The 25th of September 2009 a conference was organized in Paris by CEN and CENSE, entitled:

"Recasting the EPBD - Current developments and the way forward to achieve an increased use of the EPBD standards"

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CENSE - Who we are:   The CENSE project (2007-2010) supports the EU Member States (MS) and other target groups.    Our aim is to achieve better awareness and more effective use of the European (CEN) standards that are related to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).   Who we try to reach: Our target groups comprise policy makers, (inter-)national standards writers, consulting engineers, manufacturers, and educational institutes.	CENSE - What we do for you:   We provide guidance on the standards,    We collect comments and examples of good practice, so as to remove obstacles to implementation, and    We prepare recommendations to CEN for a second generation of CEN standards to support the EPBD.   More information ...     Direct link to brief information for policy makers	Reports/papers    Give us feedback. We need your suggestions and comments on these standards!    Join our workshops and give your opinion about these standards
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD):   The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is set to promote the improvement of energy performance of buildings, with a number of requirements to be implemented by the EU Member States.   More information ...	The CEN standards to support the EPBD:   The role of the CEN standards to support the EPBD is to provide a common European concept and common methods for preparing energy performance certification and energy inspections of buildings. However, the implementation of these CEN standards in the EU Member States is far from trivial.   More information ...