Public comment highlights support for home energy disclosure ordinance; hearings on energy score and precinct plan set for 3:30 p.m. During public comment at the Feb. 17 meeting, residents urged passage of a residential energy performance rating and disclosure ordinance and promoted community events; commissioners announced two public hearings at 3:30 p.m. on the energy disclosure policy and the 2026 election precinct maintenance plan.

Thurston County residents are rallying for a groundbreaking residential energy performance rating ordinance that could change how we view home energy efficiency!

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#ThurstonCounty #WA #CitizenPortal #PublicParticipation #EnergyPerformance #CommunityGovernance

Why Do You Need an Energy Performance Certificate for Selling Your Property? Read this article for more details>> tinyurl.com/4fzb7js7

#energyperformance #epcguide #homeenergy #greenliving #energyefficiency #propertyassessment #carbonfootprint #ukproperty #homeupgrade #savemoreenergy #UK

Picture shows a semi detached red brick house in Dublin, that has been retrofitted to the Enerphit standard

#Enerphit upgrade rejuvenates Rathgar redbrick

In issue 17 we visited a Dublin semi-d, brilliantly and carefully brought into the 21st century in terms of #energyperformance & living space, yet protecting it's century-old façade with #breathablematerials.

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#passivehouse

Should You Opt for Internal Wall Insulation? Let’s Uncover the Truth! Read this article for more details>> tinyurl.com/4yedzuaw

#internalwallinsulation #insulationchoice #energyperformance #warmerliving #insulationfacts #sustainablehome #reduceenergyuse #UK #Scotland

Why Every Homeowner Should Get an Energy Performance Certificate! Read this article for more details>> tinyurl.com/cehys3j4

#energyperformance #epcguide #homeenergy #greenliving #energyefficiency #propertyassessment #carbonfootprint #ukproperty #homeupgrade #savemoreenergy #UK

News & Events -

The EU has issued new guidance on energy performance certificates. Reliable, comparable EPCs are key to the #RenovationWave and #EnergyPerformance goals. Should EPCs serve regulators first, or be designed with citizens in mind?

Read more: www.openbep4.eu/news-events/

Energy Performance Certificates are meant to guide Europe’s renovation wave. Often they end up as paperwork instead of tools for action. OpenBEP4EU is testing a common engine across 5 countries to make EPCs clearer and more useful. What would make you trust an EPC?
#RenovationWave #EnergyPerformance

Home Builders Deliver Under Threat Of Wildfire Season Smarter data and more resilient materials and designs are offering housing solutions that can withstand this year's wildfire threats.

Did you know we now offer #climaterisk data at address level across the UK? Available alongside our #energyperformance data for a uniquely holistic view that supports #decarbonisation alongside #adaptation. Here’s an eg of how such data is used by our US colleagues 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/jennif...

Sierra Club urges council to prioritize 2024 codes over Initiative 20-1966 review Council encouraged to focus on developing 2024 codes amidst Initiative 20-1966 legalities.

The Building Code Council is at a critical crossroads, as urgent discussions reveal the need to prioritize the development of 2024 codes amidst complex legal challenges.

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#WA #CommunityCollaboration #LegalCompliance #CitizenPortal #EnergyPerformance

Operational delivery of EPCs in Europe Heat loss from domestic buildings has been identified as a […]

How can Scotland adopt global best practices for #EnergyPerformance Certificates governance? Technopolis UK has key insights to share! 🏘️🔋🌱

Commissioned by @climatexchange.bsky.social, our team has reviewed the approaches taken by EU Member States 👉 bit.ly/41t0GEa

#EnergyConsumption #Energy #EPC

EU Smart Readiness Indicator: launch of test phase in Portugal The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI), an initiative established under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, measures a building’s ability to use smart technologies to enhance its energy effici...

🇵🇹Portugal has just launched its test phase for the #SmartReadinessIndicator!

Joining 14 other EU countries who are already piloting the SRI’s implementation, with a view to expanding its application.

News ➡️ europa.eu/!qbb46r

#EnergyEfficiency #EnergyPerformance #EPBD eu.smh.re/0XAz

Everything you wanted to know about the #building #renovationpassport but were ashamed to ask!
#climateaction #EPBD #energyperformance #energyefficiency #fitfor55 #EUgreendeal
build-up.ec.europa.eu/en/news-and-...

Communication kit Various material in English to better understand how the Smart Readiness Indicator works.

