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Bankers without Boundaries focuses on innovative, place-based retrofitting solutions to attract private financing and enhance energy efficiency in buildings, addressing their significant contribution to climate change.

About 47 million EU citizens can’t afford to heat their homes, with high material costs and poor financing options blocking renovations. But the impact of energy efficiency goes beyond just savings.

Green building certifications vary widely, catering to specific sustainability goals across sectors like education, healthcare, and aviation, and enhancing project marketability while aligning with broader organisational missions.

Al Convegno GBC Italia a Roma si è discusso di sostenibilità, finanza verde e AI nell’edilizia; siglato un accordo con RICS Italia e approfondito l’impatto delle nuove tecnologie per un futuro digitale sostenibile.

Hungary faces an annual shortfall of 13,600 construction workers, while France needs 430,000 skilled workers by 2030 to upgrade millions of buildings for energy efficiency, highlighting significant workforce challenges in meeting EU clean energy objectives.

The European Commission has issued guidance on phasing out financial incentives for new stand-alone fossil fuel boilers by January 1, 2025. Support will still be allowed for hybrid systems that utilise significant renewable energy and for existing approved incentives. This initiative is part of efforts to achieve a decarbonised building stock by 2050.

The 2022-2023 Grand Prize was awarded to Plymouth's innovative heating and cooling grid, with applications now open for the 2024-2025 edition. The contest aims for 230 projects globally, culminating in awards at COP30 in Brazil, highlighting sustainability efforts.

Digital transformation is helping the UK construction industry reduce carbon emissions while improving ESG reporting, and achieving net-zero targets by enhancing data transparency and collaboration.

The event 'Culture and Sustainability in the Built Environment' highlighted Italy's leadership in combining sustainability with cultural heritage in construction, emphasising collaboration and innovation for a sustainable future.

The LIFE Programme has allocated over EUR 380 million to 133 new green projects across Europe, many of which focus on making the building sector sustainable and inclusive. Below is a non-exhaustive list of these initiatives.