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Despite a sales slump, heat pumps are dominant in new German buildings, with over 76% of planned new buildings intending to use them, though production and foreign trade saw declines in late 2023 and early 2024.

Millions of European citizens struggle to afford housing bills, but there is hope on the horizon.

ETH and Basler & Hofmann have developed CAS ETH ReMain, an interdisciplinary course focused on sustainable building repair practices, open for applications starting 1 September, 2024, featured at ETH Industry Day on 21 November.

The UK and Saudi Arabia face significant construction waste challenges, and a new AI-based system aims to enhance waste tracking and recycling, supporting sustainable construction goals.

The EU Peers Summit in Brussels highlighted the critical role of one-stop shops in advancing energy-efficient building renovations to achieve a zero-emission EU building stock by 2050.

Demo case building renovation goes on for INFINITE.

The GreeNest project has released a training video as the first session in the GreeNest Training Series.

TREASURE project was presented at the LIFE Platform Meeting Conference 2024: The REPowerEU Plan - Heating and Cooling Solutions.

Transform-ER, a consortium funded by Innovate UK's Net Zero Heat programme, aims to retrofit one million homes annually by 2030 by developing and deploying scalable retrofit solutions to overcome market barriers.

At the IEA’s 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Nairobi, speakers called for a renewed focus on energy efficiency in Africa, highlighting urbanisation's dual role as a challenge and opportunity, and stressing the need for solutions that address social and technical aspects.