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
The European Commission, along with the European Economic and Social Committee and the French EU Council Presidency, co-operated in the organization of the 5th edition of the Circular Economy Stakehol...
Economy
In the context of the EU Industry Days 2022, EBC Secretary General Fernando Sigchos Jiménez was invited by the European Commission DG Grow to speak in an episode of the...
Energy & Environment
Following a long process of public consultation and debate, the European Commission published yesterday its legislative proposal for the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD...
Energy & Environment
In the context of the wider consultation process on the way to the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), EBC and FIEC met with several Directorate-Generals (DGs)...
Energy & Environment
In the context of the wider debate following the release of the first batch of the Fit-for-55 package in July 2021 and in view of the revision of the Energy...
Energy & Environment
In the context of the current lively debate on the direction to give to the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) Directive by the European Commission, EBC has...
