Wednesday 21 April 2021, 09:00-10:30 CET The Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) in collaboration with IEA EBC Annex 86 are organizing a workshop consisting of a series of four webinars on:
Post date: 30 Mar 2021
Type: Event
The Renewables in Cities 2021 Global Status Report shows that more than 1 billion people – about 25% of the urban population – live in a city with a renewable energy target and/or policy. Over 1,300 cities, from the Americas to Sub-Saharan Africa, have demonstrated leadership in advancing renewables beyond the power sector, including decarbonising buildings.
Post date: 29 Mar 2021
Type: News
Registration This web conference will be animated during the week by Frédéric Musselin (EM SREB graduate), Bruno Mesureur (International Consultant in Construction) and moderated by Stéphanie Merger (EM SREB student) and Karen Peyronnin (Head of Executive Masters at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech). The objectives of this international web conference will be:
Post date: 29 Mar 2021
Type: Event
ENTROPY regards an energy-aware IT ecosystem aiming to support energy efficiency in the buildings sector through behavioral change of the occupants with regards to their daily energy consumption patterns. The main distinguishing characteristic of ENTROPY is that it exploits the advantages provided by a set of novel ICT technologies for enabling the design, development and provision of personalized energy management and awareness services in smart buildings.
Post date: 29 Mar 2021
Type: Tool
Will your city be the next European Green Capital or European Green Leaf winner? The European Commission launched the competition for 2023 European Green Capital (EGCA 2023) and the 2022 European Green Leaf (EGLA 2022) Awards, recognising cities that are genuinely committed to becoming more sustainable.
Post date: 25 Mar 2021
Type: News
Our 2021 Spring Edition of the FEDARENE Info is out! This season, we focus on District Heating and Cooling – a sector that could become one of the most important contributors to the EU Green Deal and Energy Transition. Heating and cooling drives half of the energy consumption in Europe. However, more than two thirds of demand is met with fossil fuels. Changing the conventional fossil paradigm in heating and cooling is essential for reaching the EU decarbonisation goals.
Post date: 25 Mar 2021
Type: News
by Mark Douglas Wessel In principle, the idea of retrofitting homes to net zero sounds appealing enough. But the cost of implementing deep energy upgrades that might cost 45-60,000 Euro per home has long been a non-starter whether you’re an individual homeowner at one end of the scale… or manage thousands of rental units at the other. At either end of the spectrum, the potential long-term energy savings are often trumped by the up-front costs.
Post date: 24 Mar 2021
Type: News
During building design and construction phases, workers have many priorities to consider from start to finish. It’s essential to use proper rain and runoff management techniques to avoid floods, prevent erosion and more. Everything built without such precautions will experience structural damage.
Post date: 24 Mar 2021
Type: News
The LowUP (LOW valued energy sources UPgrading for buildings and industry uses) project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement n°723930. During the project, the partners worked to develop and demonstrate three new efficient heating and cooling technologies that will significantly reduce both CO2 emissions and primary energy consumption.
Post date: 23 Mar 2021
Type: News
Concept: The renewable transformation of heating and cooling is underway but requires innovative next-generation policies. Currently, renewables are estimated to serve just 10 % of the thermal energy demand. The implementation of district heating and cooling (DHC) systems based on renewable energy sources (RES) is a solution that is spreading, particularly among small communities in search of energy independence.
Post date: 22 Mar 2021
Type: Link