In the 2050 EU Energy Strategy, the EU has set a long-term goal for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80-95% when compared to 1990 levels, in line with the efforts of the Paris Agreement to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° above pre-industrial levels. In order to achieve this ambitious goals, public authorities at all levels need the technical know-how and resources to develop long-term climate and energy actions.
Post date: 30 Jul 2019
Type: Event
#21 Newsletter includes: -The RESTORE project in Flyer and Poster format -WG3 final Booklet now available! The main question Working Group 3 faced is how a building can be built, operated and maintained in a regenerative manner. The WG3 Booklet now reports about the findings of this working group providing answers on how this can be achieved through integration of restorative and regenerative principles into the construction and operation process.
Post date: 30 Jul 2019
Type: News
With 'My2050' the Belgian government aims to encourage a debate with all citizens (and pupils of the 3rd degree secondary in particular) on how we can make our society evolve towards a low carbon society by 2050. My2050 provides: -an insight into the possible changes in the different sectors (transport, buildings, industry, energy supply and agriculture);
Post date: 18 Jul 2019
Type: Tool
The Passive House standard was defined and put into practice for the first time in Darmstadt in 1991 almost three decades ago. Next October 2019, the 23rd International Passive House Conference will take place for the first time outside Europe, in Gaobeidian, China. Before that, in May this year the passive-house pioneering city of Heidelberg hosted the Better Building!
Post date: 17 Jul 2019
Type: News
Concept, Objectives and Methodology The InvECAT project aims to mobilize voluntary energy efficiency and sustainable energy investment by companies and financial institutions through the development of standardized frameworks and tools and outreach by critical convening and marketing powers (UNEP FI, and Bloomberg).
Post date: 16 Jul 2019
Type: Link
CONCEPT Reaching of the 2020 and 2030 energy and climate objectives represents a major challenge to the construction sector, which needs to be ready to deliver high energy performing renovations and, in particular, nearly zero-energy buildings.
Post date: 16 Jul 2019
Type: Link
Concept The Paris Agreement commits us to making this transition, and long-term strategic planning shows that many of the decisions and actions needed to get us on track must be taken imminently. Reports in the series are intended to create a basis for discussion with stakeholders and policy-makers on Net-Zero decarbonisation.
Post date: 16 Jul 2019
Type: Link
ASSIST is a 3-year H2020 project that started in 2017. It is implemented in six countries: Italy, Spain, UK, Poland, Finland and Belgium. The idea is to contribute to tackle energy poverty through operators with integrated competencies.
Post date: 15 Jul 2019
Type: News
Contenido y Temáticas – ¿Y después del EECN qué? Una visión de futuro El lema principal de esta nueva edición del Congreso es “¿Y después del EECN qué? Una visión de futuro”. Con ese enfoque, el V Congreso Edificios Energía Casi Nula aborda los aspectos clave de los Edificios de Consumo de Energía Casi Nulo en España desde un punto de vista integral y multidisciplinar.
Post date: 15 Jul 2019
Type: Event
Large companies are looking to equip themselves with a bottom-up approach to foster environmental performance in buildings to complement the top-down policies available in their significant portfolios (certifications, ISO 50001, facility management progress plans, etc.).
Post date: 12 Jul 2019
Type: Case