Technical trilogues on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) were held in July between Parliament, Council and Commission. The focus was on the scope of the Directive, one of the key questions being whether the EPBD should deal with important co-benefits su...

After significant delays, the ITRE committee has finally adopted its report on the EPBD recast on 9 February 2023.

The Parliament’s ENVI committee published its final opinion on the EPBD on 28 November 2022.

On 26 October 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a recast Ambient Air Quality Directive. The Impact Assessment contains some hopeful notes for a future policy response from the EU on Indoor Air Quality as well.On 26 October 2022, the European Commission ad...

Last month, the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the proposal to revise the EPBD. The aims are to ensure that all new buildings are zero-emission by 2030 and that the existing buildings become zero-emission by 2050.

The draft amendments of the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee, which is in the lead of the revision of the Energy performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), have become available.

The EPBD file is progressing in both the Council and Parliament. The Council appears poised to water down the proposal of the Commission, whereas the EP seems likely to call for more ambition and higher focus on social aspects and co-benefits, including Indoor Environmenta...

The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee published its draft opinion on the EPBD proposal. It notably underscores the importance of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).