Energy Performance of Buildings:
from vision to amazing implementation
This is the motto of EAE’s high-level event at the heart of European decision-making! The EAE Awards 2026 Ceremony will take place on 9th November 2026, from 12:30, at the THON Hotel EU, Wetstraat/Rue de la loi 75, 1040 Brussels, Belgium, meeting room France – nearest to European institutions. It will bring together around 80 experts from various EU member states, the United Kingdom and Türkiye: architects, engineers, energy efficiency consultants, European Commission, political decisionmakers, project developers, ETICS manufacturers and their leading suppliers.
Program EAE Awards 2026 Ceremony | 9th November 2026
| From 12:00: Registration & sandwich lunch | |
| 13:00 | Session 1: Efficiency first – Europe’s first fuel |
| 13:00 | Welcome of participants Jacek W. Kulig, EAE President, Poland Raf De Haes, President of xthermo.be, Façade Insulating System Association, Belgium |
| 13:15 | ETICS in Europe: key enabler for the energy transition and major economic player securing European and regional employment Jacek W. Kulig, EAE President, Poland (tbc.) |
| 13:30 | Energy demand reduction of buildings: lever for energy security, affordability and a swift energy transition Dimitar Kolichev, Energy & Climate Manager at Eurima |
| 13:45 | The European Affordable Housing Plan and the Housing Simplification Package Eline ’s Gravemade, Housing Policy Advisor (Seconded National Expert) in the Housing Task Force at the European Commission |
| 14:00 | State of play: national EPBD implementation, national Building Renovation Plans & role of ETS2 Robert Nuij, European Commission, DG Energy, Deputy Director-General – Coordination of the Just and Green Energy Transition, Just Transition, Consumers, Efficiency and Innovation, Buildings and Products (ENER.B.3) (tbc.) |
| 14:15 | How to lever financing deep renovation of Europe’s building stock? Angeliki Konstantinopoulou, Director at Sustainable Energy Finance Association (SEFA) |
| 14:30 | Time for action is now! Thomas Pelleri-Carlin, Member of European Parliament, France, S&D group (tbc.) |
| 14:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 | Session 2: ETICS & architecture – Turning EPBD into action! |
| 15:15 | Accelerate affordable housing: new build, building renovation, densification and repurposing need to play their role |
| 15:30 | Holistic approaches, consistent framework & process improvements to boost housing supply and affordable housing |
| 15:45 | EAE Awards 2026 Awarding Ceremony Diego Marcucci, CORTEXA/Italy, EAE board member Marketing Affairs Afroditi Psatha, Head of Operations and Project at Renovate Europe |
| 17:15 | Summary of the day |
| 17:30 | End of ceremony |
| 18:00 | Joint dinner for EAE members & invited guests |
Registration is required for the proper organization of the event.
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