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A portal to foster knowledge sharing about energy efficiency and renewable energy related to the building and construction sector in Europe.
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BUILD UP SKILLS
An initiative focusing on increasing the number of trained and qualified construction professionals across Europe.
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Explore EU construction skills-related projects.
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Renewable Energy Sources (RES)

Contributions in this theme (862)

Are heat pumps too expensive?

Is the uptake of heat pumps in Europe influenced by their high costs? Do energy savings they provide worth the expense?

News

17/11/2023

Effizienzhaus Plus - Begleitforschung und Querauswertung der Bildungsbauten (Phase 4)

Final report of the 4th phase of the accompanying research to the German initiative Efficiency House Plus (Effizienzhaus Plus) focusing on the cross evaluation of seven educational plus energy buildings.

Publication

16/11/2023

Green Solutions Awards - Renovation Grand Prize

The Green Solutions Awards, organised by Construction 21 and with BUILD UP as a media partner, are reaching their final stage, with various participants chosen across different key topics and categories. BUILD UP is set to showcase these finalists this month, leading up to the grand finale scheduled for December 5th in Dubai. Here are the selected finalists in the Renovation Grand Prize category.

Case study

16/11/2023

Recommendations for tripling renewable power and doubling energy efficiency by 2030

IRENA and the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) have developed recommendations to increase renewable power and energy efficiency by 2030.

Publication

15/11/2023

Health & Comfort case studies by Construction 21

Green Solutions Awards - Health & Comfort

Case study

14/11/2023

First tests at Slovenian pilot for INFINITE project

The first mock-up tests have been undergoing at the town of Ravne na Koroškem in Slovenia.

News

10/11/2023

La più grande città di legno al mondo in Svezia

La Svezia ha intenzione di costruire una vera e propria città in legno: la Stockholm Wood City.

News

09/11/2023

Overview of city of Zagreb with clouds and rainbow

Renovation of Energy Insitute Hrvoje Požar to achieve nZEB standards

The Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (EIHP) in Zagreb will be renovated in order to become an example of decarbonisation, digitalisation, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

News

09/11/2023