Copenhagen redefines the use of urban heat
Copenhagen is exploring thermal flexibility as a key lever to move towards climate positivity, integrating buildings, users and energy networks into a more intelligent and adaptable system.
SHAREN boosts skills in construction
The SHAREN project is gaining visibility at the BUILD UP Skills Exchange, highlighting the role of training and cooperation in the energy transition of the building sector in Europe.
Bridging the gap between the EPBD and the ground-level reality of digital tools like the HORIS one-stop-shops
This event presents how the LIFE EU‑funded HORIS project’s digital one-stop shops in Spain, Portugal, and Italy support the EPBD’s objectives by guiding citizens through renovation processes, and brings experts together to reflect on results, future models, and emerging digital trends.
Pilot Case Factsheet Croatia: Applying Energy Efficiency First in Transmission Grid Planning and Cost-Benefit Analysis
A pilot case that analyses how to integrate energy efficiency into electricity grid planning, highlighting the key role of scenarios and decision-making at system level.
Pilot Case Factsheet Italy: Embedding the EE1st principle into SECAPs
How can the Energy Efficiency First principle be integrated into local planning? Progress, methodological gaps, and opportunities to improve decision-making in Sustainable Energy and Climate Plans.
Expert talk: Bjarne W. Olesen
This month, we delve into the transition between smart buildings and human-centred buildings with Bjarne Wilkens Olesen, professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
EBRD and Inecobank provide financing for green residential development in Armenia
A recent financing agreement supports the construction of a mixed‑use residential complex in Yerevan, Armenia, designed to meet international green building standards.
Community-led housing learning event: for a fairer and more inclusive housing system in Central and Eastern Europe
This full‑day learning event in Warsaw brings together practitioners, activists, and community initiatives to explore how cooperative and community‑led housing can advance fairer, more inclusive housing systems in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.
Affordable Housing Act: protecting housing affordability with efficiency
Housing affordability in Europe depends on integrating energy efficiency as a central pillar to reduce costs and improve the condition of the building stock.