In order to contribute to climate neutrality within the EU in 2050, it is necessary for administrations to play a driving role through green public procurement for building renovation (GPPBR). Among the main barriers that slow down the GPPBR, a lack of knowledge of the parties involved can be highlighted. Faced with this scenario, the aim of this article is to provide a compilation, as a preliminary state of the art, of the most important environmental measures to bring to the GPPBR specifications. The methodology used for this compilation and critical analysis consisted of a systematic search for laws, regulations and guides prepared by Spanish public administrations, as well as looking into other international information sources, mainly collected from the EU. Despite the fact that related technical information is abundant, it is scattered and at times impractical. This study can be useful as a basis for both drafting specifications and highlighting the need to develop other specific and advanced technical procedures to assist GPPBR professionals.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the need to put population into lockdown require a reflection on the capacity of homes to adjust to a specific function for which they are not designed: ensuring the health and wellbeing of people during lockdown periods. Thus, the government in the Comunitat Valenciana promoted a study to evaluate house suitability in this Spanish region through the Valencia Institute of Building. The information was obtained by directly asking people affected through an online survey. On the basis of a series of indicators proposed in the study, the level of resilience and measures that favour house adaptation to such an extreme situation are analysed. The ultimate purpose is to offer solutions to enhance house behaviour against similar risks. The information obtained will be further useful for regional regulations of house design to be amended, currently under revision.

The tragic fires at the Grenfell Tower (London, UK) in 2017 and the building in the Campanar neighbourhood (Valencia, Spain) in 2024, among other fires, occurring in existing high-rise residential buildings with combustible façades, have prompted a review on regulations and statutory procedures, as well as the development of new risk assessment methods, research reports, and expert studies in order to enhance fire safety in such buildings. Within this context, this article is aimed at providing a compilation, in the form of a preliminary state-of-the-art review, of various fire safety measures that can be adopted in these types of buildings, and to contrast the main measures identified with the requirements set out in Spanish national regulations.

La elaboración del Informe de Evaluación del Edificio (IEE) como condición previa para solicitar financiación de obras de conservación, accesibilidad universal o eficiencia energética y las ayudas económicas a la redacción misma del IEE, han supuesto importantes estímulos para su implantación. También se ha avanzado en la regulación de la creación de organismos de registro que integren la información de los IEE, de forma que pueda ser consultada públicamente. El interés de la Administración en desarrollar herramientas informáticas que registren información sobre el estado de los edificios y además la referencien geográficamente resulta esencial para plantear políticas realistas de vivienda, rehabilitación y regeneración urbana, y además constituyen bases de datos muy útiles para llevar a cabo posteriores trabajos de investigación. En este trabajo se presentan y analizan diversos ejemplos recientes de registros y observatorios de vivienda, mostrando el potencial e interés que presentan.