Towards a sustainability/equity equilibrium in urban digital technologies
Digital technologies in urban environments enhance sustainability but also raise concerns about privacy, bias, and equity, highlighting the need for community involvement and ethical planning to ensure equitable benefits for all residents.
Luca Papapietro
The Covenant of Mayors' decarbonised heating campaign
The Covenant of Mayors' campaign urges cities to phase out fossil-fuel heating through decarbonised solutions, improving health, sustainability, and resilience, with local governments playing a key role.
Luca Papapietro
Courses from the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub
EPAH supports local governments in tackling energy poverty by offering capacity-building courses and sharing real-world insights from frontline practitioners.
Luca Papapietro
Call for evidence: boost lending and protect vulnerable households in renovating worst-performing buildings
The European Commission seeks feedback on a regulation to help credit institutions boost financing for energy renovations of worst-performing buildings, with submissions open until November 5, 2024.
Luca Papapietro
IWG5 Buildings Call for chair, co-chair and task force members
The IWG5 Buildings task force provides input for the second update of IWG5’s implementation plan.
Céline Suchet
Energy poverty in the Netherlands: trends and mitigation
Research by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS) found that 400,000 households faced energy poverty in 2023, with government measures mitigating a larger rise.
Luca Papapietro
Urban Mining and the INBUILT initiative
The construction industry in Europe is adopting circular economy principles like Urban Mining to reduce waste, with the INBUILT project mapping initiatives and promoting sustainability.
Luca Papapietro
Beyond sustainability: regenerative design
Regenerative design is an innovative approach in the built environment that goes beyond sustainability by actively restoring and enhancing natural systems, utilising advanced materials and technologies, and fostering positive impacts on ecosystems and communities.
Luca Papapietro
Can painted roofs save lives?
A study found that painting London’s roofs white could have saved hundreds of lives during the hot summer of 2018 by reducing temperatures, while solar panels could have further cooled the city and generated significant energy.
Luca Papapietro
The Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy
The Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy is a free online programme designed to upskill built environment professionals in low-carbon and regenerative design, featuring a curriculum developed by leading experts and institutions to promote sustainability in the construction industry.
Luca Papapietro