The European Council today adopted its Climate and Energy Package for 2030 and has chosen to go for a 27% indicative Energy Efficiency Target. It is a dismal agreement that falls short of the Commission’s unambitious proposal, which was made in July. EuroACE member companies have systematically called for a binding 40% Energy Efficiency Target …

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On Tuesday 29 April 2014, a workshop was held with the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Mr. Laszlo Andor at the European Commission’s office in Greece. INZEB was among the invited organisations.

On January 30, 2015, Adrian Joyce, Director at Renovate Europe Campaign sent a letter on behalf of all entities and organisations of the campaign, to Jean-Claude Juncker, and to Mr. Maroš Šefčovič, on the occasion of the forthcoming consultation of the Commissioners Meeting for the Energy Union. You may download the letter here.

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) requires all new buildings from 2020 to be Near Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB). However, their proposed definition appears quite unclear, especially in terms of the energy consumption and CO2 emission ambitions of these buildings. The presented study, has been prepared by the European Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) …

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Lessons from three case studies The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive -EPBD, 2010/31 / EU dictates that Member States of the European Union establish minimum energy efficiency requirements for buildings, their components, and their technical systems, based on the optimal cost methodology. This methodology introduces for the first time the concept of the total cost-living …

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This is a translation of the newsletter published by the BPIE in January 2015. A reliable and well-functioning energy efficiency certification system (EPC) could transform the real estate market by promoting more energy efficient buildings. The quality and accuracy of the certificate details, and consequently the reliability of the entire EPC process, depends to a …

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