File 12: The EPBD framework in the EU
The EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, recast in 2024, and what it asks of member states and buildings.
The file guide
Working guides on this file
The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Charging Infrastructure What the EPBD framework says about electric vehicle charging in buildings, and how building rules interact with grid and parking realities. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Digitalisation How digital tools, from digital building logbooks to smart readiness, fit into the EPBD framework, and what they do and do not change for owners. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Energy Communities How energy communities fit into the EPBD framework, what they do for buildings, and what they do not change about individual building duties. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Existing Buildings How the EPBD framework applies to existing homes, where duties usually bite, and where the framework works through plans and support rather than direct duties. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Financing Provisions How the EPBD framework approaches financing for renovation, what kinds of support exist, and why financing provisions are mostly about national schemes rather than EU grants to individuals. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Indoor Air Quality How indoor air quality fits into the EPBD framework, why renovation must protect it, and what good practice looks like in general terms. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and New Buildings How the EPBD framework treats new buildings, from nearly zero-energy and zero-emission concepts to national building code requirements. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Public Buildings Why public buildings get special attention under the EPBD, what exemplar and disclosure duties look like, and how public renovation is meant to lead the wider stock. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Skills Why skills and workforce capacity matter to the EPBD, which roles are involved in renovation, and how skills gaps affect owners in practice. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD and Smart Readiness What the smart readiness indicator is, what it measures about a building, and how it differs from an energy rating. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD Data and Databases What building energy databases under the EPBD are for, what data they hold, who can access it, and how data quality affects policy and individual buildings. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD National Plans What national building renovation plans under the EPBD contain, how they are used, and why they are plans rather than duties on individual owners. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD Renovation Requirements What renovation requirements under the EPBD framework actually consist of, how major renovation triggers work, and how staged renovation is meant to be planned. The EPBD framework in the EU EPBD Timeline and Transposition How EU directives become national law, the EPBD transposition timetable in outline, and how to check whether a provision is in force in a given country. The EPBD framework in the EU The EPBD Recast 2024/1275: An Overview What changed in the 2024 EPBD recast, what stayed the same, and which parts matter most for homes, renovation and certificates. The EPBD framework in the EU What the EPBD Does Not Do The limits of the EPBD: what it does not require, does not guarantee and does not decide, so that headlines and sales claims can be judged fairly.