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The evolution of building materials and processes has led to many possibilities of materials to choose, such as hay, tree barks, stone, timber, brick, mortar, or glass and steel. Today, we can create 3D-printed houses by using several technologies and materials which provide a different range of thermal and acoustic comfort.

There are many aspects that need to be taken into consideration when building a passive house, such as the orientation of the building, choosing efficient appliances and low-flow water fixtures. However, one of the more underrated ways is to avoid materials that readily lose their insulation and require significant energy resources to maintain.

The European Investment Bank (EIB), backed by the new InvestEU programme, is lending €60 million to the municipal housing provider hanova to build affordable and social housing. These new buildings will be energy performant and the project will be aligned with the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.

“Sustainable Building District”, dall’8 all’11 novembre, nasce dall´accordo tra GBC Italia e Ecomondo. Ecomondo è l'evento di riferimento in Europa per la transizione ecologica e l'economia circolare e rigenerativa. In contemporanea si svolge Key Energy, la fiera dedicata all'energia, alle smart cities e alla mobilità sostenibile.

Are you a public/private company that qualifies with your products and services to ultra-low district heating and cooling technology? Would you like to be a part of unique developing market of 5GDHC technology?

In line with our growing economy, we are also experiencing harmful environmental changes. Construction projects are one of the main contributors to the world's pollution. It is the main culprit for at least 4% of greenhouse gas emissions. It also contributes more to water pollution than any other industry, with hundreds to thousands of noise complaints yearly. Although construction projects also pollute the soil, air, water and noise pollution are the most affected areas.   

The green movement continues to garner attention and support through the years. More and more contractors and commercial space owners go for a greener, eco-friendlier alternative to building and construction. If you find yourself in between the conventional vs. green building argument, learning more about these green tools might help you decide to incline over to becoming more sustainable.  

The EU Buildings Climate Tracker is an index composed set of indicators. It is a response to the challenges around the collection and use of data to monitor and assess progress on the decarbonisation of the building stock in the EU since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and towards the objective of climate neutrality by 2050.

This X-tendo briefing is built on the main results of the X-tendo project and provides recommendations on how to take Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) schemes to the next level.

What measures should Europe take to scale up the uptake of renewable energy? Wolfram Sparber, the Vice President of The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centers (EUREC), discusses the steps that should be made.