The aim of the PLEA 2022 is to question the whole idea of a city, the way we inhabit and use them generating the definitive inflection point that a sustainable city requires.
The Level(s) eLearning programme can help professionals who would like to know more about Level(s) assessment for the life cycle of a building project. The course is divided into several modules and is targets to diverse roles and responsibilities based on the type of building professional.
The Energy and Buildings journal is launching an special issue on the topic of Circular Economy and Building Energy. Send your manuscript until 1st October 2022!
What does a perfect city look like? City planners are able to test their ideas using a 3D interface to create digital twins. These computer models can help city officials manage resources, enhance economic development, reduce ecological footprints and improve the quality of life for residents. The EU-funded DUET project is leveraging the advanced capabilities of cloud and high-performance computing to evolve the traditional public policymaking cycle using large open-data sources.
Offsite construction and standardised process in building can drive the sustainability targets, even though there is still resistance in the sector. In fact, offsite construction can lead to faster, cheaper, safer and greener deliveries, and also to higher creativity and versatility in the processes.
IDEAL project aims to develop highly efficient and stable organic photovoltaics modules for diffuse light applications such as building integration and powering of internet of things (IoT) sensors.
What defines a smart building? Are there enough trainings and workshops dedicated to the upskilling of the smart construction students and workforce? The SmartBuilt4EU H2020 funded project aims to emphasize the importance of skills development and education in the construction and energy efficiency sectors, identify the remaining gaps, and explore solutions to implement in the very next years.
Climate change is real and we need to act urgently. Renewables are key on the road to a net zero future, but many challenges remain: scale-up, cost reduction, system operation with close to 100% renewables.
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.