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The EU wants to deliver more than 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030. Giulia Ulpiani, Project Officer for the European Commission Joint Research Centre Directorate C - Energy, Transport explains how the EU wants to achieve this difficult mission.

This interview questions the importance of renovating existing buildings to improve operational cost but also considering embodied carbon. The project suggests that Europe should find a way to mainstream sustainable buildings in order to achieve the decarbonisation targets.

Near the banks of the Marne, this project provides for the construction of 67 intermediate and collective housing units and 8 individual houses. The "Global Quality" approach of the Groupement des Industriels de la Prescription (GIP) was followed for the design of this project, in particular through the choice of quality and durable equipment and numerous innovations in terms of energy.

On November 24th, 2022, the Franco-German Office for the Energy Transition, in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), the French Ministry for the Energy Transition (MTE) and the German Federal Foreign Office, will host the fifth edition of the Franco-German Energy Forum.

The SmartBuilt4EU project has published its 4th newsletter with the latest news about the project. The project will support other projects related to smart buildings to facilitate exchange of information and it will coordinate contributions of the European smart buildings innovation community to accelerate the uptake of pioneering solutions in the smart buildings sector.

Heat pumps will play a significant role in reducing Europe´s dependency on Russian natural gas and EU policies and initiatives have been trying to boost their installation. However, there is a general lack of skilled workers who are available and capable of installing heat pumps.

PLURAL Project is going to be represented and presented by ITeC at the Smart City Expo World Congress on 15 - 17 November. The congress is in Barcelona, Spain and you can find the ITeC stand 181 in Hall 2. 

A new report published by Oxford-based sustainability consultancy 3Keel for global insulation manufacturer Kingspan assesses the current need for building retrofits, recent progress, and policy commitments in G20 countries and G7 economies. Less than 1% of existing buildings in the major economies are receiving the necessary upgrade, refurbishment or retrofit each year.

Just before winter, worries about heating in EU are all the more developed that natural gas and electricity prices are increasing because of geopolitical, climate and social crises currently going on. 

A new European project – BEEYONDERS – seeks to make life easier and safer for building workers. The aim is to pave the way for a more sustainable and competitive construction industry in Europe.