New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched the GreenHOUSE Fund to help building owners comply with Local Law 97 by financing decarbonisation projects in affordable housing, particularly benefiting low-income residents, while also promoting improved air quality and job creation.
The conference underlined the urgent need for increased building renovations, focusing on material cycling, industrialisation, future regulations, and community involvement to achieve zero-emission goals.
In BUILD UP we want that everyone feels involved. That is what the Topic of the Month is for, so all the community can contribute with articles, events and much more under the same topic. This month, the ToM is "Building Performance Assessment".
In BUILD UP we want that everyone feels involved. That is what the Topic of the Month is for, so all the community can contribute with articles, events and much more under the same topic. This month, the ToM is "Net-zero technologies and buildings".
In BUILD UP we want that everyone feels involved. That is what the Topic of the Month is for, so all the community can contribute with articles, events, and any other relevant information on the same topic. In September, the ToM is 'Energy communities and citizen-led initiatives for sustainability in buildings'.
This study introduces a digital workflow for predicting concrete lifespan, CO2 uptake, and embodied carbon savings through reuse, tested on a 1960s building, highlighting reuse's potential to reduce emissions and extend service life.
Innovative buildings and materials are essential for reducing the 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions, with strategies like interest-free financing and energy-as-a-service models for retrofitting, enhancing energy efficiency through advanced technologies.
SolarLab secured €1.6 million from Nefco to expand its production of solar facades, relocate operations to Denmark, and establish a US sales office, supporting renewable energy in construction.