As the European portal for energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings, BUILD UP welcomes contributions from everyone with relevant insights on various topics. We aim to give the floor to anyone who can contribute to enriching common knowledge about how to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings and meet the targets of the EU. 

Over the past 12 months, experts have delved into subjects such as digitalisation, renewable solutions, sustainable heating and cooling, and the Smart Readiness Indicator, amongst others, addressing challenges, advancements, projects, and news in these areas.

Here is a recap of some of the conversations we were honoured to have:

Expert talks

Uli Jakob - Renewable heating solutions for existing buildings 

Alexandra Troi - Energy efficiency renovation of historic buildings 

Valeria Ferrando and Eduard Loscos - Digitalisation of the building sector 

Davide Sabbadin - Increasing energy efficiency and energy affordability for households

Coen Van de Sande - Sustainable cooling solutions

Niall Buckley - Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) for more efficient homes

Building conversations with...

Dorin Beu: 'In energy efficiency of the building sector there are no miracle solutions, but you can reach energy goals with a good design and implementation'

Gusts Kossovičs (Deputy Managing Director, Head of Policy at eu.bac) and Hans Smid (President at eu.bac) - Building conversations up with eu.bac experts: developments in Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) and its regulation on EPBD

Kieran Morgan - 'The hurdles to overcome by adopting circular principles in construction are the need to develop digital "materials passports" and the fact that projects adopt collaborative BIM models which currently do not recognise recycled materials'

Olivia Guerra Santin - 'Performance assessments are still mostly based on theoretical performance, and they often only focus on energy performance'

Pablo Carnero - 'When it comes to decarbonisation and smartness in buildings, the whole is more than the sum of the parts'

BUILD UP gains its true significance through the voices of various experts in the field of energy efficiency in buildings. These experts generously share their knowledge and experiences, contributing to our community at both the national and European levels.

If you have any relevant proposals, please send them to us. A big thank you to everyone who has selflessly shared their knowledge, and stay tuned for the experts we'll showcase in 2024!