Bike-friendly buildings make for energy-efficient buildings
In the run-up to the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, ECF looks at examples of newly constructed and renovated buildings, underlining positives and negatives that demonstrate what future development should strive to achieve.
Electric cars were given centre stage in the 2018 revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Recent research by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) on the directive’s transposition into national legislation has shown a near unison implementation of the mandated charging infrastructure minimums to car parking throughout the EU member states.
This will undoubtedly boost electric car ownership, as was the case with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, whose omnipresence on our streets was enabled by generous parking minimums [1]. However, if the directives’ weak provisions regarding active mobility remain unchanged, this boost will, unfortunately, come at the expense of more cycling.
