Publications

The new RENOVERTY report, together with the financial database tool, presents an overview of policy and financing mechanisms dedicated to home renovation available within the pilot countries of the LIFE project (Croatia, Estonia​, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy​, Portugal, Spain) and that are relevant to the implementation of Rural Energy Efficiency Roadmaps (REERs) within the project.

The PEN approach, bolstered by EU policies, emphasises community involvement and scaled-up building renovations, demanding effective national implementation and key factors like harmonised definitions and tailored financing for success.

Traditional bricks used in construction release high levels of greenhouse gases. A new study suggests using eco-friendly bricks made from recycled materials like fly ash and waste wood.

This report provides an overview of the trends in building and ductwork airtightness in 16 countries around the world, summarising and comparing information.

The work provides a detailed evaluation of an air heat pump unit installed in a single-family home, focusing on its actual performance. It quantitatively assesses how much energy consumption is reduced by incorporating an air-geothermal heat exchanger.

Energy sharing enables consumers to jointly operate renewable energy systems and access electricity at lower costs. The Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission published a guide that provides information on business models and regulatory approaches for energy communities.

A guidebook to support local authorities in Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and central and eastern Europe in using Building Renovation Passports (BRPs) to achieve building decarbonisation and align with EU directives for carbon neutrality by 2050.

This new report discusses buildings and construction in the context of sustainable and regenerative urban development.

Leitlinien und Anforderungen für Dach- und Fassadenbegrünung

An editorial that appeared in Applied Science brings together interesting research in the field of sustainable development of concrete production and its alternatives, an area hampered by inertia due to well-established, albeit hardly sustainable, practices.