Publications

This report presents a comprehensive review of studies that deal with building airtightness durability.

The AIVC (Air infiltration and Ventilation Centre) is the International Energy Agency’s information centre on energy efficient ventilation. In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of its creation, 2 overview publications were published presenting the history and main target of the organisation. 

The AIVC (Air infiltration and Ventilation Centre) is the International Energy Agency’s information centre on energy efficient ventilation. As the AIVC was created in 1979, the 40th anniversary of the AIVC was celebrated in October 2019 at the 40th AIVC conference in Ghent.

As the electrification is growing, cold climate air source heat pumps are starting to substitute thermal loads which are served by fossil-fuels. It is therefore important to assess their implementation and performance in the residential sector.

Ten European Green Building Councils have developed national and regional decarbonisation roadmaps to implement the European Green Deal. Those roadmaps tackle the whole-life environmental impacts of the building and construction sector.

Raising citizen's awareness from a young age on the themes of decarbonisation, climate change and climate neutrality is very important to eventually reach the targets. Hence, the city of Manchester has established the non-profit Manchester Climate Change (MCC) Agency which supports such actions.

The Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle has experienced different implementations. This report deep-dives into the implementation of this policy in Germany, Hungary and Spain. Making EE1st a reality requires a systemic approach to policymaking, with integrated planning and investment decisions.

The Energy Efficiency Watch EU project publishes 10 exemplary case studies to inform EU policy makers on how to complement policy instruments by successful narratives.

After analysing the insights of over 1,200 experts on the progress in energy efficiency policies as well as trending narratives across Europe, the Energy Efficiency Watch 4 project (EEW4) project brings you its final results.

World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities seeks to provide greater clarity and insights into the future of cities based on existing trends, challenges and opportunities, as well as disruptive conditions, including the valuable lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggest ways that cities can be better prepared to address a wide range of shocks and transition to sustainable urban futures. The Report proposes a state of informed preparedness that provides us with the opportunity to anticipate change, correct the course of action and become more knowledgeable of the different scenarios or possibilities that the future of cities offers.