We are excited to announce that registration for the SBE21 Conference on Sustainable Built Heritage is open.
Join us for a three-day full immersion in the world of heritage preservation and enhancement. SBE21 Heritage will take place...
Nottingham is one of the 5 pilot sites who will experiment 5th generation district heating and cooling (5GDHC) through the D2Grids project.
Positive findings from the project’s feasibility study indicate that a 5GDHC project sourced from...
Effective and ambitious policies are urgently needed to unlock the widespread benefits offered by using renewable energy in buildings and industry, as fossil fuels persist as the main fuel for heating and cooling, releasing harmful...
Image: Eurac Research Surface area is an important but limited resource in cities that aim to become climate neutral. It can be used to, for example, generate heat or electricity via active solar systems, improve air quality via greening...
Throughout the world architects are designing green buildings, whether it’s in their sustainable construction, environmentally friendly operation or actually green by style. It’s broadly titled biophilia, connecting people with nature, and...
For the first time ever the EAE Award 2021 ceremony will be included in the program of the 5th European ETICS Forum, scheduled for 16th September 2021 in Prague/CZ.
The new award aims to honour amazing examples of energy-efficient...
The European Association of ETICS (EAE) has consistently expanded the scope, spectrum and intensity of activities in Brussels and among European member associations in 2020. In the year just begun, this course will continue under...
The projects that will test-run smart city solutions for the 2nd edition of the “Smart Pamplona Lab” programme have been selected
This year the Pamplona City Council launched the 2nd edition of the 'Smart Pamplona Lab' programme, an...
In an effort to accelerate the search for innovative solutions in the chemistry-sphere, the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) launched its second Innovation Challenge to engage, award and promote Sustainable...
The COP26 climate summit hosted by the UK in November will include a focus on architecture and construction after its president Alok Sharma announced plans to include a ‘built environment day’
Sharma, who last week quit as business...
Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) is a form of ‘creative financing’ for capital improvement which allows funding energy upgrades from cost reductions.
Do you know that despite the large economic energy saving potential in the EU,...
The Turkish city of Izmir has inaugurated an Ecological Corridor and a natural area that implements Nature Based Solutions
In early October this year, Izmir (Turkey), opened the Mavisehir Peynircioglu Stream Ecological Corridor, a green...
Energy efficiency toolbox for buildings is ready to use and available
EFFECT4buildings project has published a toolbox with financial tools and instruments for energy efficiency in buildings. The toolbox with different...
At the former site of the Opel car plant the Stadtwerke Bochum Holding built up a 5th generation grid for the cold and heat supply for the new future users. In 2022 the first customers will be connected.
Dr. Frank Peper - Head of the...
Submit your abstract now until 15 February 2021!
Passive House - The key to sustainable buildings! is the slogan of the upcoming 25th International Passive House Conference in Germany´s Wuppertal....
A King’s College London research study seeks to determine whether and how real estate companies are complying with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the role of the real estate sector in achieving the European Union’s climate...
Current know-how on airtightness, leaks and ventilation systems
All colleagues from Germany, Europe and beyond, who are concerning with the subject of airtightness of buildings, are cordially invited to contribute to the...
The 3rd newsletter of QUEST project is out!
Contents included are the following:
Online Predictive Tool for Quality Management Services for buildings ready for testing!
QUEST presentation at Sustainable Places...
Retrofitting Europe’s buildings for energy efficiency is not enough to slash the carbon footprint of the construction sector and cut emissions in time to meet the Paris climate agreement goals, according to Dr Catherine De Wolf,...
La Banque européenne d’investissement (BEI) et la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB) annoncent la conclusion d’un accord de prêt de 600 millions d’euros, dont une première partie de 300 millions a été formalisée ce jour, pour la...