The problem
The EU buildings directive requires minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for non-residential buildings, so the worst-performing buildings have to be renovated first. Denmark's draft order sets a maximum of 190 kWh/m² per year by 1 January 2030 and 168 kWh/m² by 1 January 2033. The owner must prove compliance with a valid energy label when Energistyrelsen asks. The government's legislative programme (6 Oct 2026) schedules the bill for the second half of November 2026, after the earlier draft did not become law. Energistyrelsen estimates that all G and F buildings and most E buildings fall under the 2030 limit. Big property funds have portfolio tools, but the many small owners (a shop owner who owns the building, a small company with its own workshop, an association hall) have no easy way to see whether they're affected, how far off they are, and which label improvements would close the gap.
Why now · sources
Key date: 1 Jan 2030
- Statsministeriet: Lovprogram 2026-27 (6 Oct 2026): bill on MEPS for non-residential buildings, energy label changes and renovation passports, planned for November II
- Energistyrelsen hearing: draft MEPS order (190 kWh/m²/yr by 1 Jan 2030, 168 by 1 Jan 2033; documentation via valid energy label)
- Energistyrelsen: thresholds and projection for non-residential buildings (worst 16% by 2030, 26% by 2033)
- Energistyrelsen: energy label data and EMOData API
Who it's for
Small commercial property owners
Freemium sketch
What it does: a free address lookup that shows the building's energy label class and calculated energy need against the 190 and 168 kWh/m² limits, whether its BBR use code is likely covered, and the exemptions (listed buildings, temporary buildings, small detached buildings, seasonal use). Pricing: one-time (~499 kr per building), because it's a single decision: a PDF gap report that ranks the label's own improvement proposals by kWh/m² saved and payback, a 2030/2033 timeline, and a checklist for a new energy label and renovation quote. How it could scale: a monthly plan for small portfolios, administrators and banks, leads for energy consultants and installers, and the same lookup for the energy-label-in-ads rule and the voluntary renovation passport.
Competitors
ReData screens professional portfolios against EPBD/MEPS thresholds; energy consultants do this by hand; Energistyrelsen's Tjek Energimærke shows the label but not the MEPS gap. No free, single-building MEPS check found for small owners.
Build notes
Next.js with server-side calls to Energistyrelsen's EMOData API (label, energy need and improvement proposals) and DAWA/BBR for address and use code. Thresholds and exemptions sit in a config so they can be updated when the final law and order are published. PDF via react-pdf; Stripe for one-time reports.
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