The study explores how green roofs and facades enhance energy efficiency by improving insulation, regulating temperatures, and reducing heat island effects, thereby promoting sustainable urban development. The paper also addresses current research gaps in the subject focusing on long-term benefits of these systems.

A new study explores the balance between aesthetics and energy efficiency in coloured BIPV modules, finding that darker colours yield higher performance but face increased temperatures, reducing energy output in real-world conditions.

This study introduces a digital workflow for predicting concrete lifespan, CO2 uptake, and embodied carbon savings through reuse, tested on a 1960s building, highlighting reuse's potential to reduce emissions and extend service life.

This policy factsheet presents and thoroughly analyses the role of Digital Building Logbooks since their creation. It reviews their evolution within the different EU policy initiatives around buildings and presents a series of recommendations to the European Commission to unleash their full potential.

The article highlights the significance of trombe wall systems as effective passive ventilation solutions in modular homes, emphasising their role in energy efficiency and sustainability while identifying optimal parameters for performance and the need for further research on design factors.

This analysis on zero-energy buildings (ZEBs) highlights the critical role of advanced photovoltaic technologies and cooling techniques, revealing that while most designs achieved ZEB status, buildings in Munich and Stockholm required additional building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs), with externally finned PVs demonstrating the highest efficiency in warmer climates.

The study highlights strong stakeholder support for EU-wide End-of-Waste criteria for construction and demolition waste, emphasising the potential environmental and economic benefits while suggesting alignment with existing national standards.

The report outlines how integrating heat pumps and thermal storage in district heating systems enhances efficiency and reliability, while also detailing the Energy Centre in Helsingborg's design and operational principles for meeting domestic hot water and space heating demands.

A briefing from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) explains that increasing renewable energy can benefit vulnerable households by extending support to those in rented or multi-home buildings, helping them save on energy costs and reduce fossil fuel reliance, with additional funding to mitigate carbon pricing impacts.

This study reviews how façade design—through materials, geometry, and vegetation—can address urban heat, pollution, and biodiversity loss, highlighting benefits and trade-offs while identifying research gaps.