As the year draws to a close, the SRI community can look back on 2025 as a year of steady progress, growing collaboration, and meaningful steps toward smarter and more resilient buildings across Europe.
Energy Efficiency
The SRI featured prominently at the international Sustainable Places 2025 conference, with four sessions showcasing its progress, practical application, and supporting tools:
The SRI continues to evolve as a key tool for assessing and improving building intelligence across Europe.
The SRI continues to advance across Europe, supporting the digitalisation and energy-smart transformation of buildings.
The 4th SRI Joint Event brought together EU authorities, experts and stakeholders for an engaging day dedicated to the smart readiness of European buildings.
CINEA and several LIFE projects invite you to the 4th SRI Joint Event, taking place on Tuesday, 22 October 2025 (08:30–17:30 CET) at ACE Events, Brussels and online.
The SRI will be a main topic at Sustainable Places 2025, with dedicated sessions and workshops where LIFE and HORIZON projects will share results, lessons learned, and next steps for industry implementation.
We would like to remind professionals who have conducted an SRI assessment to contribute to the ongoing survey.
Professionals who have conducted a SRI assessment are invited to participate in a newly launched survey.
The SRI continues to gain traction across the scientific community, with a growing number of peer-reviewed publications analysing its application, performance, and future potential.
At the halfway point of its lifetime, the SmarterEPC project has delivered significant achievements in support of the integration of the SRI into energy performance certificates (EPCs).
October will feature two key events within the SRI community.
SRI June 2025
Covenant of Mayors #CitiesRefresh campaign hilights Getafe’s efforts to tackle energy poverty and heatwaves through a combination of urban regeneration, social support, and innovation. Through the EPIU Healthy Homes project, the city has identified at-risk households and delivered targeted interventions to reduce overheating.
The ComActivate project has released its latest publication, Analysis of EU and National Level Policies Related to Renovation and Alleviating Energy Poverty. This study explores how current policy frameworks at both EU and national levels support (or fall short in supporting) the renovation of multi-family apartment buildings (MFABs) for vulnerable populations.
CAIC, in collaboration with the City of Cologne, invites cities, towns, and regions across Europe to join three days of exchange, inspiration, and practice in Cologne, Germany.
On 24 June at 10:00 CEST, Energy Cities will host the next session of its new Community of Practice dedicated to a pressing urban question “How Can we Keep our Cities Cool?”
The Cyprus Energy Office and the National Network Against Poverty are hosting an information day titled “Addressing the Challenges of Energy Poverty in Cyprus: Impacts, Strategy and Proposed Solutions," taking place at the Pallouriotissa Market Cultural Center in Nicosia.
Climate Ready Barcelona will host its final conference at La Fàbrica del Sol (Sala Barceloneta), co-organised with Barcelona City Council during Energy Week.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission host the conference Delivering Affordable Energy in Europe, taking place in Brussels and online.