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EU project WEDISTRICT searching for district heating experts’ consultation

Are you an expert in district heating and cooling systems, particularly the 4th and 5th generation systems? Share your knowledge and participate in #WEDISTRICT's survey on energy transition systems. Link to...

Plymouth pilot site: 5th generation heating and cooling grid in practice!

  • 23 Jan 2023

Botoșani Twinning in León to discuss about energy efficiency

  • 20 Jan 2023

Events

TRI-HP project event - Heat Pumps on Natural Refrigerants in the Context of the F-Gas Regulation

  • 7 Feb 2023
  • Pan European

Heat Pumps skills for NZEB construction final workshop

  • 8 Feb 2023
  • Spain

InfraBIM Open 2023

  • 30 Jan 2023
  • Finland

Advancing renewable energy communities in Europe: Affordable energy. Local ownership. Resilience.

  • 31 Jan 2023
  • Belgium

Practices

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: a bottom-up approach for integrated system efficiency

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Revision: Accelerate the decarbonisation of Europe’s diverse building stock

AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #45.4: Trends in building and ductwork airtightness in Belgium

Technical Article - From opaque traditional walls to Adaptative Façade Systems: state of play and outlook

What makes a façade intelligent? Opaque façade technologies have incrementally evolved both in new construction a by increasing their thermal insulation and airtightness levels aiming to reduce the...

A new step-by-step approach for upskilling in Green Digital Buildings

The development of new technologies in the building industry has influenced the working construction cycle. In fact, it affects designers who need to know how to...

Bordeaux Metropole and the development of district heating network

Energy Cities has published this innovative case study of the city of Bordeaux and the development of its district heating network in order to attain to the ...

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Webinar - Heat Pump skills and competencies: A comprehensive framework

Webinar - Novel heat pump technologies based on natural refrigerants and multiple renewable sources

Webinar - Energy generation and storage technologies in buildings

Moderated by Aranzazu Galán, Senior Researcher at Université Libre de Bruxelles and BUILD UP's Editorial Board Member, the webinar presented two projects that explore technological solutions for heating/cooling coupled with renewables (...

HP4All Knowledge Hub about heat pumps

The HP4ALL project has created a Knowledge Hub in which a user can find all the information concerning heat pumps installation and skills development. The project´s...

Topics

HVAC systems (heating, cooling, domestic hot water, ventilation)

This Topic includes all content relevant to the Themes "air conditioning, cooling, ventilation, air infiltration" and "heating, domestic hot water"

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Dan Stefanica: "40% of all residential and 65% of all commercial buildings will be heated by electricity in 2030"

Build Up: In brief, how can heat pump technology be explained?   Dan Stefanica: A heat pump is a device that can provide heating, cooling, and hot water for...

FRIENDSHIP first e-learning video

Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (#SHIP), with a combined high-density heat storage and temperatures going up to 200°C (300°C in the long-term) and minus 10-20°C...

The ODYSEE-MURE project: databases and tools for implementing the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)

Start date: 1 October 2022 - End date: 31 March 2025   Partners   Energetski institut Hrvoje Požar Austrian Energy Agency Federale Overheidsdienst Economie (KMO,...