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Building Operation and Maintenance

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Integrating circular economy in Albania's construction sector: challenges and opportunities

Circular economy principles are slowly emerging in Albania's construction sector amidst challenges related to stakeholder cooperation and economic influences.

Publication

21/06/2024

UK and Saudi Arabian AI-Driven System aims to drastically improve construction waste management

The UK and Saudi Arabia face significant construction waste challenges, and a new AI-based system aims to enhance waste tracking and recycling, supporting sustainable construction goals.

News

18/06/2024

CORDIS Results Pack on deep renovation: accelerating building renovations for EU's Green Deal goals

Buildings must be renovated at a faster rate using cost-effective methods showcased by Horizon programme projects to meet the European Green Deal’s emission reduction goals.

Publication

17/06/2024

Transform-ER project to retrofit 1 million homes annually by 2030

Transform-ER, a consortium funded by Innovate UK's Net Zero Heat programme, aims to retrofit one million homes annually by 2030 by developing and deploying scalable retrofit solutions to overcome market barriers.

News

14/06/2024

Technical Article - Consolidating building data semantics for life cycle assessment

The SemanticLCA project outlines in this article how various technologies, such as BIM models or DT systems, can feed into the Level(s) framework LCA and what ontologies are available to establish a common vocabulary for data consolidation.

Technical Article

17/05/2023

EASI ZERo Project: Envelope Material System with low Impact for Zero Energy Buildings

EASI ZERo proposes a global system to cut the environmental impact by rising the thermal performance of buildings’ envelope by 20% with bio-sourced and recycled materials. This include grown mycelium, wood fibres, low carbon foam, recycled raw material for spayed renders, multifunctional building bricks, and healthy finishes.

Link

15/12/2022

2023 in... Experts conversations

This year, BUILD UP had the privilege of engaging in conversations with numerous experts in energy efficiency in buildings, who generously shared their knowledge with our community.

News

15/12/2023

LIFE call 2024: New funding opportunities for the building sector

The LIFE Clean Energy Transition 2024 call for proposals is open with deadline of 19 September 2024. It supports key areas for the decarbonisation of the building stock.

News

03/06/2024

Thanks to its digital twin, Brussels airport aims for net-zero

Brussels Airport employs digital twin technology to model and optimise energy-saving measures, aiming for net-zero emissions by 2030, supported by the EU-funded Stargate initiative.

News

30/05/2024