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
In the context of its participation to the Coalition on Sustainable Buildings & Neighbourhoods (CSBN), EBC co-presented its vision on One-Stop-Shops (OSS) together with the International Union of ...
Energy & Environment
With the aim of further implementing the principles of the Green Deal, SMEunited, EBC and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) have collaborated to collect g...
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 & Innovation
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...
