EPBD targets the worst performers
The EU EPBD requires the worst performing buildings to be retrofitted by 2030.
Why now
The pressure on buildings is already here.
Regulation, lending and energy prices are converging on commercial buildings at the same time. The good news is that the savings make acting worth it on their own.
The regulatory clock
May 2026
Simplified BER scale live in Ireland
From May 2026
EPBD transposed into national law across member states
Now
CSRD audited reporting in force, roughly 1,500 Irish firms in scope
Ongoing
Banks applying BER and EPC floors to commercial lending
2030
Worst performing buildings retrofitted under EPBD
Key dates already in law. The same measures that cut your bill also answer the regulation.
What is changing
Five forces, one direction.
None of these on their own would force a decision. Together they make a clear case for understanding your buildings and acting on what is worth doing.
A new BER scale in Ireland
Ireland’s simplified BER scale went live in May 2026, changing how buildings are rated.
CSRD brings audited reporting
Banks and large customers now push VSME requests down the chain, and the numbers must stand up.
Lenders are setting floors
BER and EPC floors are starting to affect access to, and the cost of, finance.
Energy costs stay elevated
Costs remain well above 2021 levels, so waiting compounds every month.
How we see it
Savings first, compliance second.
Most owners act because the numbers work, then find the same project also answers the regulatory and reporting questions coming their way.
The measures that cut your energy bill are largely the same measures that improve your rating, satisfy lenders and produce cleaner reporting.
Powerscope helps you find those measures, fund them with no upfront cost, and prove the results as they run. You get the saving now and the compliance follows.
Get ahead of it, starting with the savings.
See what your buildings could save and which measures to do first. The compliance case comes with it.