Today, the European Commission has adopted the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Investment Guidelines, a tool to illustrate how public and private investments can integrate the values of sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics promoted by the NEB to transform Europe's built environment. The NEB Investment Guidelines result from close cooperation between the Commission and JASPERS (Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions), an advisory programme funded by the Commission and the European Investment Bank.

The guidelines provide investors and developers with best practices and quality guarantees to put the NEB into practice and boost investments that transform buildings, open spaces and neighbourhoods while incorporating aesthetical aspiration, commitment to sustainability and affirmation of social values, inclusion, affordability and accessibility.

The guidelines support the NEB's goals, helping shape projects that back the positive transformation of societies. All EU Member States are expected to go through large rounds of investments in the built environment to address challenges such as climate neutrality, adaptation to climate change, rapid urbanisation, response to humanitarian crises, as well as accessibility and affordability of sustainable high-quality housing, construction and renovation.