Read our Position Paper: Driving EU competitiveness through efficient buildings.
advancing energy efficiency in European buildings
2024 was an eventful year. The recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was officially adopted by the EU Institutions, reaffirming the crucial role of buildings in enhancing the EU’s energy efficiency and presenting a unique opportunity for our industry to take centre stage in the path to decarbonisation. Our very own EPBD Implementation Guide
was published, and the Association rebranded as Efficient Buildings Europe, creating an immediate and stronger connection to its mission.
Looking ahead to 2025, topics such as EPBD implementation, the European Affordable Housing Plan, and the Multiannual Financial Framework will be central to the work of Efficient Buildings Europe. These areas offer significant opportunities to further strengthen our position as an influential association in advocacy and policymaking.
A special thank to our valued members for their continued support and active participation in the Association’s activities.
Read our Activity Report 2024.
The current housing crisis severely weighs in on tenants, city dwellers, young people and
lower-income households. More and more Europeans struggle to pay rent, energy and water
bills, to access property, and to enjoy a decent and comfortable living.
The Affordable Housing Plan is an excellent opportunity to lower running costs, improve
living conditions, and empower building owners and tenants across Europe.
With a supportive and stable policy/financing framework, energy efficiency technologies
and solutions can be deployed at scale and ensure the long-term affordability of The EU’s
housing.
Read our Position Paper: Making housing affordable and sustainable
This guide is a valuable resource for all the actors working to enhance energy efficiency in the building sector.
Achieving climate neutrality and delivering benefits to European businesses and citizens requires action on underperforming buildings across the EU. Our implementation guide on the EPBD recast provides practical insights on how to address this challenge.
Read Efficient Buildings Europe’s Implementation Guide: Implementation Guide
As a new European mandate begins, it is more essential than ever to pursue the European Green Deal, but also, and above all, to fill the gaps that are compromising the implementation of ambitious energy and climate policies in the long term.
Energy affordability and energy security have, in particular, become major challenges that jeopardise the competitiveness of EU industries and fairness of the EU energy and climate transition. What if accelerating the uptake of clean heating and cooling solutions was the missing link?
This year alone, more than 20 organisations, NGOs and 15 EU Member States called on the European Commission to accelerate the European heating and cooling transition, and further develop efficient heating and cooling networks. Ambition, simplification and funding, are needed to enable European citizens to install clean heat solutions in their homes, and for European cities to exploit their own local heating and cooling sources.
It’s time to bring heat home!
Summit highlights:
This 2024 edition promises to be exceptional and will provide an opportunity to:
About the Summit:
The Euroheat & Power Summit is a high-level, not-to-be missed policy event focusing on the decarbonisation of the European heating and cooling sector through the deployment of efficient district heating and cooling networks.