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- 26 Feb 2021
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With a staggering 97%[1] of the housing stock estimated as being energy inefficient, the building sector represents a tremendous potential for energy savings, that still needs to be unlocked.
To that end, buildings need to transform from...
- 10 Feb 2021
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Buildings account for around 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the European Union.
Curtains walls, associated with modern architecture and large office building stock, are often criticized for their limited insulation...
- 28 Apr 2020
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We are living very strange times which demand us to stay indoors even more than usual (80% > 95% > 100%) and for some of us a great deal more (50% > 95% > 100%). This experience is enabling a more salient observation of our indoor...
- 16 Apr 2020
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Webinar 3 – EPB regulations: how to make good use of the outputs of the EPB assessments (12h00 – 13h30 – 16 April 2020)
Optimizing Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) regulations is a very challenging task. All the more so when the energy...
- 19 Mar 2020
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This webinar series is organized by BUILD UP in cooperation with EPB Center’s experts under the scope of Service Contract ENER/C3/2017-437/SI2-785.185 “Support the dissemination and roll-out of the set of Energy...
- 3 Mar 2020
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Following the very successful ALDREN event organised in the European Parliament on 22nd January 2020, this webinar provides an overview about the holistic, reliable, transparent European Voluntary Certification Scheme (EVCS...
- 13 Jan 2020
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This webinar series is organized by BUILD UP in cooperation with EPB Center’s experts under the scope of Service Contract ENER/C3/2017-437/SI2-785.185 “Support the dissemination and roll-out of the set of Energy...
- 3 Jan 2020
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This webinar is organized by BUILD UP editorial board with the coordinators of European Research Projects that are aiming to achieve a behavior change for energy saving through innovative IT solutions.
Under H2020 program, the European Commission...
- 3 Dec 2019
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The digitalisation of the design and construction process of the European built environment is remodelling the way of work inside the whole value chain. The adaptation to this new work environment is a challenge to be faced by all stakeholders...
- 2 Dec 2019
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What’s new in District Heating Systems (DHs)?
DHs have traditionally been designed to be operated with central energy production facilities and a variety of distributed consumption locations (dwellings, tertiary buildings, etc). In...
- 14 Nov 2019
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CRAVEzero pinboard: an interactive web-based modular framework supporting in developing low LCC nZEBs
The CRAVEzero pinboard is a structured framework organizing all needed information and tools to build reliable low life cycle cost nZEBs. It...
- 22 Oct 2019
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ENERFUND is a tool that rates and scores deep renovation opportunities. The tool is based on a set of parameters such as the Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) rating, year of construction of the building, cost of retrofitting...
- 23 Sep 2019
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The annual rate of home and commercial building renovation is well under the 3% required to achieve European climate and energy goals. There is a need to accelerate investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions to boost cost-...
- 6 Sep 2019
- United Kingdom
The Templater tool is been conceived by BRE in order to facilitate the implementation of BIM data standards across the asset lifecycle.
This is achieved by providing a free to list opportunity for manufacturers and a free to access for Designers,...
- 4 Jun 2019
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The H2020 ExcEED project takes the pulse of the actual energy consumed by last generation of buildings.
The project answers the need for transparency and comparability of energy performance calculations. The scope of ExcEED is to create a European...
- 20 May 2019
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This webinar was organised by BUILD UP editorial board with the coordinators of beacon European Research Projects that are aiming to enhance building service management and the way occupants use and interact with buildings in order...
- 8 Apr 2019
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The countdown to transpose the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) has started!
Member States have until March 2020 to translate into national law all the new requirements from the EU energy efficiency legislation affecting...
- 28 Mar 2019
- Pan European
The annual rate of home and commercial building renovation is well under the 3% required to achieve European climate and energy goals. There is a need to accelerate investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions to boost cost-...
- 5 Mar 2019
- Pan European
Renovating a building can be complex and time consuming. For building owners, the lack of knowledge about what to do, and in which order to implement renovation measures, is one of the main obstacles to improving the energy performance of their...
- 13 Feb 2019
- Pan European, EU Institutions
The countdown to transpose the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) has started!
Member States have until March 2020 to translate into national law all the new requirements from the EU energy efficiency legislation affecting...