UFE’s reply to the consultation of the European Commission on recasting the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

UFE supports the Commission’s proposal on the revision of the existing EPBD. Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions while improving the energy performance of the building sector is crucial and even more so in the new geopolitical context.

The role played by decarbonised energies in the decarbonisation of buildings must be recognised as well as that of power grids in providing renewable energies. Regarding sustainable mobility infrastructure, the EPBD must ensure that requirements for electromobility apply to all buildings, residential or non-residential, whether they are new or not.