Building life cycle assessments: market research on costs and capacities in Germany
Germany is scaling up energy-efficient construction through life cycle assessments (LCAs). A new study reveals rising expertise, varied costs, and growing demand for qualified consultants and tools, ahead of EU climate regulations set to take effect by 2030.
Rebuilding Europe: EPBD sets 2050 climate goals
The Climate Change Advisory Council report assesses how the revised EPBD sets a bold course for decarbonising Europe’s buildings by 2050. With new standards for energy efficiency, fossil fuel phase-outs, and solar readiness, Member States face sweeping reforms to meet climate and renovation targets.
BREEAM renews its certification for sustainable buildings
BREEAM has updated its building certification, integrating carbon footprint, biodiversity, and sustainable materials. The revision strengthens its role as a leading standard, helping developers create projects that are more resilient, circular, and aligned with current climate challenges.
A Ukraine planning framework for the energy-efficient reconstruction of buildings
Ukraine’s reconstruction is an opportunity to transform its building stock. This analysis explores how to embed energy efficiency into national plans and renovation strategies, ensuring resilience, health, and alignment with the EU.
Report on skills demand in the District Heating and Cooling industry
Europe’s District Heating and Cooling (DHC) sector faces a critical skills shortage. A new EU-backed report reveals urgent gaps in technical, digital, and green competencies, calling for a coordinated training effort to support the continent’s energy transition.
‘An integrated approach of EPC, Renovation Passports and SRI turns what might seem like fragmented policy tools into a coherent strategy for achieving cost-effective, staged, and future-ready renovations’
Building conversations up with... Jarek Kurnitski, Full Professor at Tallinn University of Technology and Adjunct Professor at Aalto University.
Enabling financing for neighbourhood renovations
Discover how new financial models and public-private partnerships can transform our neighbourhoods into communities that generate their own clean energy and enhance urban quality of life, driving sustainable renovation at the neighbourhood scale across Europe.
New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes 2025
The 2025 New European Bauhaus Prizes celebrate 22 projects that reimagine the built environment with creativity, sustainability, and inclusion. From affordable housing solutions to transformative urban spaces, Europe is driving change from the local level.
HeriTACE and FuturHist’s webinar at the European Week of Regions and Cities
HeriTACE, in collaboration with the sister project FuturHist, will contribute to the European Week of Regions and Cities 2025 as a side event with the session 'From Case-by-Case to Scalable Solutions: Typology Approaches in Historical Building Renovation'.
How Energy Performance Certificates can support the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive implementation
The event, which took place online on 17 September, explored how Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) can support decarbonisation, strengthen renovation strategies, and provide valuable data for policymakers and financial institutions.