Craft’s final event will culminate three years of work on local collaborative governance models across European cities, viewed through the New European Bauhaus (NEB) lens.
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.
In BUILD UP we want that everyone feels involved. That is what the Topic of the Month (ToM) is for, so all the community can contribute with articles, events and much more under the same topic. This month, the ToM is 'Smart buildings and smart technologies for energy efficiency'.
Mercoledì 19 marzo 2025, a Greve in Chianti (FI), l’intera giornata sarà dedicata alla visita del cantiere e all’illustrazione tecnica delle soluzioni sviluppate nell’ambito del progetto.
The document highlights the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings through retrofitting, addressing challenges such as high costs, data gaps, and technical issues, while exploring opportunities in innovation and policy to meet net-zero targets by 2050.
With the final goal of achieving a decarbonised building sector by 2050, the recent approval of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has elicited reactions from different players in the energy and construction ecosystem. Check the updated documents released by the European Commission and some insights and tools from relevant stakeholders in the field.
In light of the ongoing housing crisis in Europe, energy-efficient building renovation is a key lever for reducing energy costs and increasing the supply of adequate housing.
Green Art Incubator platform is organising the online international conference 'Cultural Heritage & Climate Crisis: From Conservation to Action', which will bring together experts and the wider public to exchange knowledge and experiences regarding the adaptation of the cultural heritage sector to climate challenges.