
The future of energy in three local success stories
This article explores three innovative examples from across Europe, showcasing how community-focused solutions can support a low-carbon future.
14/03/2025
Ander Jimenez

Bridging the Smart Readiness gap: A holistic approach to smart buildings
Smart solutions address building needs amid climate, net-congestion, and comfort challenges. A holistic approach, matching the needs of diverse stakeholders and taking existing technology and cybersecurity in account, is essential.
13/03/2025
Editorial team

Unlocking the potential of Energy Performance Certificates: a key to greener buildings
Energy Performance Certificates are key to improving building efficiency, but their reliability and harmonisation remain challenging. With ambitious environmental targets at stake, Europe is racing to unlock their full potential and ensure they drive real change.
11/03/2025
Anna Tamburrino

Boosting building renovation through industrialisation and digital knowledge sharing: the INFINITE approach
Industrialisation and digital knowledge sharing provide a strategic path to accelerating building renovation in Europe. The INFINITE project demonstrates how these approaches address key challenges while ensuring sustainable and scalable outcomes.
10/03/2025
Editorial team

What makes a building ‘smart’: technologies driving energy efficiency
What if technology allowed buildings to manage themselves, guaranteeing greater energy efficiency, enhanced comfort, and improved health while quickly paying for themselves through savings on bills? This is already happening—smart buildings are a reality, with various projects demonstrating their advantages.
03/03/2025
Editorial team

Advancing energy efficiency at the urban scale: perspectives on reliable information in the next-generation Energy Performance Certificates
Exploiting data through innovative services can significantly enhance the energy and environmental performance assessment of the building stock. Key factors for success include data availability, accessibility, and quality. Within the H2020 TIMEPAC project, emphasis has been placed on enhancing the usability, reliability, and enrichment of Energy Performance Certificate data to effectively support urban-scale energy analysis.
27/02/2025
Editorial team

Panel insulation technology for more efficient building renovation
As renovation rates remain low across most of Europe, engineers are seeking more convenient and efficient methods to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings. This article explores a modern renovation method that uses prefabricated panels to insulate a building’s envelope more effectively, helping to save energy and reduce heating costs.
20/02/2025
Editorial team

Sustainable retrofitting of buildings through the lens of an industrialised approach
Traditional renovation methods often prove slow and disruptive. One effective approach is industrialised renovation, which leverages methods such as automation, digitalisation, standardisation, mass production, and prefabrication to reduce emissions, ensure higher precision, cut costs, and accelerate onsite assembly.
06/02/2025
Editorial team

Advancing energy efficiency and IEQ through fast-track renovation of residential buildings
This article briefly presents the H2020 SUREFIT project’s innovative solutions developed to improve residential buildings energy conservation measures and indoor air quality through retrofitting, aiming for near-zero energy buildings.
23/01/2025
Editorial team

A fresh take on heritage: refurbishment of historical buildings
Let’s have a closer look at the significance of historic buildings. Why is it crucial to prioritise their refurbishment, and what challenges do these projects typically encounter, making them so complex to manage?
20/01/2025
Canesia Amarysti