Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) 2024/1275 is the EU's primary legislative tool for improving building energy performance and achieving decarbonization goals.

Key Objectives

The directive aims to reduce building emissions by 60% by 2030 compared to 2015 levels and achieve a zero-emission building stock by 2050.

Timeline of Implementation

Entry into Force

• 8 May 2024: Published in EU Official Journal
• 28 May 2024: Entered into force
• 29 May 2026: Deadline for Member States to transpose into national law

Key Deadlines for Buildings

• 2025: End of subsidies for standalone fossil fuel boilers
• 2028: All new public buildings must be zero-emission
• 2030: All new buildings must be zero-emission
• 2030: 16% of worst-performing non-residential buildings must be renovated
• 2033: 26% of worst-performing non-residential buildings must be renovated

Energy Performance Targets

• By 2030: 16% reduction in average primary energy use in residential buildings
• By 2035: 20-22% reduction in average primary energy use in residential buildings

Major Requirements

For New Buildings

• Must be "solar-ready" and equipped with solar technologies where feasible
• Required to calculate whole life-cycle carbon emissions
• Must be zero-emission by specified deadlines

For Existing Buildings

• Introduction of minimum energy performance standards
• Mandatory renovation requirements for worst-performing buildings
• Enhanced requirements for energy performance certificates
• Implementation of building renovation passports

Additional Measures

• Creation of one-stop-shops for energy renovations
• Enhanced deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure
• Improved data collection and sharing systems
• Phase-out of fossil fuel heating systems