After many months of hard work between all the 10 partners, CHESS SETUP H2020 funded project is coming to an end with an overall success.
Post date: 10 Sep 2020
Type: News
As COVID-19 cases rose and lockdown measures came into effect around the world, commercial building occupancy dropped dramatically, from 100% to almost zero in the space of a week in many places. Many might expect near-zero occupancy to mean near-zero energy consumption, but new data reveals that this is not the case. In fact, many offices, shopping malls, and entertainment complexes are consuming 80% or more of their usual full-occupancy energy levels, highlighting huge cost implications for businesses, building owners, and the environment.
Post date: 9 Sep 2020
Type: News
Like all industries, construction has been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic and is now being forced to adapt in order to operate in a heightened health and safety environment focused on social distancing. This disruption is fundamentally impeding conventional construction approaches and forcing even the most traditional companies to look for modern solutions. Now, promising digital technologies that have been struggling to break established construction markets are emerging as saviors of post-COVID construction.
Post date: 9 Sep 2020
Type: News
A net-zero economy by 2050 in the EU requires bold action across all sectors, and in none more than buildings. The building sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in the EU.
Post date: 7 Sep 2020
Type: Publication
The purpose of this roadmap is to support a common language and vision for the complete decarbonisation of the buildings across their life cycle and to support the development of national or subnational strategies and policies, including for example, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It outlines the range of actions that stakeholders can take in the short, medium and long term to achieve a built environment that is zero-emission, efficient and resilient.
Post date: 24 Aug 2020
Type: Publication
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Post date: 24 Aug 2020
Type: Ereignis
Energy efficiency is now a fundamental part of doing business in real estate and property management. If companies miss out, they risk falling behind in terms of market competitiveness. This City Energy Project resource provides a multidimensional, in-depth look at the business case for energy efficiency in buildings. It provides an overview of the basic financial arithmetic of energy savings, avoided operating costs, net income, and value, as well as a summary of case study data on what this arithmetic has meant to real projects and companies.
Post date: 21 Aug 2020
Type: Publication
The idea is to introduce energy saving measures in 60,000 households per year until 2030, local media reported. The government will subsidize up to 85% of each investment while the maximum amount per household will be EUR 50,000, according to the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe. The start of the program is planned for this fall, while similar measures could be introduced for public buildings, tourism, and industry in the next phase.
Post date: 20 Aug 2020
Type: News
When giant blobs began appearing on city skylines around the world in the late 1980s and 1990s, it marked not an alien invasion but the impact of computers on the practice of building design.
Post date: 20 Aug 2020
Type: News
EEnvest August 2020 newsletter is out! The contents are the following: Interview with Gabriele Fregonese,Sinloc Interview with Fernando Salat, GNE Finance Article: Bringing together construction and finance Activities 2020 Read it here.
Post date: 18 Aug 2020
Type: News