BREEZE
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Building Renovation Efforts for Zero Emission Buildings
Building Renovation Efforts for Zero Emission Buildings
Duration: 2025 – 2028 ● Client: European Commission (LIFE - CET) ● WIP Role: Coordination and Dissemination & Communication
About the Project
The BREEZE project is a LIFE Programme co-funded initiative launching in September 2025 and running for three years with the mission of accelerating the EU’s transition toward zero-emission buildings. In alignment with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Recast, BREEZE works to improve national databases on building energy performance and support data-driven renovation policies.
Across the EU, buildings account for approximately 40% of total energy consumption and 36% of CO₂ emissions. Renovating the existing building stock presents a powerful opportunity: cutting energy use by an estimated 5–6% and reducing CO₂ emissions by around 5%, according to the European Commission. BREEZE aims to unlock this potential by developing tools, capacity-building programmes, and reference case studies based on real building data from Poland, Italy, and France.
By integrating Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) standards, solar mandates, and cost-optimal renovation models, BREEZE supports Member States in designing effective, scalable renovation strategies that contribute to healthier, more energy-efficient buildings.
Project Partners
Consortium
BREEZE brings together eight organisations from seven European countries, uniting expertise in building renovation, energy performance assessment, data analytics, IEQ, PV/BIPV integration, and policy development.
Working across three national datasets and multiple building typologies, the consortium combines technical, regulatory, and socio-economic competencies to create robust, replicable methodologies for renovation planning at national and local levels.
Materials / Downloads
News & Events
- News: Press Release No 1
- Events: coming soon
Social Media Channels
LinkedIn @breeze-lifeproject.bsky.social website (soon available)
Contact
Coordinator
WIP Renewable Energies
Duygu Celik duygu.celik@wip-munich.de
Dissemination & Communication Lead
WIP Renewable Energies
Johannes Stierstorfer johannes.stierstorfer@wip-munich.de
Alexandra Michaelsen alexandra.michaelsen@wip-munich.de
Funding
This LIFE project BREEZE is co-funded by the European Union under contract no 101215197.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
