
Healthy Buildings Barometer 2024
The Healthy Buildings Barometer, a guide for policymakers and stakeholders towards healthier, more sustainable buildings, offers a comprehensive framework based on 12 EU case studies.
Luca Papapietro

Assessing Perceptions of UPGREAT's Training Procedures: A Readiness Survey Among Trainees
This report evaluates the perceptions of attendees who participated in training seminars organized by the EUKI project UPGREAT, analyzing their readiness levels for energy renovations.
Vasileios Ntouros

EneFirst Report: Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle and policy development in EU
The report provides an overview of the Energy Efficiency First principle and its implementation within the European Union, with a particular focus on recent policy developments and pilot projects in four countries: Croatia, Italy, Greece, and Poland.
Luca Papapietro

High quality research for net-zero/positive energy buildings and districts
A special issue of Energy on the topic of energy efficiency in buildings, communities and districts has been reprinted. Focusing not only on technical, but also environmental, economic and social aspects, the reprint stands as a useful tool for various stakeholders and society in general.
Luca Papapietro

The crucial role of local governments in implementing the European green deal
The publication underscores the significance of local authorities in realising the European Commission's vision of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Crucial contribution also needed in the building sector.
Luca Papapietro

Towards the era of low-cost, precise measurements of IEQs
A recent paper published in the Journal 'Sensor' presents the development of the EQ-OX system, a low-cost device for high-accuracy, simultaneous detection of indoor environmental quality parameters.
Luca Papapietro

Energy flexibility and building-to-grid services
Building-to-grid services by means of short-term demand response are key to decarbonise and optimise energy grids.
Giulia Leghissa

Call for an ambitious urban policy in Europe
This declaration has been developed by the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union and signed at the High-Level event of European Mayors.
Giulia Leghissa

Reviewing test protocols for opaque adaptive facades
A study reviews the existing testing protocols to determine the dynamic thermal performance of opaque adaptive facades and suggests how to develop more accurate ones.
Luca Papapietro

Healthy Buildings Barometer 2024: how the EU building stock is becoming sustainable and resilient
This report is the latest series of pan-European reports to track the state of the European building stock.
Giulia Leghissa