By 2050 around 80% of the world's population will be living in urban areas. Currently, they occupy 3% of the Earth's surface but produce around 72% of greenhouse gases. Growing urbanization along with climate change will have a serious impact on our life in cities in terms of air quality, warmer temperatures and higher flood risk. But solutions to reducing the environmental impact and improving people's quality of life has been found in nature.
Post date: 24 Nov 2020
Type: News
Wednesday 9 December 2020, 14:00-15:45 CET The current development in building energy efficiency towards nZEB buildings represents a number of new challenges to design and construction. One of these major challenges is the increased need for cooling in these highly insulated and airtight buildings, which is not only present in the summer period but also in the shoulder seasons and in offices even in midwinter.
Post date: 23 Nov 2020
Type: Event
We hope this newsletter finds you healthy and well during these unprecedented times. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, TightVent continues to operate and adjust its communication, networking and awareness raising activities in the field of building & ductwork airtightness. As usually, this edition rounds up our latest work & achievements followed by our partners product news.
Post date: 19 Nov 2020
Type: News
Introduction Green Skibbereen CLG has made a proposal to Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSH) to form a partnership for the development of a Climate Action Centre based at Myross Wood House and Grounds, currently in the ownership of the Order. Discussions to finalise the terms on which Green Skibbereen will occupy the property are ongoing. The project aims will be consistent with and supportive of the charism and philosophy of MSH.
Post date: 18 Nov 2020
Type: News
The 23rd webinar on the Low Carbon Economy Every day, more than 22,000,000 m³ of hot water are consumed by European homes alone. It is a major source of energy consumption for new housing, and yet 80 percent of this heat ends up in sewers and is wasted. Considering hot water is mostly used in showers, recovering waste heat from shower drains could be a simple way to save up to 70 percent wasted energy and related CO2 emissions.
Post date: 17 Nov 2020
Type: Event
EUKI Academy has started a series of web seminars and is cordially inviting to a EUKI Academy Web Seminar on: The Renovation Wave under the European Green Deal: New policy windows for accelerating and financing building renovation at the municipal level When? 26th November 2020 – 11:00-12:00 CET What?
Post date: 17 Nov 2020
Type: Event
What has been the overall trend in final energy consumption of buildings in the EU since 2010? What are the main drivers of the energy consumption variation, and in particular energy savings, for residential and service buildings? These are the key questions answered during this (11th) webinar in the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy.
Post date: 17 Nov 2020
Type: Event
27th November 2020 Date/Time Date(s) - 27/11/20209:00 am - 11:30 am
Post date: 16 Nov 2020
Type: Event
Join the team from the International Passive House Association for their new series: iPHA Q&A with PHI! Once a month, iPHA will sit down with experts from different departments at the Passive House Institute to hear about the work they do, what they offer and how you can make the most of those offerings!
Post date: 16 Nov 2020
Type: Event
The Efficient Buildings Community has just developed a new set of recommendations for European and National decision-makers. The eight recommendations are grounded in the experience of the Mediterranean local authorities and they aim to bring the lessons learned in the discussion about the next generation of energy policies: the European Green Deal, issued by the Commission last December, and the recovery plans in response to Covid-19, currently underway in each Member State.
Post date: 16 Nov 2020
Type: Publication