Explore how effective local narratives can accelerate Europe’s energy transition. This session brings together insights from EEW5 and the EU Covenant of Mayors, highlighting lessons, real engagement actions, and the perspectives of local leaders driving change on the ground.
The article outlines how inconsistent energy‑efficiency data across Europe limits renovation progress and describes current efforts to improve comparability and support coordinated policies.
Cooling has moved beyond comfort. It's a matter of survival - and the heat it rejects should not be wasted but used to heat our buildings.
Vienna’s mandatory electronic Bauwerksbuch shows how phased obligations, professional verification and lifecycle responsibility can improve building data. The article compares this safety and maintenance record with the EPBD Digital Building Logbook and identifies six lessons for Europe.
The European Commission has given a positive assessment of the first draft National Building Renovation Plans, highlighting their potential to accelerate decarbonisation, strengthen energy security and support the implementation of the EPBD.
Building conversations up with... Joana Fernandes, Coordinator of ADENE’s technical projects unit at the Strategy, Policies and Projects Department.
The European Commission has launched a call to establish a new working group that will promote financing solutions for social, affordable and sustainable housing.
Building Green Copenhagen is a two‑day event dedicated to sustainable construction and architecture. It brings together professionals to explore low‑carbon materials, circular design, renovation strategies and climate‑conscious solutions for the built environment.
Romania can achieve the objectives of Article 9 of the EPBD, but it needs to strengthen its data systems, institutional coordination and financial support mechanisms to accelerate the renovation of its least efficient buildings.
SMARTeeSTORY will deliver a practical training session on the application of the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) to historic buildings during CHNT31. The course will examine real-life case studies and strategies for reconciling innovation, energy efficiency and heritage conservation.