Filipe Araújo, Vice-Mayor of Porto, highlights Porto's efforts in using renewable energy to address energy poverty, engage communities, and drive sustainable growth.
The Plus Energy Building Hub is a knowledge platform and community promoting energy-positive buildings through case studies, design guidelines, expert insights, and interactive learning to drive Europe’s sustainable future.
Energy Communities (ECs) enable collective, citizen-led energy initiatives, promoting clean energy, energy efficiency, and local benefits, while Local Distribution System Operators (LDSOs) play a key role in supporting their development and success.
This guide provides design principles and technology implementation strategies to support the adoption of Plus Energy Buildings, helping achieve zero-emission buildings by 2050.
Architects play a vital role in reducing built environment emissions and promoting sustainable housing through eco-design and circular economy principles, helping address climate change and affordable housing challenges.
Efficient heating and cooling in cities can be achieved by recycling waste heat through thermal networks and heat pumps, reducing emissions and enhancing resilience.
Italy’s building sector is off track for 2030 and 2050 climate goals, needing faster CO2 reductions, renewable energy expansion, and targeted renovations despite increased investments.
This white paper is part of the Implementation Working Group 5 on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (IWG5-Buildings) and contributes to the European Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan.
The ‘en-SʘLEX’ solar exoskeleton enables efficient building retrofitting, reducing heating and cooling energy use by up to 80.7% and 60.5%, transforming buildings into NetPlus energy producers.