Once considered a Mediterranean concern, extreme summer heat has become a Europe-wide reality. Even in traditionally cold climates such as Finland, prolonged heat now keeps people awake at night, makes working in uncooled buildings painful and may cause hundreds of premature deaths..

The SIMIACCI project presents its first webinar: Conservation vs. Efficiency: The IAQ Challenge for Cultural Institutions Save the date: 22 September 2026 | 11:00–12:45 CET Register here The webinar is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Is preserving our cultural heritage incompatible with creating healthy, energy-efficient indoor environments? Or is it time to rethink the way...

On Monday, September 14, 2026, ISO/TC 163 and ISO/TC 205 are hosting a workshop in Berlin on the next stage of development for Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) standards - the methods that underpin how building energy performance is calculated and compared internationally.  Held at DIN (Room Forum) from 13:30 to 16:00 CEST, the session brings together standard-setters from ISO, CEN, ASHRAE and...

REHVA has joined 26 other organisations from across the buildings and energy ecosystem in a joint statement welcoming the European Commission's follow-up on the transposition of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) - and calling for the Directive to be implemented and enforced in practice, not merely written into national law.