The Genk oPEN Living Lab session reflected on challenges in renovating Waterschei, focusing on managing expectations, optimising processes, and navigating complexities, with the goal of advancing its Positive Energy Neighbourhood vision.

The 2024-2025 competition has announced its candidates. Coming from 26 different countries, all of them incorporate solutions that, if replicated on a large scale, will help decarbonise the construction sector. Vote for your favourites!

Airtightness in Passivhaus construction minimises air leaks to enhance energy efficiency, comfort, durability, and indoor air quality, while reducing environmental impact and the need for extensive heating or cooling systems.

The EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive aims to accelerate the clean energy transition, setting a binding target of 42.5% renewable energy consumption by 2030, bolstering competitiveness and reducing external dependency, with simplified permitting and sustainability criteria to support deployment and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.