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
Last week, in the context of the EU Green Week 2023, EBC was invited to speak at a webinar on “The Role of Electrical and Fire Safety Skills in the...
Energy & Environment
After three years of absence due to the health, economic and geopolitical crisis, EBC has the pleasure to announce its 2023 Annual Congress, which for the first time will take...
Economy
On 15th of March, the European Commission presented its long-awaited Transition Pathway for the Construction ecosystem. The document aims to accompany the twin digital and green transition in the cons...
Energy & Environment
Yesterday, with the Plenary vote of the European Parliament on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) a major step forward has been taken. MEPs voted on the ITRE committee...
Energy & Environment
EBC has recently joined the European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA), a development which has been formalised at the first Secretary General’s meeting chaired by Euroheat & Power at the end...
Energy & Environment
On 28 November, 15 European organisations including representatives of the heating, cogeneration, biogas, infrastructure and gas sectors, along with SMEunited and EBC, have issued a joint statement ...
