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    International Energy Agency's
    Energy in Buildings and
    Communities Programme

What we do

The IEA-EBC Programme is an international energy research and innovation programme in the buildings and communities field. It enables collaborative R&D projects among its 26 member countries.

We provide

  • High quality scientific reports
  • Summary information for policy makers

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High Priority Research Themes

  • Refurbishment of existing buildings: Finance, stakeholders and co-benefits
  • Planning, construction and management process reducing the performance gap
  • Low tech, robust and affordable technology
  • Energy efficient cooling in hot and humid, or dry climates
  • Holistic solution sets on a district level
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EBC Annual Report 2024

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Upcoming Meetings

March 16-17, 2026
IEA EBC Annex 95: 4th Experts Meeting
This meeting will be online. The exact timing will be posted several months beforehand.

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April 23-24, 2026
IEA EBC Annex 97 / IEA Cities Task 5: Expert Meeting No. 01
Thursday, 23 April: Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS C\Serrano Galvache, 4 28033 Madrid Spain   Fr

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May 31-June 2, 2026
the 2nd International Symposium on Smart Materials for Built Environment Control (SMBEC 2026)

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May 31-June 2, 2026
the 2nd International Symposium on Smart Materials for Built Environment Control (SMBEC 2026)

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Ongoing Projects

Annex
99
Air Cleaning for Sustainable and Resilient Buildings
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Annex
98
Flexibilization and Optimization of Heat Pump Systems in Existing Buildings through Secondary-Side Digitalization
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Annex
97
Sustainable Cooling in Cities
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Annex
96
Grid Integrated Control of Buildings
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Annex
95
Human-centric Building Design and Operation for a Changing Climate
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Annex
94
Validation and Verification of In-situ Building Energy Performance Measurement Techniques
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