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After two years of negotiations, legislators agreed on 7 December on a text that, when rubberstamped officially by Member States and the European Parliament ear...ECF strongly welcomes the provisional agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which sets, for the very first time, European minimum bicycle parking nor...

15 Dec, 2023

On Tuesday 25 October, the mandatory integration of dedicated bicycle parking spaces into the design of every building took a major legislative step forward. By...Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive takes major step forward with EU Member States supporting proposal to require bicycle parking in every new and r...

03 Nov, 2022

The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has published a new document highlighting six key policy areas that can be improved to better integrate cycling into the...ECF publishes suggested amendments to the EU’s proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, focusing on six key areas that could effectively increa...

04 Apr, 2022

ECF fully supports the European Commission’s proposal to give cycling a much stronger role in the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, publi...This document provides suggested amendments to the European Commission's recent proposal for the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. These sug...

30 Mar, 2022
No energy-efficient buildings without adequate bicycle parking and e-bike charging infrastructure

On 14 July, the European Commission published its immense “Fit for 55” package with several new legislative proposals destined to help achieve the political tar...The transport and building sectors are both crucial for the EU’s 2030 goal of cutting emissions by 55%. A new ECF position paper outlines how to include bicycle parking a...

20 Jul, 2021

The European Commission has published in June 2019 the second part of its Guidance Note on the implementation of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings (EP...

23 Jul, 2019

In December 2016, the European Commission proposed a revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive with the overall view of increasing the energy ef...

19 Jul, 2017