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As stated by President Ursula von der Leyen, 2023 is going to be the European Year of Skills. New opportunities are in fact arising from the green and digital transition in the EU economy. currently more than three quarters of companies in the EU report difficulties in finding workers with the necessary skills, and specifically digital skills.

The project GEOFIT is developing a holistic and novel approach to geothermal retrofitting, which is cost-competitive, easy to install, and capable of providing efficient low-temperature heating & high-temperature cooling by using the most innovative tools and methods. Check out the final results from the last General Assembly of the project.

The programme “Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods for Sustainable Urban Development” supports the implementation and replication of 100 Positive Energy Neighbourhoods by 2025. The programme will contribute to the goals of energy transition and reducing the carbon footprint, while also supporting sustainable construction.

Energiesprong UK is leading towards the retrofitting of non-traditional houses in the UK, and specifically to deploy heat pumps. The 1 million non-traditional homes in the UK are characterised by poor energy performance which already represents a big challenges to reach the energy efficiency targets and integrate heat pumps.

A new EU-funded project BEEYONDERS has just started. The project will run for a period of 42 months and aims to develop and integrate pioneering worker-friendly technologies into real construction scenarios in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and Finland.

The implementation of smart meters and thus of smart buildings has become more and more important in the policy agenda. This type of technology allows the end-users to make informed decisions about their own energy consumption, and it also helps utilities and building managers to make best decision on energy demand and when to scale services.

"Seasonal storage is the crux of the energy transition". Michel Haller, head of research at the SPF Institute for Solar Technology at the OST, Ostschweizer Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland) partner of the REVEAL Project, has been interviewed in the Swiss magazine.

Building Regulations are important to decarbonise the EU building stock and reach the neutrality and energy efficiency targets by 2050. Policy efforts should primarily focuse on energy efficiency (specifically operational carbon of buildings) and measures to decarbonise heating and cooling.

The Future Envelope conference aims at providing new points of view on the current state, upcoming challenges, and innovations in the field of the building envelope and facades. The early bird fee has been extended so take the opportunity to register! The full list of speakers and session presentations is also now available.

People need dwellings where they can stay comfortable and healthy, and the planet needs us to rely less on fossil fuels as a matter of survival. Fortunately, building performance professionals are using a variety of strategies to seal buildings against the elements.