Frankfurt, October 2026 – EuroWindoor supports the objective of reducing unnecessary regulatory and administrative burdens in order to speed up housing construction and renovation, while fully maintaining safety, social, environmental and climate goals. EuroWindoor calls for coherent, SME‑friendly rules for windows, doors and facade products.
In its contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on “Housing supply and affordability (regulatory simplification)” a central message is that the Housing Simplification Package should ensure closer coordination between building‑level rules (such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive), product‑level rules (including the Construction Products Regulation and related standards), and environmental and chemicals legislation, so that they complement each other instead of creating overlaps or contradictions.
Because most of the 2050 housing stock already exists, EuroWindoor asks the Commission to pay particular attention to renovation and the building envelope. Replacing and upgrading windows, doors and facades is central to better energy performance, comfort and indoor environmental quality in homes. In line with a “renovate first” approach, the Package should prioritise the renovation and adaptation of existing buildings.
From the perspective of window and facade manufacturers and installers, multiple and partly overlapping information and documentation requirements already arise today under instruments such as CPR, ESPR, Digital Product Passport, Energy Performance Certificates, renovation passports and national support schemes. EuroWindoor therefore encourages the Commission to map all EU‑driven information obligations affecting housing projects, eliminate duplicate data requests, harmonise terminology and performance indicators across instruments, and promote interoperable digital tools, so that product data can be used consistently at building level without repeated re‑entry.
The feedback also underlines that most window and door manufacturers in Europe are small and medium‑sized enterprises. EuroWindoor calls on the Commission to keep particular attention to SME realities at the centre of the Housing Simplification Package by designing technically sound but proportionate rules, simple and transparent documentation formats and clear, stable implementation frameworks that allow SMEs to focus on delivering high‑performance housing and renovation solutions.
For more information, see the EuroWindoor feedback click here.
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