The #SmartReadinessIndicator rates a building’s use of smart technologies to enhance #EnergyEfficiency
This provides a common framework for upgrading buildings’ #EnergyPerformance
#SRI 👉 europa.eu/!DgDkbn
#EPBD #SmartBuildings#ActOnClimate

#Energyefficiency of housing in England and Wales: 2024 www.ons.gov.uk/releases/ene... annual release from ONS with datasets including some neighbourhood-level (MSOA) estimates

EPC bulk data epc.opendatacommunities.org

#UKhousing #EPCs #energyperformance #energydata #proptech #opendata

Are you interested in contributing to the UK government's net zero buildings agenda? The Home Energy Model (HEM) is set to overhaul how the UK estimates the energy performance of its 30 million+ homes. Currently, UK homes account for approximately 13% of our greenhouse gas emissions. This project aims to establish the policy making infrastructure necessary to help bring that to net zero. HEM represents a significant upgrade to the existing system, offering a step-change improvement in the accuracy of energy performance assessments. The model will support key policies such as minimum energy standards for new homes, and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), with over 1.6 million EPCs produced annually. Additionally, HEM will foster innovation by highlighting the benefits of new technologies in decarbonising homes.

Relevant to the future of EPCs: based on this notice for a recent supplier event, Labour intends to press ahead with Tory plans to replace the Standard Assessment Procedure with a Home Energy Model www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/efd42...

#UKhousing #energyperformance #opendata #proptech

Zero-Emission Buildings by 2050: EU Adopts New Law | The-14 EU adopts new law for zero-emission buildings by 2050, targeting drastic energy performance improvements to combat greenhouse gas emissions and energy poverty.

Zero-Emission Buildings by 2050: EU Adopts New Law
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Buildings #ZeroEmissions #GreenEU
#ZeroEmissionBuildings #EnergyPerformance #ClimateAction #BuildingDirective #Sustainability
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17,455 Energy Performance Certificates for properties in England and Wales are withheld from public access www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ho... new blog post about opt-outs from the public EPC registers, based on an #FOI response from DLUHC

#EPCs #energyperformance #proptech #opendata

⌛️If not now, when? The revision of #EPBD is the perfect opportunity.

Building decarbonisation must prioritise low-income households:
🏘️Renovating the worst performing homes this decade via minimum #energyperformance standards #MEPS
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🚫🔥Swiftly decarbonising heating
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The most controversial element of #EPBD proposal was minimum #energyperformance standards for existing buildings...
...but there's significant citizen support for just this.
2/3 of respondents support minimum standards for homes - polling in 🇪🇸🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇿
https://dir.lat/cgpJlR

It’s out - the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recast. We’ve all been waiting with bated breath for the central measure - Minimum #EnergyPerformance Standards - to kick-start the ‘Renovation Wave’.

Can we expect a deluge or a dribble? THREAD 1/11
#EPBD

How can Minimum #energyperformance standards accelerate the renovation and decarbonisation of Spain’s buildings?
New @ecodes and @RegAssistProj report launched today. https://bit.ly/2UmbX8V
Join the webinar today at 12 CET - in English and Spanish. https://bit.ly/3jNNsfz

1/5 Today’s MEPS tweets go global!
Minimum #EnergyPerformance standards are receiving increasing attention around the world. MEPS are a flexible tool that can serve local priorities. Starting here in Europe, these case studies look at existing standards. https://bit.ly/3jRGqnb

5/6 More work on how we get it right: This time the “most innovative and daring examples of housing solutions for the locked out in Europe.” Projects that can improve #energyperformance and access to #affordablehousing. @SolutionHousing https://bit.ly/3gAbS95

1/8 Next week the Commission consultation on #EPBD closes. https://bit.ly/2TZizKv The biggest new proposal is for minimum #energyperformance standards. Want to know about this policy innovation? We collated resources from @RegAssistProj @BPIE_eu @_EuroACE and more.

Current policies leave a gap when it comes to driving the #renovation of most existing buildings. MEPS can fill this gap. 3/9 #BuildingRenovation
Minimum #EnergyPerformance Standards
#EUGreenDeal

@EU_Commission will propose Minimum #EnergyPerformance Standards (#MEPS) this year as part of #EPBD revision. Our new paper “Next steps for MEPS” sets out how to do this. 1/9 https://bit.ly/34wyimc #RenovationWave #EUGreenDeal @Energy4Europe
@RegAssistProj

Despite Germany’s relatively well-developed support for building #renovation it needs significant new policies to meet 2030 targets. Minimum #EnergyPerformance standards could be the missing piece of the puzzle. @Andr_Jahn https://tinyurl.com/rr5ffc5j @RegAssistProj

Do you know of other examples? My 'work in progress' map collates the examples of minimum #energyperformance standards for existing buildings that I have found for a @RegAssistProj report. http://bit.ly/2A7VH1Q There must be more...

It's time for stronger measures to raise the #renovation rate. Minimum #EnergyPerformance standards can improve the worst buildings now and get the stock to #netzero by 2050. My new report with Marion Santini examines this important policy. @RegAssistProj https://bit.ly/2A7VH1Q