Policy factsheet on digital building logbooks - A state of play

Digital building logbooks (DBLs) have been included in the European Commission’s policy framework for building decarbonisation for several years now. Their role and perception have positively evolved in the European policy landscape. However, where do we stand in terms of their usage and policy relevance? What is their position in the current policy framework in comparison with similar information tools? Are we exploiting their full potential?

These questions and more are addressed in the brand-new policy factsheet that Demo-BLog partners, BPIE (Building Performance Institute Europe), have just released. This project’s deliverable presents and thoroughly analyses the role of DBLs since their creation, reviews their evolution within the different EU policy initiatives around buildings and presents a series of recommendations to the European Commission to unleash their full potential.

In the words of the authors, BPIE researchers Carolina Koronen and Sriraj Gokarakonda say:

“This factsheet explains what a DBL is and how it can contribute to a wide range of societal goals, from climate and environment to public health, innovation and more. Second, it shows how DBLs have been integrated into EU policy, how they fit into the expanding array of building information tools, and what might be missing to realise their full potential.”

You can read and download the factsheet here and browse through BPIE’s main recommendations on the slides below.

BPIE’s recommendations to support a broad uptake of DBLs in Member States and to fully leverage their benefits: