This research explores BIM-based simulations to optimise building insulation, finding urethane foam as the most effective and eco-friendly option for enhancing energy efficiency, reducing costs, and minimising CO2 emissions in Japanese apartments.
This study explores how adapting historic buildings, like Erbil Citadel houses, into sustainable office spaces enhances employee satisfaction, creativity, and well-being while balancing heritage preservation with modern needs.
Electric Ireland Superhomes, launched in 2021, retrofits homes for energy efficiency in Ireland, funded by investments and EU grants, supporting national climate goals.
The handbook outlines key strategies to accelerate energy renovations in buildings, emphasising the need to overcome barriers such as financing, labour shortages, and slow permitting, as part of global efforts to double energy efficiency improvements and meet climate goals.
A recent McKinsey report, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, highlights how retrofitting buildings with available technologies can reduce emissions and help achieve net-zero goals in a cost-effective manner, addressing the built environment’s significant contribution to global CO2 emissions.
Ekokumppanit Oy (EcoFellows) supports energy efficiency and renewable energy in Tampere through its Neuvoo.fi service, helping achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 with expert advice, strategic funding, and strong municipal connections.
El jueves 20 de febrero, EOS organiza su congreso "Activación de la demanda en la Renovación Profunda de Edificios en España. Claves, barreras y expectativas de futuro", donde se abordará el tema de la renovación profunda de edificios, y que terminará con una visita a una de las obras de Renovación Integral Energética de mayor reducción de demanda de combustibles fósiles de España.
A new study emphasises the need for industrialised energy renovations in EU buildings, using Key Performance Indicators to assess cost, sustainability, and user satisfaction, with a focus on achieving nearly zero-energy buildings.
The Renocally project has successfully implemented 20 building renovation passports (BRPs) in public buildings across Romania and Bulgaria and pilot-tested two BRPs in Slovakia. Alongside municipalities, energy experts, and financial specialists, it developed financial strategies for 10 municipalities, providing concrete action plans for long-term building decarbonisation.
The EU Affordable Housing Initiative supports 35 districts to become inclusive, energy-efficient, and affordable, tackling Europe’s housing crisis while promoting social equity and climate neutrality by 2050.