Housing Affordability and the Next Generation
A new JRC policy brief examines worsening housing affordability for young people in the EU, highlighting rising precarity, income‑linked disparities and the implications for long‑term social cohesion.
Implementing green roofs and walls: lessons from European experiences
Green roofs and façades are consolidating as key tools for urban restoration in Europe, although their impact depends on how they are integrated into policy, governance and planning practices.
Building a Beautiful, Sustainable, and Inclusive Europe: From the Green Deal Call to the New European Bauhaus
This oPEN Lab webinar explores how Green Deal Call projects are putting the New European Bauhaus vision into practice, showcasing concrete solutions for sustainable, inclusive, and high‑quality built environments, and fostering dialogue on challenges, lessons learned, and future NEB‑inspired action.
AccelerateEU: the energy key lies in buildings
Reducing energy bills in Europe requires action on buildings. AccelerateEU sets out how efficiency can become a key tool for resilience and affordability.
New heating models for European cities
A cross-border project between Germany and Poland demonstrates how renewable district heating networks can strengthen energy security and accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment in Europe.
Industrial conversion with integrated photovoltaics
Refurbishment of a historic industrial building in Brussels into a mixed-use scheme, prioritising material reuse, urban integration and energy efficiency with a primary energy consumption of 42 kWhep/m²·year.
The Digital Building Logbook Organisational Model
An organisational model for Digital Building Logbooks proposes overcoming data fragmentation in Europe’s building sector by aligning governance, interoperability and public policies.
Italian annual report on building energy certification
The Italian energy certification system is evolving into a strategic tool for decarbonisation, supported by data, digitalisation and new planning functions.
Heat pumps and the decarbonisation of the building sector in Europe
The European heat pump sector already produces most of its equipment locally, but its expansion depends on coherent policies that stimulate demand and strengthen energy autonomy.
Implementing the EPBD: toward performance-based IAQ assessment in buildings
Why prescriptive requirements are no longer enough: how performance-based IAQ requirements can transform ventilation design, inspection and operation under the evolving EPBD framework.