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A portal to foster knowledge sharing about energy efficiency and renewable energy related to the building and construction sector in Europe.
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An initiative focusing on increasing the number of trained and qualified construction professionals across Europe.
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Explore EU construction skills-related projects.
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Renewable Energy Sources (RES)

Contributions in this theme (849)

Deutsche Bahn railway station in Munich's Haar district

Deutsche Bahn's new sustainable railway station in Munich's Haar district, built with locally sourced wood, includes LED lighting, a heat pump, and upcoming solar panels, showcasing efforts to reduce carbon footprint in construction.

Case study

26/07/2024

European Energy Efficiency Conference 2025

The Energy Efficiency Conference will show how to realise the high policy ambitions and how to strengthen energy efficiency demand and markets.

Event

18th CISBAT International Conference on the Built Environment in Transition: call for papers

The CISBAT 2025 conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, invites abstracts on energy efficiency, renewable technologies, and circularity by 31 October 2024, for a hybrid event focusing on the transition to carbon neutrality in the built environment.

News

25/07/2024

STOREHEAT Project

Innovative and sustainable carbon-based composites for high temperature sensible thermal energy storage.

Link

22/07/2024

MENTOR Project

Indoor photovoltaics: towards an energy- and climate-neutral world

Link

19/07/2024

Why the way we build must change

The construction and operation of buildings contribute significantly to global carbon emissions, requiring urgent adoption of efficiency measures, renewable energy, and sustainable materials to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

News

19/07/2024

Environmentally friendly schools in Albania with EU4Schools and EU4Municipalities projects

Solar panels installed at 'Charles Telford Erickson' high school in Kavaja, funded by EU-UNDP initiatives, significantly reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions, exemplifying sustainable development efforts in Albania.

News

18/07/2024