On 11 May, Glass for Europe, together with nine other organisations, launched the study “The delivery challenge of NBRPs”. The main takeaway is that ambition is not the issue but delivery is.
As part of the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Member States are meant to adopt National Building Renovation Plans. These plans are the evolution of the national long-term renovation strategies, which EU countries have been required to submit since 2014.
The goal of the NBRPs is to ensure the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings is happening. Member States are therefore required to provide an overview of their building stock with associated decarbonisation targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050. The plans must also contains policy measures and financing and investment needs to reach the targets.
Based on the available NBRPs at the time, the analysis, supported by CLIMACT, focuses on the following Member States: Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Romania and Bulgaria. Further analyses are expected once the plans are available. Many Member States have currently missed the 31 December 2025 deadline for submitting draft plans.
All countries analysed have set long-term decarbonisation goals and identified priority areas. Each plan includes at least one inspiring practice:
- Spain: diversified financing and a structured social framework
- Romania: regulatory provisions and nationwide one-stop shop deployment
- Denmark: life-cycle carbon integration
- Bulgaria: workforce planning
- Belgium-Wallonia: integrated delivery models, including multi-level one-stop shop and area-based renovation schemes
However, these strengths remain distributed across countries rather than assembled into comprehensive national systems. The findings highlight that the solutions already exist across Europe. The challenge now is to scale proven approaches, strengthen coordination, and accelerate implementation.
Despite its huge potential and the European Commission’s recommendations in the AccelerateEU communication, the role of window replacement and the installation of high-performance glazing remains largely unconsidered. NBRPs could further improve provisions to boost and prioritise the installation of high performance-glazing.
You can read the full study below:
Further NBRP assessments will be published later this year, providing additional insights into how Member States are advancing EPBD implementation across Europe.
