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BuildON: Advancing smart and sustainable buildings in Europe

Digitalisation and smart technologies provide a pathway to affordable, adaptable, and scalable solutions. The BuildON project introduces an innovative Smart Transformer Toolbox (STT) to enable the seamless integration of diverse energy management systems, supporting automation, control, and optimisation.

Technical Article

20/03/2025

Allplan

Allplan facilitates the design of highly efficient and sustainable buildings through Building Information Modeling (BIM). Solutions for life cycle assessment, energy consumption analysis, and structural optimisation ensure that the highest sustainability requirements are achievable throughout the planning process.

Tool

18/03/2025

Discover proyects Green Solutions Awards

Green Solutions Awards: Vote for the most inspiring sustainable project!

The 2024-2025 competition has announced its candidates. Coming from 26 different countries, all of them incorporate solutions that, if replicated on a large scale, will help decarbonise the construction sector. Vote for your favourites!

News

13/03/2025

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.

Technical Article

13/03/2025

Navigating environmental challenges in 2025: sustainability, innovation, and collaboration in the built environment

In 2025, environmental challenges in development will focus on sustainability, biodiversity, air quality, water management, and decarbonisation, requiring collaboration and innovative solutions to meet ambitious policies and targets.

News

13/03/2025

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.

Overview Article

11/03/2025

'Belonging by connecting': a guide to citizen led, sustainable urban transformations

The guide highlights how local communities are leading sustainable urban transformations through citizen-led co-design, offering insights and frameworks for creating more connected, ecologically sustainable cities.

Publication

11/03/2025

Sophie Dourlens-Quaranta: ‘By prioritising future-proof design principles, we empower building owners and operators to stay ahead of regulatory changes, emerging energy models, and evolving occupant needs with minimal disruption’

Building conversations up with... Sophie Dourlens-Quaranta, Managing Partner France at R2M Solution.

News

10/03/2025

Barcelona Building Construmat 2025

Construmat is the International Construction Exhibition of Barcelona, a leading event in the construction sector in Spain and one of the most important in Europe. This year, with the motto 'Materials, Systems and Solutions: Innovation for Sustainable Construction,' the fair positions itself as the ultimate meeting point for the entire value chain; from architects, surveyors, engineers, builders, developers, distributors to all those interested in the construction sector.

News

10/03/2025

Expert Talk - Michael Villa

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Green Building Solutions

Green Building Solutions