Towards greener cities: New European Bauhaus and LIFE Projects leading the way
The New European Bauhaus initiative, supported by LIFE projects, is transforming cityscapes by prioritising nature, which boosts urban well-being and sustainability.
The Stanford Graduate School of Education
The Stanford GSE construction project blends historic preservation with modern energy efficiency and social sustainability, retaining key building elements while upgrading to reduce waste and enhance learning environments.
Accelerating deep renovation in the EU with renovation passports
This publication is an EU roadmap proposing concrete measures to maximise the uptake of iBRoad2EPC schemes to achieve the EU’s decarbonisation goals.
The citizen-led renovation initiative: six pilot projects selected
The Citizen-led Renovation (CLR) initiative empowers energy communities across Europe to lead and replicate energy renovation projects by providing comprehensive support and fostering collaboration.
Architectural sustainable innovation
From Disney's Zootopia to real-world solutions.
The importance of sustainable construction
Sustainable construction reduces environmental impact and offers long-term economic benefits, despite initial challenges and costs.
Passive cooling: can we cool buildings with low to no energy consumption?
Passive cooling involves a series of strategies to cool buildings without electricity and represents an invaluable set of tools to address the increasingly intense summer heatwaves, even in Europe.
A blueprint for success: How a modular renovation passport can accelerate deep renovation
The iBRoad2EPC project, funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, developed an affordable, adaptable and modular renovation passport that helps Member States meet most of the mandatory and optional requirements for renovation passports listed in the EPBD, according to their national priorities and targets. This approach also helps Member States to bridge the gap between EPCs and renovation passports, integrating them to motivate building owners to undertake staged deep renovations.
Positive perspectives for the iBRoad2EPC model Renovation Passport
Field studies confirm iBRoad2EPC as a useful tool supporting the deep renovation of the EU building stock under the provisions of the 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recast.
National Building Renovation Plans and Zero-Emission Buildings: policy needs and best practices
National Building Renovation Plans (NBRPs) and zero-emission buildings (ZEBs) are recent additions to the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD 2024/1275). This report examines the policy requirements for implementing NBRPs and ZEBs in the focus countries of the EPBD.wise project: Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine.