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Are you interested to learn more about 5th generation district heating and cooling (5GDHC)? The D2Grids project is providing such opportunity. Open Universiteit, together with other D2Grids partners (BRGM, VITO, Greenflex, Mijnwater, ASPER), has developed a course on 5GDHC.

The Future Envelope conference aims at providing new points of view on the current state, upcoming challenges, and innovations in the field of the building envelope design, manufacturing, installation, operation, dismantling, EoL. Registrations are open and the booklet is online!

This short article shows some of the events of interest to the BUILD UP community during the Sustainable Energy Week 2022, so that interested parties don't miss out on any details!

How important is the role of local energy communities to achieve carbon neutrality? These communities can intelligently control their local production and usage of green and renewable energy, thereby engaging in the green energy transition.

With the rise in sustainable materials such as mass timber and cork, traditional building materials like metal have fallen by the wayside. The philosophy of sustainable materials is they are produced in large quantities without depleting non-renewable resources with as minimal of an effect on the environment as possible. People dismiss metals, thinking they are unsustainable, but they have a place in the environmentalist construction era.

The 17th Annual Session of Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS 2022), one of the most important conferences worldwide focusing on sustainable cities and human settlements, will be taking place on December 15-16, 2022, with the theme being “Together for a shared safer and greener urban future: resilient, carbon-neutral and nature-positive cities”. Registrations are open.

We all jumped into the energy-saving challenge! INSTRUCT project invites you to give your opinion on the energy renovation of your home. Please fill out the 3-minutes survey to make a contribution to the research!

As part of the REPowerEU plan to phase out EU dependence on fossil fuel imports, the European Commission has set the goal of reaching 10 million heat pumps installed in the next five years across the EU.

Deadline: 16th November 2022 at 17:00 (CET)

The EU-funded Cultural Heritage in Action programme want to share your best practices throughout Europe and beyond. If you are part of the administration of a city, region or a rural area in the EU, this is your chance to highlight your work in cultural heritage. All you need to do is fill out a short form with a description of a practice in your area. About 30 practices will then be selected for publication and promotion through the EU-funded Cultural Heritage in Action programme.

Deadline (extended): 15 October 2022

BUILD UP will be present with a physical stand in the 2022 Edition of Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum – Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place, one of the most important dates related with energy efficiency financing, that will take place on 18 October in Brussels and has just opened its registration.