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NYCEDC is leading efforts to decarbonise New York City's building sector, responsible for 70% of its emissions, through initiatives like circular construction, low-carbon materials, and climate tech, supporting the city's 2050 carbon neutrality goal while creating green jobs.

Within our EU-funded project Cultural-E, we are developing the PEB HUB, a community-powered by Plus Energy Building professionals working on multifamily-residential buildings.

The hottest day on record highlights how poorly designed buildings worsen heat risks and emissions, fueling a dangerous cycle of escalating climate extremes.

ETH Zurich researchers have developed 'impact printing,' a robotic construction method using low-carbon materials like clay to create structures efficiently without cement or drying times.

Emerging visual technologies like VR and digital twins revolutionise building design by enhancing real-time collaboration, reducing errors, and promoting sustainability.

OpenFace is a flexible, comprehensive online program for architects and engineers to enhance their facade design expertise through self-paced, interactive learning.

In The EU Energy Projects Podcast, Professor Birgitte Bak-Jensen explains how Project Sustenance empowers consumers to engage in the energy transition by enhancing grid flexibility and adapting the EU energy grid to renewable sources.

Building conversations up with... Marcel Camps Inglès, Energy Engineer in Area Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB) Energy Transition Office.

The EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) fosters energy communities to enhance local renewable energy use, efficiency, and market participation, though implementation varies widely across Europe.

Arnhildur Pálmadóttir's Lavaforming proposes using volcanic lava as a sustainable building material, transforming a local hazard into a global resource for reducing emissions and reshaping architecture.