Energy passports, obligatory for all buildings in Serbia
All buildings in Serbia will soon be required to possess energy passports, rather than just new ones.
What if our future homes were modular?
Modular construction is emerging as a smart, sustainable alternative for affordable housing. Prefabricated in factory settings and equipped with advanced technologies, these homes offer superior energy performance and lower operational costs.
RenovAID: Consolidated report on enhancing energy efficiency in buildings in Albania and Kosovo
Enhancing energy efficiency in buildings is vital for mitigating climate change, ensuring energy security, and fostering sustainable development. The RenovAID project, which seeks to improve the energy performance of buildings in Albania and Kosovo, directly addresses these critical objectives.
€11 Million energy efficiency programme upgrades 32 public buildings
The Sarajevo Canton is implementing an Energy Efficiency Improvement Project, which includes the renovation of 40 public buildings, and is financed by a combination of loans and grants totalling 11 million euros.
How retrofitting can modernise buildings for long-term resilience
Rather than modernising buildings, the question is how to scale solutions that make buildings more resilient, efficient and cost-effective.
Architects + engineers: Partnership for resilient design conference
The conference will be attended by around 300 professionals from the built environment from all over Europe, including high-level representatives from the OAI, ACE, EFCA and ECEC, the European Commission and the Luxembourg Government.
Call for Experts to support LIFE Clean Energy Transition
The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) is looking for expert profiles, including on energy performance of buildings to evaluate proposals submitted under the LIFE Clean Energy Transition (LIFE CET) programme.
Spanish architect's approach to summer energy poverty, recognised as 2025 European Sustainable Energy Awards finalist
Spanish architect and associate professor Carmen Sánchez-Guevara combines rigorous research with architectural practice, spotlighting extreme heat and summer energy poverty as critical issues that demand attention on Europe’s political agenda.
Level 3 award in energy efficiency for older and traditional buildings
The UK's heritage organisations—Cadw, Historic England, and Historic Environment Scotland—have joined efforts to develop a handbook aimed at supporting learners engaged in retrofit qualifications.
Unlocking efficiency: The global landscape of building energy regulations and their enforcement
A new World Bank report emphasises the pivotal role of building energy efficiency. It provides a comprehensive review of global energy regulations for buildings and examines how these rules are enforced.