European Union has developed several regulations regarding the use of renewable energy sources in buildings, the achievement of nearly-zero energy buildings, the energy renovation in buildings and has proposed a new directive targeting in nearly-zero carbon emission buildings by the end of the decade.

These directives include:

a) DIRECTIVE 2010/31/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 19 May 2010
on the energy performance of buildings

b) DIRECTIVE (EU) 2018/2001 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 11 December 2018
on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

c) COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION (EU) 2019/786
of 8 May 2019
on building renovation

d) REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast)

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2023-0033_EN.html

e) DIRECTIVE 2004/8/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 11 February 2004
on the promotion of co-generation based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market
and amending Directive 92/42/EEC

f) DIRECTIVE 2002/91/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 December 2002
on the energy performance of buildings

g) DIRECTIVE (EU) 2018/844 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 30 May 2018

amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency