The EPB framework, established under the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, has been instrumental in improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions in ...

The revised EPBD requires each EU member state to reduce the average primary energy use of residential buildings by 16% by 2030. Image: Flickr. The European Parliament and the European Council have ...

The Council today reached an agreement (general approach) on a proposal to revise the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. The main objectives of the revision are that all new buildings should ...

Before and after image of a renovation of a building that was applied with Terraco EIFS making it energy-efficient. Image © Terraco Renovations are not only a ...

ACEEE explores how utilities can help make energy- and emissions-saving building performance standard policies effective and equitable.

Recently, the European Parliament approved draft regulation, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), requiring each member state to set minimum energy-performance standards for new ...

Correspondent Heating and lighting buildings requires a vast amount of energy: 18% of all global energy consumption, according to the International Energy Agency. Contributing to the problem is the ...

The NYC Department of Buildings is expected to begin NYCECC enforcement on March 30, so operators should evaluate how ...

Boulder Community Health’s West Medical Building, with its hybrid vacuum-insulated glass installation and two inches of continuous rigid insulation, and the Lubber Run Community Center, Arlington, Va.

Colorado's building performance standards affects about 8,000 buildings, including some in Denver already subject to similar standards set by the city. Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission ...