A new version of the EU Digital Building Stock Model including authoritative footprints and per-building estimates for building height, compactness, construction epoch and use
The EU Digital Building Stock Model (DBSM) is designed to provide a comprehensive and detailed geospatial database of individual buildings within the European Union, focusing primarily on their energy-related characteristics, although DBSM has a wide range of applications. The main goal of this initiative is to support key energy policies, such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, by facilitating more targeted and informed investment decisions in the context of the building renovation wave. DBSM also aims to support the recent European Affordable Housing initiative, for example by enabling more precise "what-if" analyses and assessments of higher granularity. The current report outlines the latest developments in the Digital Building Stock Model dataset, specifically the updated version known as DBSM R2025. This new iteration offers significant enhancements over its predecessor, including more precise and detailed building polygons, as well as an expanded collection of building attributes and a complete EU-27 geographic coverage (including Azores, Madeira and Canary islands). These attributes encompass a range of factors such as building height, compactness, epoch of construction, and use type. The report provides an in-depth examination of the methodological approach employed in the development of these enhancements and discusses the validation processes undertaken to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data.
MARTINEZ Ana;
KAKOULAKI Georgia;
FLORIO Pietro;
POLITIS Panagiotis;
ANSELMO Sebastiano;
FREIRE Sergio;
GOCH Katarzyna;
GOUNARI Olympia;
2025-06-12
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC142133
978-92-68-28465-0 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 40347,
OP KJ-01-25-323-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC142133,
10.2760/0629989 (online),
