National initiatives

Spain

National partner: Renovate España

National partner

Renovate España

The partners of Renovate España:

  • CNC: Confederación Nacional de la Construcción
  • GBC España: Green Building Council España
  • ACA: Asociación Ciencias Ambientales
  • AFELMA: Asociación Fabricantes Españoles Lanas Minerales Aislantes
  • AECOR: Asociación Española contra el Ruido
  • ASOVEN: Asociación de Ventanas de PVC
  • ASA: Asociación Sostenibilidad y Arquitectura

Why Spain needs a renovation market

The campaign’s one-page infographic, adapted to Spanish figures: ¿Por qué es necesario crear un mercado de la rehabilitación para impulsar la economía española?

The national recovery plan

Renovate2Recover country profile (2021)

In 2021 we looked at how each national recovery plan funded building renovation. The Renovate2Recover study found significant renovation activity planned, and called for two things: funding that delivers deep (or staged deep) renovations, going well beyond the 30% minimum energy saving recommended by the European Commission, and an enabling framework, including private finance, so that renovation markets keep growing after the recovery funding ends in 2026.

The Spanish profile comes from the study commissioned by the Renovate Europe Campaign and carried out by E3G, with input from Renovate España.

Renovation case studies

A project from Spain shown at the Renovate Europe Day 2019 exhibition: what was renovated, how it was financed and what it saved.

Mercado del Val Indoor Market, Valladolid

Renovate Europe Day 2019 exhibition

Official documents

National building renovation plan
Draft plan (29 December 2025): in Spanish, English translation
Commission feedback on the draft (14 July 2026)
Final plan: due by 31 December 2026.
Assessment of the draft plan
The chapter on Spain in the assessment of the first 16 draft plans by the Joint Research Centre and DG ENER (July 2026)
Social Climate Plan
Not yet published by the European Commission.
National energy and climate plan
Updated plan for 2021–2030: in Spanish, English translation
Recovery and resilience plan
The Commission’s page on the plan
European Semester
Country-specific recommendations 2026 (proposed by the Commission on 3 June, adopted by the Council on 10 July)

EU projects

Two members of Renovate España are involved in these projects: GBC España, the Green Building Council of Spain, and CNC, the National Construction Confederation.

Construction Blueprint II
A European alliance for skills in construction under the Pact for Skills. Partner: CNC.
Erasmus+, ongoing until December 2028
Construye 2030+
A training and certification scheme on micro-credentials for the green transition in construction. Partner: CNC.
EU LIFE programme, ongoing until March 2027
AIRE
An integrated renovation agent to guide home renovation in Spain. Coordinator: GBC España.
EU LIFE programme, ongoing until December 2026
TOP CLeveR
Training and outreach for circular, Level(s)-based building. Partner: GBC España.
EU LIFE programme, ongoing until March 2027
More LIFE to LEVELs
Bringing Level(s), the EU framework for sustainable buildings, into real projects. Coordinator: GBC España.
EU LIFE programme, ongoing until May 2027

Finished: EU Peers (2023–2026), SMARTER4EU (2023–2025), Pact4Youth (2023–2024), Construye 2030 (2022–2024), BUILD UPON2 (2019–2021)