EU directive on green buildings: Italy must upgrade five million buildings (quickly)

EU assessment: five million properties in Italy need modernization (and urgently).

Real estate in Italy

Real estate, considered a true refuge, is still at the top of Italians' wish list. So the wealth of families in our country is significantly linked to their own homes. "Italy's safe deposit box", with assets exceeding 5.2 trillion euros, however, may lose value without efficiency and modernization measures. Why?

EU Directive on Green Building

The situation is well known to the EU, partly because the recently adopted Directive on Green Building, or more accurately, the Directive on the Energy Efficiency of Buildings, passed by the European Parliament, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the construction sector by 2030. However, the main goal is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. These objectives will also be met by modernizing the largest number of buildings with the worst energy performance and providing more detailed information on energy efficiency.

REbuild Observation Center

Researchers claim that the EU directive represents an opportunity for the country, as stated in the REbuild Foundation prepared by the Department of Design Culture at the IUAV University in Venice under the guidance of Professor Ezio Micelli, although they emphasize the significant differences between large and medium-sized cities.