Giga Regio Factory: next step for more affordable industrialised net-zero renovation solutions
Life Giga Regio Factory scales industrialised deep renovation across Europe. Building on Energiesprong, it deploys prefabrication, open‑source tools, training, and integrators to aggregate demand, scale net‑zero retrofits, cut emissions, improve housing quality, and create local green jobs.
Unlocking housing affordability: How can capital markets and real estate deliver Europe’s housing transition?
Europe faces a growing housing affordability crisis. This Euractiv conference brings together policymakers, financial actors, and real‑estate experts to examine how capital markets and the property sector can support a fair, sustainable, and accessible housing transition.
Europe bets on heat pumps: what you need to know
Heat pumps are key to the energy transition: up to five times more efficient than boilers, they cut costs and emissions, work in cold climates and operate quietly.
Strategies for implementing and scaling Renovation Passports: a systematic review of EU energy renovation policies
A recent academic review has analysed how Renovation Passports are being developed and applied within European Union energy renovation policies, in the context of efforts to decarbonise the building stock.
EU project tests renovation support tool with professionals in Valencia
A recent workshop in the Spanish Valencia region examined how digital tools can support professionals involved in building renovation.
Smart Cities Marketplace newsletter
The Smart Cities Marketplace provides municipalities with structured technical assistance to support the development and financing of sustainable urban projects. A new edition of its newsletter has just been released.
Recommendations for enhanced and integrated strategies: policies and schemes relevant for space cooling
The CoolLIFE project provides recommendations for integrating policies and sustainable solutions that ensure thermal comfort and resilience in the face of rising demand for cooling in buildings.
Advancing circular deep renovation through Digital Renovation Passports: the CRedIBlE Project approach
Discover how CRedIBlE enhances Digital Renovation Passports with lifecycle insights, circularity metrics and interoperable data to support staged, cost-effective and policy-aligned deep renovation decisions.
Europe launches its first Affordable Housing Plan
Europe has unveiled its first Affordable Housing Plan to tackle the housing crisis: more investment, flexible rules, and sustainable construction to ensure decent, accessible homes, especially for young people and vulnerable groups.
Energy Efficiency 2025
The International Energy Agency (IEA) report ‘Energy Efficiency 2025’ highlights that the building sector is crucial for accelerating global energy efficiency. It reinforces the role of energy codes, deep renovation, and efficient systems in reducing demand and emissions.