Europe’s buildings are responsible for a significant part of its greenhouse gas emissions. If the vast majority of these emissions are produced during the materials extraction and production and use phases of buildings, the emissions generated during the building phase are also part of the whole-lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of buildings, estimated at 5-12% of total national greenhouse emissions by the European Commission.
EBC monitors the development of tools to address whole-lifecycle emissions of buildings to facilitate the uptake and use by construction SMEs and craft trades. These include voluntary tools such as Level(s), a voluntary sustainability reporting framework, or relevant European Standards and provisions in EU legislation, all aiming to curb the overall emissions of Europe’s building stock.
Energy & Environment
Buildings play a key role in achieving the aim of adapting to and mitigating climate change in the EU. Moreover, under the umbrella of the European Green Deal, the Renovation...
Energy & Environment
In the context of the Renovation Wave, the EU Covenant of Mayors – which brings together local governments voluntarily committed to implementing EU climate and energy objectives – is organising...
Digitalisation
On 27 May, the Horizon 2020 project DigiPLACE held its closing conference, entitled "The future building blocks: How digital platforms will help deliver the EU Green Deal goals". DigiPLACE, thanks...
Energy & Environment
In the context of the 12-week public consultation that was launched in March 2021, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) is organising a series of five Stakeholder Works...
Energy & Environment
Today, the European Commission has published its public consultation on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), through which all stakeholders can provide feedback by 22 ...
Energy & Environment
In a joint paper, the European Builders Confederation (EBC) and the International Union of Property Owners (UIPI) call for a robust political commitment to enable the long-term vision required for...
