When cities can’t go it alone: Europe’s new climate alliances take centre stage
Cities in the EU Cities Mission, supported by the tools and guidance of NetZeroCities, are strengthening cooperation with businesses and local actors to advance climate neutrality across key urban sectors.
OpenBEP4EU LIFE Project
OpenBEP4EU develops an open-source framework for calculating building energy performance across Europe. By aligning EPCs and SRI methods, it supports comparable, transparent data to improve renovation decisions, public funding allocation, and policy implementation.
SUPERSHINE Policy Brief calls for a 'just Renovation' framework for Europe’s social housing
The SUPERSHINE project has released a new policy brief titled 'A Just Renovation Framework for Europe’s Social Housing Sector,' highlighting the urgent need to align climate goals with housing affordability and social equity across Europe.
Implementation plans for 12 sustainable investment programmes towards PENs
A new European framework proposes turning Positive Energy Neighbourhoods (PEN) into viable and financeable urban infrastructures, overcoming the 'pilot trap' through standards, new business models, and municipal leadership.
Smart Cities Marketplace expands knowledge base with Tech4Good Toolkit
The Smart Cities Marketplace has incorporated the Tech4Good Toolkit, preserving digital solutions and practical insights that support energy efficiency, mobility, public services, and wider urban transformation across Europe.
Whole Life Carbon Forum opens new phase for building sector coordination
Representatives from the construction sector met in Brussels on 26 February 2026 to launch the Whole Life Carbon Forum, a new platform focused on applying whole‑life carbon principles in buildings.
Rethinking building envelopes: adaptive façades for low‑energy, climate‑responsive buildings
Adaptive façades, including opaque systems such as ZERAF (ZERo-carbon building enabling Adaptive opaque Facade technology), are reshaping building design by reducing energy demand and enhancing resilience through the intelligent use of natural climate resources.
Sustainable Places 2026
Sustainable Places 2026, organised by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and R2M Solution, will take place from 2–4 December in Luxembourg. The first winter edition brings together EU projects, researchers, and industry to advance sustainability in the built environment.
Greenpeace Belgium headquarters
The refurbishment of Greenpeace Belgium’s headquarters illustrates how strategies based on simplicity, reuse, and user-centred design can reduce energy impacts without relying solely on complex technologies, proposing a replicable approach for sustainable office buildings.
How to prepare a greenhouse gas emission inventory
A new manual from the Joint Research Centre guides European municipalities in the preparation of rigorous and comparable emission inventories, a key component for designing and assessing local energy and climate plans.