European data centres balance resilience and efficiency under new energy directive
Published: March 13, 2026
E-ficiencia
E-ficiencia
The EU's Energy Efficiency Directive is imposing new requirements on data centre operators to reduce consumption without compromising resilience or competitiveness. Facility managers face the challenge of meeting stringent energy targets while maintaining critical uptime guarantees.
Applicable guidelines
ISO 41001 INT
FM management systems — requirements — Provides a certifiable management system — increasingly required in public procurement and large corporate FM contracts.
ISO 41011 INT
FM vocabulary — Use ISO 41011 definitions in contracts and SLAs to ensure all parties share the same understanding of FM terms.
NEN-EN 15221 (series) EU
European FM standard series — Parts 3-7 remain in use for space measurement (Part 6) and FM benchmarking (Part 7) across Europe.