On 28 May, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive finally entered into force. Perfectly timing this piece of legislation, on the same day REHVA finished the drafting of its REHVA MANIFESTO For sustainable, healthy and affordable buildings - the “2050 ready building” pact. The document at hand emphasised the crucial role of buildings in achieving EU's 2050 carbon neutrality goals.  Key...

The June issue of our REHVA Journal is out now!  This issue's editorial was written by our Editor-in-chief, Jaap Hogeling: "The EPBD recast 2024 is a fact, aiming at decarbonisation and including IEQ as part of the equation".
"The history of the EPBD goes far back. In 2002, 22 years ago the first version was published. This was the basis for Mandate 343 from EU Commission to CEN (April 2004) which...

REHVA is happy to present Guidebook n°33: Resilient Cooling Design Guidelines These guidelines are a collaborative effort between REHVA and the Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC) programme of the International Energy Agency; Annex 80: Resilient Cooling of Buildings project. It draws on the expertise of scientists from diverse institutions in architecture, engineering, building science, and...