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As EU Member States take every day some steps towards renewable and energy efficient solutions, Austria is banning the installation of gas boilers from 2023 and pushing towards switching to renewable energy sources. The Austrian government is also offering subsidies for households willing to implement these renovations.

To help project developers who are considering 5GDHC, the D2Grids project is launching a new tool to assess their project and get proposed designs suited for each situation.

In these times of uncertainty, the EU Member States should jointly make an effort to boost the energy transition. This means to reduce the cost of the Energiewende to a zero-emission energy system. Are Member States and all of us ready to implement this paradigm shift towards a cleaner future?

The Catalan Government, Spain, will purchase innovative technological solutions to address several challenges whose aim is to improve civil services and processes and, as far as possible, must have an impact on society.

Green building has become an increasingly popular topic in recent years. More and more people are looking to build environmentally friendly homes, and businesses are starting to catch on to the sustainable trend. This blog post will discuss the seven components.    

As the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, the world remains trapped in multiple emergencies, most notably climate change, nature loss, economic recession, conflict and violence. At present, the whole Europe and even the world are shrouded in the shadow of war. The world is facing the double severe challenges of traditional security and non-traditional security.

SmartBuilt4EU has launched a survey to allow stakeholders to give their feedback on the Research and Innovation priorities shortlisted by the project. This EU-funded project aims to consolidate the Smart Building Innovation Community with another european projects, providing a package of supporting activities.

Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, X-tendo and U-CERT are closing three years of commitments and achievements in the field of next generation building performance assessment and certification. Part of the Next Gen EPCs cluster (D^2EPC, E-DYCE, ePANACEA, EPC-RECAST, crossCert, EUBSuperHub, iBRoad2EPC, TIMEPAC) with other 9 projects and, and together with QualDeEPC, they were the first to start in 2019 on this topic.

The foundation is one of the most critical parts of constructing a home, requiring durable materials for a rock-solid structure that stands for years to come. A 2021 study commissioned by manufacturing company 3M found that 70% of homebuyers want to use green materials for their next renovation project. Of those, about 90% are between 18 and 40 years old.