Topic of the Month (June 2023)
Each month a relevant topic and several sub-topics are covered in detail. For the Topic of the Month, content following a common thread is developed by BUILD UP Editorial Board in collaboration with the Board of Ambassadors and other relevant experts in the field. This includes producing articles, case studies, webinars and more, all in line with the specific topic selected. Relevant events are also identified and highlighted.
Topics of the Month are announced at the end of the previous month in our website and newsletter. Please write us if you wish to know more about our upcoming topics of the month.
This month, the ToM is "Increasing energy efficiency and energy affordability for households”. Be ready for these subtopics:
- Energy Efficiency Measures
- Financing investments/schemes for households
- Clean energy transition
and more!
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SUPER-i is an EU-funded project aimed at promoting energy efficiency in social housing to help transition to sustainable urban living.
News
On Tuesday 20th June, BUILD UP welcomed authors from a recently released book “Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building Design” in a book launch/webinar event.
Audio-visual resources
Inter-sectoral collaboration and thermal energy storage crucial for renewable energy production and decarbonization.
News
The projects will collaborate to drive digitalization, resilience, and stakeholder engagement for energy-efficient buildings and the green transition.
News
EXPERT TALKS series is an initiative from the BUILD UP portal. In the form of face-to-face interviews, experts from all around Europe and covering the field of Energy Efficiency in buildings from different perspectives share their views, experience and expertise with BUILD UP audience. The interviews address relevant topics linked to the Topic of the Month.
Audio-visual resources
A new approach to train building construction workforce is proposed. This new method could both solve the problem of shortage of workers and to facilitate the digitalisation.
Technical Article
Eko Sklad - Eco Fund, Slovenian Environmental Public Fund promotes developments in environmental protection by offering financial incentives for different projects.
Link
Three EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects, D^2EPC, E-DYCE and ePANACEA, organized a final conference on the 24th of May 2023 named “Next Generation Energy Performance Assessment, Rating and Certification: Towards a Smart and Decarbonised Future for European Buildings” where each project presented its own findings on how to optimize and extend the use of Energy Performance Certificates.
News
BUILDING CONVERSATIONS UP WITH... Carmen Sánchez-Guevara, Associate Professor - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
News
This article addresses what the main barriers are to matching the offer and demand of well-qualified workers to achieve the target set by the European Green Deal. It will also discuss how digitalisation can contribute to attracting workers to the construction sector while ensuring quality of training and results.
Technical Article