Heating, fireplaces and chimneys 2026: where works are declared
For heating and plumbing engineers, installers of heating systems and fireplace makers: from 1 January to 3 November 2026, 5,961 small-scale works approvals were issued that include works in the category “heating, fireplaces and chimneys”, more than in the same period last year (4,083, +46%).
In numbers
- 5,961 acts in 2026 (to 3 November 2026), against 4,083 in the same period last year (+46%).
- 6% of the year's small-scale works approvals (those whose form was read) include such a work.
- By area: Attica 26%, Thessaloniki regional unit 2%, Rest of Greece 72%.
Which works we count
| Code and work | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| (l) Autonomous heating system | 5,369 | 3,503 |
| (ke) Fireplaces and chimneys in homes | 490 | 464 |
| (kd) Commercial hearths, ovens and chimneys | 138 | 150 |
The codes are those of the standardised catalogue of small-scale works on the approval form (Greek-alphabet letters, written here in Latin letters).
By month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 283 | 294 |
| February | 330 | 435 |
| March | 310 | 711 |
| April | 374 | 920 |
| May | 499 | 805 |
| June | 462 | 1,164 |
| July | 544 | 892 |
| August | 335 | 140 |
| September | 513 | 255 |
| October | 410 | 309 |
| November | 354 | 36 (to 3 November) |
| December | 434 | – |
The municipalities with the most works
| Municipality | 2026 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ioannina | 683 | 356 | +92% |
| Xanthi | 312 | 125 | +150% |
| Athens | 312 | 258 | +21% |
| Kavala | 258 | 168 | +54% |
| Agrinio | 231 | 210 | +10% |
| Komotini | 200 | 103 | +94% |
| Lamia | 175 | 65 | +169% |
| Patras | 139 | 174 | −20% |
| Katerini | 130 | 39 | +233% |
| Drama | 118 | 64 | +84% |
| Alexandroupoli | 94 | 64 | +47% |
| Tripoli | 77 | 50 | +54% |
| Veria | 72 | 42 | +71% |
| Peristeri | 59 | 52 | +13% |
| Arta | 58 | 65 | −11% |
| Piraeus | 56 | 43 | +30% |
| Chios | 52 | 8 | +550% |
| Edessa | 52 | 31 | +68% |
| Larissa | 50 | 25 | +100% |
| Volos | 49 | 37 | +32% |
Same period each year: 1 January to 3 November.
And the new apartment buildings
Every new apartment building needs a heating and hot-water system; it is chosen early, at the design stage. In 2026 (to 3 November 2026), 929 new apartment buildings received a first building permit across the country. See the new apartment buildings of 2026 or open the map to find projects in your area.
How we count
The works come from the Small-Scale Building Works Approvals (Law 4759/2020) that the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) posts on Diavgeia, based on the standardised catalogue of works on the form. An act may list more than one work, so it counts in each relevant category. We count the acts whose form was read (95% of the year's approvals). Source: acts of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) on Diavgeia, to 3 November 2026. An approval does not mean that the work has been done or commissioned.