: plans often lack secured funding, clear regulatory timelines, adequate delivery capacity and robust monitoring. Social robustness is the weakest dimension, with insufficient attention to who bears the costs of renovation.

With the European Commission and Member States discussing EPBD implementation on 21 October, and the deadline for final NBRPs at the end of 2026, this is a crucial moment to turn ambition into action.

The study comes in three documents: the executive report, a three-page assessment sheet for each country, and the cross-country analysis by theme.

Efficient Buildings Europe is a partner of the Renovate Europe Campaign.