As the electrification is growing, cold climate air source heat pumps are starting to substitute thermal loads which are served by fossil-fuels. It is therefore important to assess their implementation and performance in the residential sector.
The EXCESS project aims to transform nearly-zero energy buildings into plus-energy buildings (PEBs). The partners met in the demo case in Hasselt to discuss and assess the installed technologies in the residential building, such as geothermal heat pumps, PVT panels and a small roof-top wind turbine.
Is building less the right path for European architecture? According to British architects, yes. Building new means a lot of carbon emissions and energy consumption which could be saved. In this view, buildings need to be valued.
This project provides integrated tools and methodologies for sustainable Mediterranean cities.
Due to increasing pupil numbers and structural change, the Municipality of Giebelstadt in Germany decided to add an extension building to the existing main building of the Giebelstadt Primary School. The new building provides space for the after-school programme and was built conformant with the Efficiency House Plus standard.
On Monday 11th of July 2022, EuroACE – Energy Efficient Buildings hosted the second event of its EPBD Webinar Series named “Renovating History: how to bring historic buildings into the 21st century”. Watch it here.
The general objective of EduFootprint Plus project is to better manage, plan and monitor the energy consumption in public buildings in the Mediterranean area.
The WorldGBC is producing a report on Sustainable Attainable Housing, and is calling on your contribution! You can submit your own case studies to be taken into consideration for the report, as long as they present the principle of sustainbility, healthy, attainable/affordable housing in residential housing.
On 16th September 2022, the e-SAFE and ProGETonE projects will organize a cluster event in Athens. As e-SAFE, ProGETonE is a H2020 project that address deep energy renovation strategies combined with seismic strengthening approaches; however, ProGETonE is at its conclusion, while e-SAFE will start soon the renovation process in its real pilot in Catania.
The PROSPECT+ team invites you to a webinar on how local and regional authorities can accelerate the implementation of their climate and energy action plans when subsidies are limited. The webinar will tackle a variety of innovative financing instruments for public investments in sustainable energy and mobility. You will get a flavour of the capacity-building programme PROSPECT+ offers, including study and mentoring visits across Europe, and you will meet some of the cities and regions ready to share their experience.