OBSERVE presented at the Torroja Seminar on climate and energy efficiency

On 11 June, the Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, IETcc-CSIC, hosted the Torroja Seminar entitled “Climate and energy efficiency in the built environment: the European i4c and OBSERVE projects” in Madrid. The event brought together experts working at the intersection of buildings, climate and data to discuss how better access to reliable […]

OBSERVE takes part in EUSEW 2026 policy session on local heating and cooling plans

OBSERVE was pleased to take part in the European Sustainable Energy Week 2026 policy session “Local heating and cooling plans: operationalising the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive”, held on 11 June 2026. The session brought together DG ENER, OBSERVE, sister LIFE CET projects and several European initiatives to discuss how better building-level data, stronger interoperability and local evidence […]

EUSEW 2026: a high-level session on building data, energy efficiency and local heating and cooling planning

As part of the European Sustainable Energy Week 2026, a high-level session will take place on 11 June, from 14:00 to 15:30, at the Charlemagne Building, Jenkins Room. The session will focus on energy efficiency in buildings, local heating and cooling planning, and the role of building-level data in accelerating building decarbonisation. Supporting the implementation of the EPBD and EED The discussion will […]

EUSEW 2026: OBSERVE highlights a policy session on local heating and cooling plans

As part of the European Sustainable Energy Week 2026, OBSERVE is pleased to highlight the policy session “Local heating and cooling plans: operationalising the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive”, taking place on Thursday 11 June 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30, in Brussels. Organised by DG ENER in collaboration with OBSERVE and sister LIFE CET […]

OBSERVE to take part in the European Sustainable Energy Week 2026

OBSERVE is pleased to announce its participation in the European Sustainable Energy Week 2026, taking place from 9 to 11 June 2026 in a hybrid format, onsite in Brussels and online. Organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), EUSEW is the biggest annual event dedicated to renewables […]

Supporting EPBD implementation: practical solutions and collaboration at the heart of the discussions

The hybrid event “Supporting EPBD implementation: Practical solutions developed by EU-funded initiatives”, organised by the European Commission and the LIFE Programme, has now officially concluded after a full day of exchanges in Brussels and online. Held at the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission, the event gathered policymakers, technical experts, public authorities, researchers and EU-funded […]

OBSERVE will participate in the European Sustainable Energy Week 2026

The OBSERVE project is pleased to announce its participation in the European Sustainable Energy Week 2026, taking place from 9 to 11 June in Brussels and online. Organised around the theme “A clean, secure and competitive Energy Union”, this major European event will bring together policymakers, researchers, industry representatives, public authorities and EU-funded projects to […]

J-1 before the event: Meet the speakers

The European Commission and LIFE Programme hybrid event “Supporting EPBD implementation: Practical solutions developed by EU-funded initiatives” will take place tomorrow, 13 May 2026, in Brussels and online. Across the three sessions, speakers from DG ENER, CINEA and LIFE Programme project operators from across the EPBD implementation ecosystem will come together to discuss what it takes to deliver the EPBD in practice. The event […]

Session 3: From EPBD requirements to practical implementation

How can EPBD requirements move from policy frameworks to concrete solutions on the ground? On 13 May 2026, the European Commission and the LIFE Programme will host the hybrid event “Supporting EPBD implementation: Practical solutions developed by EU-funded initiatives”, bringing together EU-funded initiatives, national authorities, market actors and practitioners working to support the implementation of the Energy […]

Session 1: Turning EPBD implementation into practical action

How can Member States turn EPBD ambitions into concrete results on the ground? On 13 May 2026, the European Commission and the LIFE Programme will host the hybrid event “Supporting EPBD implementation: Practical solutions developed by EU-funded initiatives”, bringing together the European Commission, EU-funded initiatives and practitioners working across Member States. As part of the event, Session 1 […]