The EU adopted a recast of The Directive on energy performance of buildings (2002/91/EC) on 18 May 2010. This was done in order to strengthen the energy performance requirements and better organise its provisions. 

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 Buildings account for around 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions.  As much as 80% of the operational costs could be saved through integrated design solutions.

View the current state of low energy buildings across Europe.