The EPBD in practice, webinar recording and materials now available !

October 9, 2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our recent joint webinar “The energy performance of buildings directive in practice, the role of building performance data for Member States”, held on 2 October 2025.

Whether you attended live or not, you can now access the full set of materials here :

🎥 Webinar recording on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnYRdr6YZRg

📑 Final programme : EU BSO & OBSERVE webinar agenda_final.pdf
📊 All-in-one slide deck :2025.10.02_EU_BSO_OBSERVE_webinar_all-in-one_slide_deck.pdf

The session featured contributions from DG ENER, CINEA, the EU Building Stock Observatory (EU BSO), and the OBSERVE project, as well as national examples from Portugal, France, and Spain. It concluded with a stimulating panel debate on how building performance data can effectively support the transposition and implementation of the EPBD.

We hope these resources will be valuable for your ongoing work. Please feel free to share them within your networks!

#EPBD #EnergyEfficiency #Buildings #Sustainability #CINEA #DGENER #EUBSO #OBSERVE

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