Renovate Europe Campaign
About the Renovate Europe Campaign
Launched in 2011, as an initiative of Efficient Buildings Europe, Renovate Europe is a political communications campaign that calls on policymakers and stakeholders at all levels, to take immediate, bold actions to rapidly accelerate the deep energy renovation of buildings in the EU to a rate of 3% per year. Renovate Europe is supported by more than 50 partners from across the buildings sector, industry and civil society, including 19 national partners.
EPBD Tracker
Launched at Renovate Europe Day 2026, the tracker shows how each Member State is implementing the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, by country and by topic. Staff of Renovate Europe partners, policymakers, public authorities and journalists can request free access.
What’s new
Event
Workshop: how to use the EPBD Tracker
An online introduction to the tracker for people who have access to it, followed by a Q&A.
17 November 2026
Study
New study on National Building Renovation Plans
“The Delivery Challenge of NBRPs” by CLIMACT, published on 27 May 2026, covers Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Romania and Bulgaria.
27 May 2026
Event
C4E Forum 2027
The sixth Central and Eastern European Energy Efficiency Forum takes place from 18 to 21 May 2027 in Maribor (Slovenia).
18 to 21 May 2027
Renovate Europe Day
The campaign’s yearly conference brings together EU and national policymakers, industry and civil society to discuss how to speed up the energy renovation of Europe’s buildings.
Dublin, 2026
Renovation and Regeneration at Scale
Co-organised with the Irish Green Building Council and SEAI as an associated event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, with the launch of the EPBD Tracker.
Copenhagen, 2025
#RenovateEurope: For a Competitive, Affordable Europe
Co-organised with SYNERGI, with a keynote from Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing, and the launch of the Copenhagen Commitment.
Budapest, 2024
Renovate for people and for a competitive Europe
Together with a national Renovate Hungary Day, under the patronage of the Hungarian Minister of Energy, Csaba Lantos.
Madrid, 2023
Why an ambitious Buildings Directive matters
At the European Commission Representation in Madrid during the Spanish Presidency of the EU, co-organised with Renovate España and Ecodes.
Brussels, 2022
Eyes on the Horizon: Renovating our Buildings to REPower the EU
In the European Parliament, co-hosted by EPBD Rapporteur Ciarán Cuffe MEP, with a video address from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Online, 2021
Next decade of action on renovation
Launch of the Renovate Europe / E3G study #Renovate2Recover on 18 National Recovery and Resilience Plans, and the campaign’s 10th anniversary.
Online, 2020
#Renovate2Recover
Lessons from France, Italy and Ireland on prioritising energy renovation in the National Recovery Plans.
Brussels, 2019
Deep Energy Renovation: Already All Around Us
In the European Parliament, with an exhibition of 29 best-practice deep energy renovation projects from across the EU.
