Publications

The document highlights the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings through retrofitting, addressing challenges such as high costs, data gaps, and technical issues, while exploring opportunities in innovation and policy to meet net-zero targets by 2050.

The document emphasises integrating New European Bauhaus values into EU legislation to enhance the quality, sustainability, and inclusivity of the built environment.

This review examines European research on the price premium of energy-efficient homes, finding positive effects but highlighting challenges like data limitations and omitted variable bias, with recommendations for improved data infrastructure and tailored policies.

This study develops a low-carbon production management model for construction firms using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to address carbon emissions and provide practical guidance for a low-carbon transition in the industry.

This review explores the potential of timber bamboo as a sustainable construction material, emphasising its carbon-capturing properties and the need for cost competitiveness to drive widespread adoption and significant climate benefits.

The leaflet outlines the goals of the syn.ikia project, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program, which aims to create sustainable, energy-efficient neighbourhoods across Europe. It features four demo sites in different climates and integrates both passive and active systems.

This research explores BIM-based simulations to optimise building insulation, finding urethane foam as the most effective and eco-friendly option for enhancing energy efficiency, reducing costs, and minimising CO2 emissions in Japanese apartments.

The article examines the energy efficiency challenges in historical churches in central Poland, highlighting the difficulty of aligning them with modern sustainability goals while preserving their historical significance.

This study explores how adapting historic buildings, like Erbil Citadel houses, into sustainable office spaces enhances employee satisfaction, creativity, and well-being while balancing heritage preservation with modern needs.

The handbook outlines key strategies to accelerate energy renovations in buildings, emphasising the need to overcome barriers such as financing, labour shortages, and slow permitting, as part of global efforts to double energy efficiency improvements and meet climate goals.