The EU Building Stock Observatory (EU BSO) and the OBSERVE project hosted a joint webinar to help Member States turn the provisions of the recently published EPBD guidance into practical action. The focus was on the crucial role of building performance data in enabling effective national implementation of the directive.
The session covered the operationalisation of key EPBD provisions, including Article 16 (data requirements), Article 22 (national databases), and Article 3 (National Building Renovation Plans). Participants discovered how EU BSO and OBSERVE can support national strategies, streamline reporting obligations, and improve compliance, while also learning from practical examples of robust data governance and integration with EU-level tools.
With the EPBD guidance published in June 2025, the event fell at a time when Member States were entering a decisive phase of transposition and implementation. This webinar provided timely insights and bridges for EU-level policy frameworks and national practices, fostering a coherent and coordinated implementation.
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- Thursday 2 October 2025, 10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
- Online only
Programme
- 2 Oct 2025, 10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)Agenda
- 10:00 Welcome & introduction
- Framing the event in context of EPBD guidance and EU support by Andreas HERMELINK (Director, Guidehouse / Coordinator EU BSO)
- 10:05 Keynote address by CINEA
- Role of EU-funded initiatives and support to MSs by Anette JAHN (Head of Sector, CINEA, European Commission)
- 10:10 Keynote address by DG ENER
- Overview of the EPBD guidance with emphasis on data (Art. 16, 22, 3) and expected national uptake by Bogdan ATANASIU (Senior Policy Officer, DG ENER, European Commission)
- 10:25 EU BSO – Highlights & support to MSs
- Focused update on how the BSO helps fulfil new EPBD obligations by Andreas HERMELINK (Director, Guidehouse / Coordinator EU BSO)
- 10:35 OBSERVE – Strategic Support and National Rollout
- OBSERVE’s national positioning and link to national hybrid events by Dimitris ATHANASIOU (Senior Expert, IEECP / Coordinator OBSERVE)
- 10:45 MS example – Portugal’s National Database
- Concrete example of data system in an EU Member State by Rui FRAGOSO (Head of Buildings and Efficiency of Resources, ADENE)
- 10:55 MS example – A building database initiative in France
- Concrete example of data system in an EU Member State by Antoine BREITWILLER (Senior Data Analyst, CSTB)
- 11:05 MS example – Spain’s National Database
- Concrete example of data system in an EU Member State by Daniel JIMÉNEZ (Senior Expert, IETcc-CSIC)
- 11:15 Panel discussion & debate
- Wrap together institutional, EU-funded and MS insights Moderated by Rémi COLLOMBET (Head of EU Policy, Efficient Buildings Europe)
- 11:55 Wrap-up & next steps
- Closing the event and looking ahead by Dimitris ATHANASIOU (Senior Expert, IEECP / Coordinator OBSERVE)
- 10:00 Welcome & introduction
Practical information
- When
- Thursday 2 October 2025, 10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
- Where
- Online only
- Languages
- English