The building sector is increasingly working towards the implementation of clean energy technologies and occupants´ behaviour shifts in order to reduce GHG emissions and achieve the zero-carbon building stock targets. IEA Technology gives their strategical view about it.
Open call for cities to apply to Pilot Cities Programme which is part of the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities (“EU Cities Mission”), providing €32 million in grants and hands-on support to cities. These piloting activities will turn cities into test beds for climate neutrality and scaling up through a twinning programme.
The "Architecture and sustainable construction" programme of the Instituto Cervantes reflects on how sustainable construction offers an environmentally friendly response to the construction of buildings, without compromising on architectural interest, comfort and interior design.
BUILD UP will be present with a physical stand in the 2022 Edition of Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum – Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place, one of the most important dates related with energy efficiency financing, that will take place on 18 October in Brussels and has just opened its registration.
Albanian Sustainable Energy Day - ASED’22 will take place for the first time in Tirana, bringing professionals from local and central government, academia and industry, aiming to discuss the challenges and possibilities faced from the Albanian Market.
Titled “Making the Renovation Wave a reality: Easy-to-use digital tools for construction SMEs“, this online event ambitions to raise awareness on existing easy-to-use digital tools for the construction sector developed by BIM4Ren and on the skills needed by construction SMEs to effectively implement the Renovation Wave and the EU Green Deal objectives.
The H2020 RenoBooster project aims to increase the number of green renovations of private housing, thereby contributing to the decarbonisation of the city and to reaching the ambitious target to become climate neutral by 2040.
There are many aspects that need to be taken into consideration when building a passive house, such as the orientation of the building, choosing efficient appliances and low-flow water fixtures. However, one of the more underrated ways is to avoid materials that readily lose their insulation and require significant energy resources to maintain.
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 webinar will present Case studies and policy recommendations.
The EU Buildings Climate Tracker is a benchmark and assessment tool checking on the status of the EU building stock and its progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. The paper gives more details regarding the methodology and results.