Green financing for building retrofits
Europe faces a critical investment gap in retrofitting buildings for climate neutrality. A new strategy seeks to mobilise private finance, enhance project bankability, and foster cross-sector collaboration to accelerate the green transition.
Carbon emissions study of Spanish building lifecycles
Spain unveils its first whole-life carbon baseline for buildings, combining synthetic and real data to guide future decarbonisation policies. The INDICATE project offers a flexible methodology to support regulation, innovation, and sustainable construction.
Advancing integrated planning for resilient cities: IN-PLAN at REAL CORP 2025
How can municipalities transform their governance to embrace integrated planning and drive sustainable urban development? This question was answered by the IN-PLAN project at the International Conference on Spatial Planning in 2025 in Graz.
Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions (SSPCR) 2025: registrations are open!
Secure your place for the 5th edition of Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions (SSPCR), to be held in Bolzano, Italy.
Financial instruments for an energy-efficient building stock: from EU support to local action
Looking to secure funding for an energy-efficient building project? This article outlines the financial instruments available at both European and national levels to support renovation projects.
Sustainable Places 2025
Sustainable Places (SP25) features topics that are shaping how we think about cities and the built environment. The event, organised by R2M Solution, is open to all topics related to building sustainability and most often reflects priorities described in the European Commission Societal Challenge.
Digital adoption in construction: 2024 status
Digitalisation in construction remains uneven, with adoption plateauing post-pandemic. While AI sparks renewed interest, key areas such as carbon tracking and ESG integration lag. The 2024 RICS report urges decisive action to bridge this digital divide.
Smart building management systems: key to sustainability
Smart Building Management Systems (SBMS) are essential for sustainable cities. They integrate HVAC, lighting, security, and energy, optimising resources and connecting buildings with wider urban infrastructure.
Help design an effective one-stop shop for rental houses in Spain
The INSPIRE-US project invites stakeholders to complete a survey on OSS models. A first step in designing this new one-stop shop (OSS) process is to draw on existing good practices from across Europe.
The state of Europe’s climate investment
The EU faces a €120 billion annual shortfall in building-related climate investment, according to a report from the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE). A decline in renovation and heat pump deployment threatens energy efficiency targets, putting the bloc’s 2030 climate goals at serious risk.