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Renovation Wave: doubling the renovation rate to cut emissions, boost recovery and reduce energy poverty

The European Commission has published its Renovation Wave Strategy to improve the energy performance of buildings. The Commission aims to at least double renovation rates in the next ten years and make sure renovations lead to higher energy and...

Solar-heated multi-family buildings gain popularity in Germany

  • 24 Nov 2020

How to cut carbon out of your heating

  • 24 Nov 2020

Events

Leveraging the skills of building professionals to deliver on the European Green Deal

  • 9 Dec 2020
  • Belgium

Better Homes 2020 - Green Homes-Green Finance

  • 27 Nov 2020
  • Ireland

NSBRC Passivhaus Workshop

  • 27 Nov 2020
  • United Kingdom

Practices

Housing Europe's ambition to renovate 4 million affordable homes by 2030

The crest of the Renovation Wave: A toolkit to decarbonise the European building stock

4RinEU deep renovation: the case of Mariënheuvel in Soest

Integrated kits for building renovation

The building renovation sector has been moving towards the trend of using prefabricated renovation kits as an approach to effectively target the needs of any given project, and the design of...

A Renovation Wave for Europe -greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives

Europe’s building stock is both unique and heterogeneous in its expression of the cultural diversity and history of our continent. But not surprisingly, it is also old and changes very slowly. More...

Renovation Wave - the European Green Deal

To reduce emissions by at least 55% in 2030 and build the foundations for a climate neutral Europe by 2050, the Renovation Wave aims to renovate 35 million inefficient buildings by 2030.   85-95% of...

Learn

Designing, constructing and monitoring Net Zero Energy (NZE) Settlements

Calculations with the set of EPB standards (II) - Energy needs combined with specific systems

The Templater tool

The Templater tool is been conceived by BRE in order to facilitate the implementation of BIM data standards across the asset lifecycle.   This is achieved by providing a free to list opportunity for manufacturers and a free to access for...

Energy Trilemma Index

The World Energy Council’s Energy Trilemma Index tool, produced in partnership with Oliver Wyman, ranks countries on their ability to provide sustainable energy through 3 dimensions: Energy security, Energy equity (accessibility and...

Topics

Public and non-residential buildings

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Expert talks – Adrian Joyce, Secretary General of EuroACE

The 10th edition of our Expert talk hosts Adrian Joyce, Secretary General of EuroACE and Campaign Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign, which was initiated by EuroACE in 2011 in order to stop...

Expert Talk - Ursula Hartenberger, expert in energy efficiency and finance in the building sector

For the 9th edition of the Build Up Expert Talks, the invited interviewee was Ursula Hartenberger,  member of a series of international sustainable-development and responsible-investment platforms...

Expert talks – Armand Paardekooper Overman, Associate Architect at Mecanoo

Check the link to watch the full interview! The 8th edition of our Expert talk hosts Armand Paardekooper Overman, associate architect at Mecanoo. He is also a founding partner of fUSE...