BuildON: Advancing smart and sustainable buildings in Europe
Digitalisation and smart technologies provide a pathway to affordable, adaptable, and scalable solutions. The BuildON project introduces an innovative Smart Transformer Toolbox (STT) to enable the seamless integration of diverse energy management systems, supporting automation, control, and optimisation.
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The future of energy in three local success stories
This article explores three innovative examples from across Europe, showcasing how community-focused solutions can support a low-carbon future.
Ander Jimenez
Bridging the Smart Readiness gap: A holistic approach to smart buildings
Smart solutions address building needs amid climate, net-congestion, and comfort challenges. A holistic approach, matching the needs of diverse stakeholders and taking existing technology and cybersecurity in account, is essential.
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Unlocking the potential of Energy Performance Certificates: a key to greener buildings
Energy Performance Certificates are key to improving building efficiency, but their reliability and harmonisation remain challenging. With ambitious environmental targets at stake, Europe is racing to unlock their full potential and ensure they drive real change.
Anna Tamburrino
What makes a building ‘smart’: technologies driving energy efficiency
What if technology allowed buildings to manage themselves, guaranteeing greater energy efficiency, enhanced comfort, and improved health while quickly paying for themselves through savings on bills? This is already happening—smart buildings are a reality, with various projects demonstrating their advantages.
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Boosting building renovation through industrialisation and digital knowledge sharing: the INFINITE approach
Industrialisation and digital knowledge sharing provide a strategic path to accelerating building renovation in Europe. The INFINITE project demonstrates how these approaches address key challenges while ensuring sustainable and scalable outcomes.
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Panel insulation technology for more efficient building renovation
As renovation rates remain low across most of Europe, engineers are seeking more convenient and efficient methods to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings. This article explores a modern renovation method that uses prefabricated panels to insulate a building’s envelope more effectively, helping to save energy and reduce heating costs.
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Sustainable retrofitting of buildings through the lens of an industrialised approach
Traditional renovation methods often prove slow and disruptive. One effective approach is industrialised renovation, which leverages methods such as automation, digitalisation, standardisation, mass production, and prefabrication to reduce emissions, ensure higher precision, cut costs, and accelerate onsite assembly.
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A fresh take on heritage: refurbishment of historical buildings
Let’s have a closer look at the significance of historic buildings. Why is it crucial to prioritise their refurbishment, and what challenges do these projects typically encounter, making them so complex to manage?
Canesia Amarysti