This policy briefing outlines the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) revision on how to tackle energy poverty and highlights recommendations for Member States.
Post date: 7 Feb 2023
Type: Publication
The topic investigated in year 2022 addressed occupant-centric building for enhanced quality of life. The paper focuses the integration of smart building solutions with the aim to improve the comfort and health of occupants, but also the inclusiveness and accessibility of the building to people with more specific needs (elderly people, limited mobility, visually impaired, …).
Post date: 3 Feb 2023
Type: Publication
Energy poverty affects architecture and its consumers, particularly in the last period with high energy bills. Thanks to the energy efficiency certification programme, energy-efficient buildings have decreased energy bills and electricity bills in short term and long term in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH).
Post date: 3 Feb 2023
Type: News
The articles showcases five renovation of British houses led by architects Sarah Wigglesworth's and Piers Taylor to make them more energy efficient. British houses are generally very old and lack insulation, meaning that they consume a lot of energy. These example of renovations represent what other UK houses should implement to reduce dependence on fossil fuel and meet carbon targets. The renovated houses are the following:
Post date: 3 Feb 2023
Type: News
The project is led by TNO, which works with more than 125 organisations including universities, governments, homeowners or the construction industry, and one of its main objectives is to help renovate 200,000 homes per year in the Netherlands, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving a climate-neutral built environment. Start date: 2020 - End date: 2024
Post date: 2 Feb 2023
Type: Link
This historic farm from 18th century has been renovated to become energy efficient and ecological. The building was well preserved as most of constructive elements were in good conditions, however inappropriate interventions were made. The design and refurbishment concept therefore make strong use of the existing structures.
Post date: 2 Feb 2023
Type: Case
The UK government has launched a campaign, "It all adds up", to support households on how to cut energy consumption and thus save money. This service is responding to fuel poverty which is spreading across UK households after the rapid rise of energy prices.
Post date: 1 Feb 2023
Type: News
The 2022 REPowerEU[1] plan considers the electrification of the heating and cooling sector as one of the strategic pathways towards reducing natural gas imports. Reversible heat pumps can cover the space heating, space cooling, and domestic hot water needs of buildings without local pollutant emissions and can exploit renewable heat from air, water and ground. They have the potential to become one of the main enabling technologies, and not only in mild climates.
Post date: 31 Jan 2023
Type: News
Today, Europe is facing an energy, climate, and social crisis. It is hence more urgent than ever to showcase how energy, climate and social policy objectives can be combined. Current policies have proved to be inadequate to deliver the Just Energy Transition. A more ambitious policy framework considering social fairness is needed.
Post date: 30 Jan 2023
Type: Publication
La revisione europea della direttiva sulla Performance energetica degli edifici avrà lo scopo di introdurre di standard minimi di prestazione energetica anche agli edifici esistenti, e non solo a quelli di nuova costruzione. In particolare, la proposta che verrà votata a breve in Parlamento europeo riguarda:
Post date: 30 Jan 2023
Type: News