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|Webinar| Examples of resilient cooling solutions
It is the motivation of IEA EBC Annex 80 “Resilient Cooling of Buildings” to develop, assess, and communicate active and passive solutions of resilient cooling and overheating protection. This third venticool & AIVC webinar will show Examples of resilient cooling solutions.
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Il certificato energetico LEED per una città sostenibile
Qual è la situazione dell´Italia nel campo di certificazione energetica LEED degli edifici? Il Paese si colloca molto bene nelle classifiche europee e internazionali, risultando quello con la maggiore crescita percentuale di questi certificati e mostrando un andamento promettente per una sempre maggiore sostenibilità degli edifici.
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12 certifications to make the built environment more sustainable
Certification and declarations of buildings are becoming more and more important in order to effectively make the built environment sustainable. There is a long non-exhaustive list of different certifications which are published on the 2050 Material platform.
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A guided tool to reduce the carbon footprint of schools
How can school buildings become healthier and produce less carbon emissions? This kit allows building's administrators and users to become more aware of these issues and be able to take the right steps in reducing the environmental footprint.
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JUSTNature project
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101003757.

The overall objective of JUSTNature is to activate nature-based solutions by ensuring a just transition to low-carbon cities, based on the principle of the right to ecological space. This in particular refers to the right to clean air and indoor/outdoor thermal comfort for human health and well-being and thriving biodiversity and ecosystems.
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The Passive House building certification
Do you know what are the benefits of building certification? The Passive House Institute provides these type of energy certification, which can be of several levels based on the use of renewable energy.
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Wastebuild Zero
WasteBuild Zero, in partnership with MRW, showcases the latest materials, techniques, solutions and innovators that are helping to deliver low carbon and circular construction schemes today. The aim is to support the transition towards a circular and regenerative built environment and in the process to tackle the climate emergency.
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A call to action is needed for UK homes to become more energy efficient
As a result of a survey made by the Energy Institute (EI), citizens in the UK are not confident in reaching the 2050 net-zero target. What concern them most is the lack of energy efficiency policies and measures in domestic buildings. How is the British government going to respond to the climate and price crisis?
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PLEA 2022: Will cities survive?
The aim of the PLEA 2022 is to question the whole idea of a city, the way we inhabit and use them generating the definitive inflection point that a sustainable city requires. 
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