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Athens has developed a ‘Façade’ (Πρόσοψη) programme to renovate the facades of the buildings. The main difference of this programme compared to others in the EU is that the city is offering homeowners 100% of the funds required to do the work – to a maximum of 6,000 euros per building and even more for protected buildings.

The REVEAL project has been featured in the Renew Economy online magazine in an article "Can aluminium be used as ultra long term storage for renewable energy and heat?" by Joshua S Hill. 

A Catalan architect has realised the first blackened timber facade in Spain. The decision on the material to use has been very important in order to be sustainable, respect the building´s life cycle and to make the building near-zero energy.

POWERSKIN+ Project partners have participated in TECH@WEEKS, K-Messe, Foam Expo Europe and shares some of the outcomes with Build Up audience. 

The PLURAL project successfully performed fire testing of the innovative smart window with heat harvesting capacity at the NTUA premises. 

What technical characteristics must buildings have in order to comply with the Paris Agreements and move towards carbon neutrality by 2050? This is the question that the French Institute for Building Performance (IFPEB) wanted to answer in a new publication available online, the outlines of which we define here.

On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, a report by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) pointed to a worrying post-Covid trend for the construction industry: the sector's CO2 emissions increased last year, to surpass their pre-pandemic level.

Today’s renovation trends lean toward sustainability and eco-friendliness. According to a recent Zillow report, homes with energy-efficient features that reduce monthly utilities have a much quicker turnaround than those without. For example, listings highlighting a house's smart thermostats, lighting and irrigation systems sell six days faster than anticipated.

Whether you plan to sell in the spring or want to reap the rewards of energy savings and sustainable living, consider these seven winter renovations experienced DIYers can do themselves.  

Territories, cities and infrastructures must arm themselves today to face the climate challenges of tomorrow. However, how can effective resilience strategies be developed to protect buildings when faced with increasing climatic hazards such as droughts, floods, heat and cold waves, fires or storms? To find out more, here is an interview with Hubert Kieken, Climate Director of the international group Egis, which specialises in consulting, construction engineering and operation.

ISO has just published on the occasion of the COP 27 a document on net zero carbon emissions. This text is ambitious because it considers all direct and indirect emissions (including scope 3) and covers the full boundary that has been established for the organization.