The great achievements of INCREAS Project, such as Expert Pool and Online Marketplaces, will be presented to a broad public at the final conference. The Marketplaces in particular have enormous potential as a turntable/hub for products and services in the Cultural Heritage sector.
Post date: 15 Mar 2023
Type: Event
Energy retrofit of historic buildings often represents a challenge for owners and practitioners. They feel that they lack knowledge and do not have access to suitable solutions. Where to start – the envelope or the heating system? Which material to use? Are all equally suitable or am I restricted in my Strickbau with solid timber walls? Is there an alternative to replacing the windows? How much saving can I reach?
Post date: 1 Mar 2023
Type: News
Moderated by Aranzazu Galán, BUILD UP’s Editorial Board Member, the session started with the intervention of Gerald Wagenhofer (UBW), who talked about the climate crisis and the energy transition that is needed in Europe to be the first climate-neutral continent.
Post date: 1 Mar 2023
Type: News
Historic and traditional buildings account for between 10% and 40% of the EU building stock, depending on country and age (Webb 2017). Some are also subjected to legal preservation because of their heritage value. In Italy, for instance, heritage buildings built earlier than 1919 are around 19% of the total, and buildings built between 1919 and 1945 are about 12% (Fabbri et al. 2015).
Post date: 27 Feb 2023
Type: News
Build Up: You’re the new President of EuroACE and have also been the Vice-Chair of the Implementation Support Group of the Renovate Europe Campaign for the past year already. What is the mission of these initiatives?
Post date: 24 Feb 2023
Type: Link
Build Up: This month we are addressing the topic of energy efficient renovation of historic buildings. This building typology needs a specific approach to energy retrofitting. Which would you say are, in general, the main challenges to make this building stock more efficient?
Post date: 23 Feb 2023
Type: Link
The session, moderated by Aranzazu Galán, Senior Researcher at Université Libre de Bruxelles and BUILD UP Editorial Board Member, provided an overview of the Cyprus Energy Agency’s projects that relate to various aspects of energy efficiency of historic urban fabrics.
Post date: 14 Feb 2023
Type: News
The webinar will consist of 4 presentations sections, including material and outcomes from the INCREAS pilot project and the H2020 PRO-Heritage project.
Post date: 13 Feb 2023
Type: Event
The 16th century Renaissance palace in Valladolid, which is part of the EXCESS project´s demo cases in Spain, is going to be transformed into a plus-energy apartment building. The aim is to give a new purpose to the historical building and make it highly energy efficient, at the same time preserving the facades of the building.
Post date: 8 Feb 2023
Type: News
EXPERT TALKS series is an initiative from the BUILD UP portal. In the form of face-to-face interviews, experts from all around Europe and covering the field of Energy Efficiency in buildings from different perspectives share their views, experience and expertise with BUILD UP audience. The interviews address relevant topics linked to the Topic of the Month.
Post date: 7 Feb 2023
Type: Link