European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Cultural Heritage

Eleni  Alexandrou; Kersti Berggren; Ann Bourgès; Tor Broström; Nelson da Silva Brito; Antoine Bruguerolle; Jacqui Donnelly; Petra Erikkson; Jez Foster; Cristina González-Longo; Anthony Gould; David Hughes; Marku Huttunen; Franziska Haas; Anna Karamyan; Deirdre McDermott; Chloé Mirouze; Ave Paulus; Chrysanthos Pissarides; Ana Radivojević; Gráinne Shaffrey; Claudiu Silvestru; Liutauras Stoškus; Clara Villalba Montaner; Riin Alatalu; Maria Teresa Iaquinta; Emre Kishalı; James Ritson; Miha Tomšič; Nathalie Vernimme

European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Cultural Heritage

Eleni Alexandrou
, Kersti Berggren
, Ann Bourgès
, Tor Broström
, Nelson da Silva Brito
, Antoine Bruguerolle
, Jacqui Donnelly
, Petra Erikkson
, Jez Foster
, Cristina González-Longo
, Anthony Gould
, David Hughes
, Marku Huttunen
, Franziska Haas
, Anna Karamyan
, Deirdre McDermott
, Chloé Mirouze
, Ave Paulus
, Chrysanthos Pissarides
, Ana Radivojević

Gráinne Shaffrey, Claudiu Silvestru, Liutauras Stoškus, Clara Villalba Montaner, Riin Alatalu (Editor), Maria Teresa Iaquinta (Editor), Emre Kishalı (Editor), James Ritson (Editor), Miha Tomšič (Editor), Nathalie Vernimme (Editor)

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This report summarises the work of the ICOMOS Expert Group on the Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the Built Heritage Sector, established in 2023 to evaluate the impact of the EPBD recast on Europe’s historic buildings.

Adopted under the European Green Deal, the recast Directive introduces Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), Zero-Emission Building (ZEB) targets, and life-cycle carbon assessment obligations. These measures represent a significant step towards climate neutrality, but they also present complex challenges for culturally and architecturally significant buildings.

The Expert Group gathered evidence from over nineteen EU and non-EU countries through national fact sheets, thematic analyses, and case studies. Executive summary distills the main findings, strategic recommendations, and future priorities emerging from this research.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Paris
Number of pages	106
ISBN (Electronic)	9782487082212
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

energy performance
European directive
European Green Deal
built heritage

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Alexandrou, E., Berggren, K., Bourgès, A., Broström, T., Brito, N. D. S., Bruguerolle, A., Donnelly, J., Erikkson, P., Foster, J., González-Longo, C., Gould, A., Hughes, D., Huttunen, M., Haas, F., Karamyan, A., McDermott, D., Mirouze, C., Paulus, A., Pissarides, C., ... Vernimme, N. (Ed.) (2026). European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Cultural Heritage. https://publ.icomos.org/publicomos/jlbSai?html=Pag&page=Pml/Not&base=technica&ref=9A61DF78FF5F60C28BC202947943B6ED

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