The proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (EPBD) was put forward by the Commission as part of the package ‘Clean Energy for all Europeans’. The main objective of this proposal is to accelerate the cost-effective renovation of existing buildings. The building sector is the largest single energy consumer in Europe, absorbing 40% of final energy and about 75% of buildings are energy inefficient.