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Within five years, one in five new builds should be made using bio-circular materials. That’s the ambition laid out in a new charter launched by construction federation Embuild Vlaanderen and research centre Buildwise.

The EU has seen a steady increase in the use of renewable energy for heating and cooling over time. This growth is largely driven by the contributions from biomass and heat pumps.

PEDvolution, an innovative Horizon Europe project focused at advancing Positive Energy Districts (PEDs), has successfully completed its first year of implementation with notable progress and key deliverables.

El conjunto de oficinas ha logrado la Calificación Global Plata como resultado de la colaboración entre la Sociedad Estatal de Promoción Industrial y Desarrollo Empresarial (SEPIDES) y GBCE.

The CULTURAL-E project recently hit a big milestone with its Final Conference, held on February 7, 2025, at Greenbizz in Brussels, Belgium. This event marked the end of years of dedicated research and teamwork towards developing solutions for Plus Energy Buildings (PEB).

Filipe Araújo, Vice-Mayor of Porto, highlights Porto's efforts in using renewable energy to address energy poverty, engage communities, and drive sustainable growth.

Imagine a home that’s not only warm in winter but also cool in summer, energy-efficient, and inexpensive. That is Renpower's vision!

M-ERA.NET launched its Joint Call 2025, involving 38 funding agencies with a budget exceeding €38 million.

Italy recently initiated the test phase for the EU Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI), a tool designed to measure a building's ability to use smart technologies.

In March 2025, the European Builders Confederation (EBC) actively engaged in high-level meetings focused on skills development, vocational education and training (VET), upskilling, and reskilling within the European Union.