EU GPP Criteria: Whole Life Carbon Assessment for Buildings

The JRC Technical Report outlines proposed EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for whole life carbon assessment in buildings. It highlights that proposals for the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aim to make whole life carbon assessment mandatory for new buildings larger than 2000m2 by 2027, and for all new buildings by 2030. This initiative seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector by integrating embodied carbon considerations into public procurement.

Record

• Jurisdiction European Union
• Category Whole-Life and Embodied Carbon
• Legal stage government_proposal
• Binding status draft_legal_text
• Effective date 2027-01-01
• Source JRC Technical Report - EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for buildings