13 - 14 October 2026, Vienna

7th CA EPBD 6 Plenary Meeting

13Oct

The 7th CA EPBD plenary meeting will be held in Vienna and will include 15 sessions addressing key topics related to implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Further information is available for partners of the Concerted Action EPBD via the CA EPBD project portal (login required).

Key topics discussed:

  • NBRP monitoring frameworks and data‑collection tools for renovation rates and depths

  • Delegated act implementation: life‑cycle GWP limits, calculation methods and EPC integration

  • Member‑State best‑practice definitions of ZEB for renovation and cost‑optimal report outcomes

  • Progress and policies for decarbonising heating and cooling, including obstacles

  • Enabling frameworks for MEPS compliance in non‑residential buildings and related policies

  • Market barriers to renovation and proposed policy instruments to remove them

  • Electrification of buildings: EV‑charging infrastructure, interoperability

  • Building automation and control deployment and monitoring

  • Examples of financing renovation, linking public and private financing

  • “Plug‑and‑play” renovation solutions

CA EPBD plenary meetings are closed, confidential sessions limited to national experts responsible for implementing the EPBD in the EU Member States and Norway, together with key representatives of the European Commission.