The A Fighera building: renewable energy and management in residential buildings
The A Fighera case articulates an integrated approach to energy efficiency in collective housing, combining an optimised building envelope, intelligent management and renewable energy sources.
Join the discussion: Planning for resilient and cool cities
Energy Cities’ Community of Practice supports municipal staff in developing sustainable cooling strategies. Through interactive online sessions, cities exchange solutions to keep urban areas liveable while phasing out fossil‑fuel cooling and adapting buildings to a warming climate.
SMARTeeSTORY: three heritage buildings for smart‑ready energy management
SMARTeeSTORY has completed the commissioning phase in its three demonstrator sites in Riga, Granada, and Delft. This stage confirmed that environmental controls, HVAC systems, and digital communication layers operate reliably, preparing each historic building for smart‑ready management.
LIFE23-CET-AchieVE-ZEB Project
FuturHist Retrofit Academy
The FuturHist project consortium organises this professional capacity development program on the refurbishment of historic buildings. It offers an online course followed by an in-person Summer Academy in Kraków (09.2026), where participants work on practical heritage retrofit case studies.
Multinational database of housing market regulations: Additional material
A longitudinal analysis across 23 European countries reveals that, although certain regulations reduce housing costs, they fail to close the affordability gap between lower and higher-income households.
2025 activity report: Efficient Buildings Europe
In 2025, Efficient Buildings Europe consolidated its role as a key interlocutor in European buildings policy, combining legislative advocacy, support for the implementation of the EPBD, and sector coordination to accelerate the transition towards decarbonised and resilient buildings.
Ireland prepares for zero-emission construction as ZEB Summit 2026 returns to Dublin
The ZEB Summit 2026 will bring together Irish and international stakeholders to discuss upcoming zero‑emission building requirements and examine how the construction sector can prepare for new European performance standards.
Inclusive Renovation: How OSS can tackle Energy Poverty
This two‑day EU Peers Learning Lab brings together the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub, Barcelona City Council, and Elektrėnai Municipality to share practical tools and approaches that help one‑stop shops identify and support energy‑poor households.
Full lifecycle in practice: Usquare.brussels and the Herman Teirlinck building
The redevelopment of Usquare.brussels and the Herman Teirlinck building illustrates how full lifecycle planning supports energy‑efficient design, long‑term operation, and the integration of sustainability principles in complex urban and building projects.