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As the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, the world remains trapped in multiple emergencies, most notably climate change, nature loss, economic recession, conflict and violence. At present, the whole Europe and even the world are shrouded in the shadow of war. The world is facing the double severe challenges of traditional security and non-traditional security.

Eurac Research leads the new Horizon Europe-funded project MODERATE. The project aims to develop procedures for stakeholders to share data and make decisions, as well as uniform access to heterogeneous building performance data sources into one open platform.

The foundation is one of the most critical parts of constructing a home, requiring durable materials for a rock-solid structure that stands for years to come. A 2021 study commissioned by manufacturing company 3M found that 70% of homebuyers want to use green materials for their next renovation project. Of those, about 90% are between 18 and 40 years old. 

As the H2020 EEnvest project is coming to a conclusion, the EEnvest consortium is sharing their final results and main dissemination activities.

The Council of the European Unione has eventually agreed on the recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive which is going to pave the way towards a 55% reduction of greenhouse gase emissions by 2030. The EU-ASE share their opinion about this important legislative step.

Are you curious to know which building construction materials are ecological? The building sector is trying to find ways to reduce carbon emissions and ecological materials have a role in shaping the future architecture and construction industry.

Earlier this month (June 2022), Clyde Gateway hosted Industry and Policy Maker workshops at their brand-new events venue, The Bothy at Cuningar Loop. The workshops raised awareness and knowledge of 5GDHC technology in general and more specifically informed the stakeholders about the investments planned at Clyde Gateway.

The nine core ARISE European partners met last week in North Macedonia to continue their transformational work in empowering the digital transformation of the built environment. 

Do you want to know more on how Ireland is implementing national retrofitting schemes? The Passive House Plus has found that one-stop-shops have received a strong consumer demand. Through this scheme applicants can claim up to 50% grant aid on the cost of a deep energy upgrade.

As a response to the need to accelerate the timber building transformation in Europe, Built by Nature, a network and grant-making organisation has announced an Accelerator Fund grant in Italy. This initiative will be coordinated by EIT Climate-KIC and will establish a prototype building in Milano Innovation District (MIND).