The LIFE SUNACADEMY project, led by DualSun, tackles the shortage of qualified solar installers in France by creating 27 training programmes, a digital platform, and partnerships to build a skilled workforce and support the EU’s photovoltaic expansion targets.
Project details and results available here.
Achieving Zero Emission Building Stock with Viable Educational Programs.
Project details and results available here.
Building Information Modelling 2.0 transforms construction with artificial intelligence
Powered by artificial intelligence, BIM 2.0 is transforming the way building information is created and managed—automating design, integrating dynamic data, and optimising processes in real time. This evolution is propelling the AECO sector toward smarter, more adaptive management.
EU Digital Building Stock Model update
EU Digital Building Stock Model (DBSM) R2025 reveals the true nature of Europe’s building stock: per-building data, satellite-derived attributes, and rigorous validation. A key tool for energy, housing, and urban planning policies.
Sustainable technologies transforming the sector
Alternative construction is no longer experimental: natural materials and innovative systems are becoming pillars of a more sustainable, efficient, and human-centred future for the building industry.
Europe launches GHS-OBAT, global built stock atlas
Discover GHS-OBAT, the first global dataset linking 2.3 billion buildings to key attributes such as height, use, and age. A vital tool for understanding the built environment and planning more resilient cities.
Where can Europe lead in net-zero technologies?
The EU assesses its competitiveness in 15 net-zero technologies using patent data and economic complexity. The analysis 'EU competitiveness in net-zero technologies: Insights from patents and economic complexity' highlights strengths and weaknesses.
EPC in Europe: a useful tool, but inconsistent across Europe
EPC ratings for commercial buildings across Europe are inconsistent between countries and regions, making reliable comparisons difficult. Savills advises against relying solely on this label and recommends conducting more detailed energy assessments tailored to the local context.
National Building Renovation Plans: Progress survey
The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) is analysing national efforts to prepare National Building Renovation Plans (NBRPs), the drafts of which are due by the end of this year.