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Post date: 24 Jun 2020
Type: Link
Especially in the times of pandemics, it is important that different building occupants are aware of the invisible correlation between indoor environmental quality (IEQ), personal health and energy efficiency as through such established awareness, we can nudge new behaviours that can lead to a better well-being as more energy efficient buildings.
Post date: 24 Jun 2020
Type: News
We are just beginning to rebuild Europe after a period of unprecedented economic, social and personal turmoil. With this spirit of renaissance in our hearts, there has never been a better time to rethink and renovate the buildings that shelter us. Creating a renovation wave in Europe now is key to any economic recovery and will be central to getting the EU back on its feet.
Post date: 22 Jun 2020
Type: News
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors in residential and non-residential buildings and that 26 million European children are living in unhealthy homes. With the objective of safeguarding the wellbeing of EU citizens by delivering improvements in Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), the Informal IEQ Gathering of eight European industry associations is proud to present its Healthy Buildings for All Manifesto.
Post date: 22 Jun 2020
Type: Publication
The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of the Taxonomy Regulation – a key piece of legislation that will contribute to the European Green Deal by boosting private sector investment in green and sustainable projects.
Post date: 22 Jun 2020
Type: News
Next Tuesday 23rd June from 14:30 – 15:45 and as part of the EUSEW policy conference, DG-ENER is organising a session on “Boosting the European Green Deal renovation wave - a centrepiece of the Green Deal and an engine for recovery – How the Renovation Wave can help in the recovery process and ensure the EU can achieve its climate and energy objectives”.
Post date: 19 Jun 2020
Type: News
Energy transition: new business models to de-risk investments and kick start the EU building renovation wave
Post date: 19 Jun 2020
Type: News
This report gives an overview of the different policies and related boundary conditions in Norway, France, Germany and Italy and shows how they influence the spread of PEB concepts. National funding schemes and policies were analysed in regard to support renewable energy generation in buildings, the connection with the electric grid and neighbour buildings as well as the local energy market and environmental aspects.
Post date: 18 Jun 2020
Type: Publication
27 European heads of state are discussing the Commission’s proposal for a €1.85 trillion COVID-19 recovery budget. It is a huge sum: €1.1 trillion from the member states themselves and €750 billion to be borrowed on the capital markets. But it is dwarfed by something which is all around us and which we take for granted: buildings.
Post date: 17 Jun 2020
Type: News
This report presents a comparison of 8 scenarios achieving more than 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990, and 16 scenarios aiming at climate neutrality by 2050, similar with the ambitions of the “European Green Deal”. This report summarises insights into similar and diverging elements of the scenarios on how the EU energy system may change by 2030 and by 2050, compared to today.
Post date: 17 Jun 2020
Type: Publication