"In the situation we have now, there is a lack of skilled workers specially in the construction sector. The case of the heritage sector is another aspect important here because we are needing traditional skills, because traditional buildings need traditional skills to be protected and kept in shape for the future. When we lose these traditional skills, we also lose the ability to keep those buildings in shape". Gerald Wagenhofer, Manager Director at UBW.

"Prefabrication is key to circular construction for several reasons. It is well known that prefabrication offers significant savings in costs of production of the component; time for the construction on-site and minimisation of the waste that it is produced both on manufacturing site and the construction site" (Maria Founti).

"What is very important in order to improve the building performance is to integrate renewable energy sources. We need to have very efficient ventilation to ensure the indoor air quality, we need to have very efficient heating and cooling systems, but what is important to understand is that all those things need to work together". Thaleia Konstantinou, Assistant Professor at the Department of Architectural Engineering and Technology (TU Delft).

EXPERT TALKS series is an initiative from the BUILD UP portal. In the form of face-to-face interviews, experts from all around Europe and covering the field of Energy Efficiency in buildings from different perspectives share their views, experience and expertise with BUILD UP audience. The interviews address relevant topics linked to the Topic of the Month.

EXPERT TALKS series is an initiative from the BUILD UP portal. In the form of face-to-face interviews, experts from all around Europe and covering the field of Energy Efficiency in buildings from different perspectives share their views, experience and expertise with BUILD UP audience. The interviews address relevant topics linked to the Topic of the Month.

This edition we will be talking about "Energy performance certification (EPC) and energy labelling" with Pau García Audi, Policy Officer at European Commission (DG ENER).

"AI makes the building less blind to make the building alive" (Sam Ramadori)

EXPERT TALKS series is an initiative from the BUILD UP portal. In the form of face-to-face interviews, experts from all around Europe and covering the field of Energy Efficiency in buildings from different perspectives share their views, experience and expertise with BUILD UP audience. The interviews address relevant topics linked to the Topic of the Month.

This month we will be discussing about "Architecture and construction 4.0" with Sam Ramadori, CEO at BrainBox AI.