The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recast sets a pathway to climate‑neutral buildings by 2050. This overview examines the EU framework and early national approaches, highlighting implementation patterns and the challenge of translating zero‑emission goals into workable national policies.

This short article offers a first look at EVIA’s upcoming white paper on smart ventilation and why it matters for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) delivery. Smart ventilation closes the gap between design intent and real-world operation by shifting toward a performance-based approach: delivering the right air, at the right time, in the right place, while keeping energy use as low as possible....

A healthy building will provide the right conditions for people to flourish: thermal comfort, and good air quality, adequate daylight, social spaces and accessibility.  BPIE's latest research tries to understand how healthy buildings are experienced in practice...

The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI), introduced under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), was designed as a forward‑looking tool to promote smarter, more energy‑efficient and user‑centred buildings across Europe. By assessing a building’s ability to sense, interpret, communicate, and respond to changing conditions and people’s needs, the SRI has the potential to guide investment decisions, support digitalisation and flexibility, and empower building occupants.

The EPBD, with its strengthened monitoring and reporting requirements, provides an opportunity for Member States to enhance building stock data collection, quality and management. This report proposes an integrated monitoring, reporting and evaluation framework that can help overcome data-related challenges to evaluating policies and enable policymaking across different governance levels.