Publications

This paper explores how green buildings contribute to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on renewable energy, net-zero consumption, and their positive environmental, social, and economic impacts.

This study highlights the crucial role of the 'green project champion' in driving innovation and collaboration for successful implementation of Green Building Certificates in the construction industry.

The paper outlines 10 principles for successfully launching local retrofit initiatives, emphasising community engagement, strategic planning, and the use of grants, while also discussing the EU's efforts to support scalable, collective energy home retrofits.

The MultiHome Integrated Home Renovation Service provides comprehensive support for energy-efficient home renovations in the Plovdiv region, offering consultations, technical guidance, and financial mediation to vulnerable households and communities, with a focus on sustainability through local collaboration.

This study explores the implementation of sustainable construction practices in Malawi, highlighting economic sustainability and key drivers such as global trends, social benefits, and access to green technologies.

The dataset provides future weather files for energy simulations, including TMYs and heatwave scenarios for 2020, 2050, and 2080, supporting climate resilience and energy efficiency studies.

ENEA e Assoimmobiliare hanno creato una guida per migliorare l’efficienza energetica degli uffici italiani, con strumenti per diagnosi e interventi che potrebbero risparmiare 50 GWh/anno.

This report highlights 'sufficiency' in the building sector to reduce emissions and address housing shortages, but notes challenges such as economic barriers, limited data, and the need for greater administrative capacity to support these initiatives.

ENGINEERS 4 EUROPE has released the European Engineering Skills Strategy to address the skills gap in engineering, offering recommendations for education and industry, with a focus on holistic skill development and the green and digital transitions.

This paper analyses interviews with local authorities across Europe to explore how energy communities are supported and the role municipalities play in empowering local energy transitions through various legal and policy frameworks.