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"Buildings can be beautiful and very high quality. But if it is not an inclusive building, it won’t be a New European Bauhaus house". Marcos Ros Sempere has been interviewed by EURACTIV to discuss about the philosophy behind the New European Bauhaus. This means that buildings should not just be sustainable and energy efficient, but also inclusive, meaning that everyone can afford them and that they provide well-being.

The Pančevo General Hospital has reduced gas and electricity consumption by 39% thanks to the renovation of six substations for heating and sanitary hot water and the installation of 200 solar panels. Pančevo should become an example to other cities for the use of renewable energy sources.

BUS-GoCircular project aims to address and overcome the challenges of the stimulation of demand for green energy skilled workforce and increased the number of skilled professionals and craftsmen to develop a circular built environment. The newsletter is presenting the latest project´s developments.

In September 2022, the inauguration of two infrastructure projects from the research collaboration between CollecTHOR and THOREAQ took place within the Open Thor Living Lab. This unique project is experimenting 5GDHC within an innovative environment!

In addition to the question of what role geothermal heat pumps can and should play in the energy system of the future, the potential and what contribution they are capable of making were determined. This potential is independent of whether it is used in individual solutions (a house / a geothermal probe / a heat pump) or as a source for 5th generation heating and cooling networks.

The EIT Climate-KIC-led initiative NetZeroCities aims at supporting cities in Europe for their path towards decarbonisation and becoming climate neutral by 2030. The selected cities will receive support in form of grants and direct support for innovation.

The TURNKEY RETROFIT project has developed new services for homeowners in France, Ireland, and Spain to ease their experiences with the renovation process through specific customer services which can be found in the Solutions4Renovation platform.

A total of 40 percent of energy consumption in the EU takes place within existing buildings thus retrofitting with energy efficiency measures could result in sizable impacts in the fight against climate change. The financial benefits of more efficient buildings are clear, but how can we attract further investment to these projects?

A sustainability consultancy company in London is pioneering in the implementation of "Materials Passports". These are digital data sets which describe characteristics of materials and components in products and systems, giving them “value for present use, recovery and future reuse".