Position paper on the European Green Deal: operationalising the decarbonisation agenda Europe’s flat glass industry welcomes the release of the European Green Deal and the Commission’s ambition to actively operationalize a decarbonisation agenda across all relevant policies. The European flat glass sector takes it as its role to produce at a competitive price the materials
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Minimum performance requirements for window replacement in the residential sector As required by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, EU Member States have to set cost-optimal minimum energy performance requirements for the replacement of building elements such as windows. The map and the table below illustrate how EU Member States have implemented this 2012 EPBD requirement and
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The benefits of Window Energy Labelling Providing meaningful and intelligible information to consumers on the energy performance of the products they purchase is effective at reducing energy demand, bringing savings to households and helping cut GHG emissions. Energy labels have demonstrated to be an efficient information tool for consumers and can be applied to
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Other languages Daylight and glazing requirements in new constructions Minimum glazing surface for genuinely sustainable buildings Glazed surfaces in buildings play a pivotal role to ensure the design and construction of genuinely sustainable buildings. The use of glass in constructions delivers economic, environmental and social objectives, all of which are central when defining
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