Factsheet

97% OF BUILDINGS IN THE EU NEED TO BE UPGRADED

Figure 1 - Latest available EPC data retrieved from the EU Building Stock Observatory (BG, FR, ES, NL, IT, FI), national databases (DK, HU, PT, EN &

WAL, IE, LT, , FL) and reports by the Concerted Action EPBD (EE, SL, WL). The sample covers half of the EU Member States with a minor bias

toward Western European countries

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Distribution of the building stock in the EU per EPC class

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Bulgaria Denmark Estonia Finland France Hungary Ireland Italy Lithuania Netherlands Portugal Spain England and

Wales (UK)

Scotland

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Wallonia

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Flanders

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Distribution of the building stock in the EU per EPC class

Share of dwellings with label A Share of dwellings with label B Share of dwellings with label C Share of dwellings with label D Share of dwellings with label >D

Buildings Performance Institute Europe

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The Buildings Performance Institute Europe is a European not-for-profit think-tank with a focus on independent

analysis and knowledge dissemination, supporting evidence-based policy making in the field of energy

performance in buildings. It delivers policy analysis, policy advice and implementation support.

Figure 2 - Age of the EU building stock and corresponding average U-value (illustrated by the black bars) for building envelopes. The 2010 data for

U-Value is based on an average of just 7 countries, while the others are based on average of all 28 Member States

(Source: EU Building Stock Observatory)