Topic of the Month: Reducing energy consumption of households (10/05/2022)

Every month, BUILD UP picks up publications on a certain topic. For May, Topic of the Month is ‘Reducing energy consumption of households’. Our editorial board is eager to receive your discussion papers, news and articles on this subject.

Smart buildings and smart grids: links and latest trends (10/05/2022)

What is the correlation between smart grids and smart buildings? How do we measure smartness? This article sheds light on those questions and showcases some innovative projects working to unlock the potential of smart buildings and smart grids towards decarbonisation.

What is the human impact on building performance? (10/05/2022)

Advanced occupant behaviour models provide valuable insight into Building Performance Simulation (BPS) users. They can evaluate the design’s degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to changes in occupancy and Occupant Behaviour (OB), as well as facilitate the realisation of net-zero and low energy buildings that enhance the wellbeing of occupants.

SHAPE-EU: Shaping up the Affordable Housing Initiative (10/05/2022)

Since March 2022, and for a period of 24 months, 10 partners have joined efforts to shape the Affordable Housing Initiative 100 lighthouse projects. SHAPE-EU aims to be the point of reference for a socially-inclusive Renovation Wave and New European Bauhaus by creating blueprints for a fair energy transition with affordability and liveability at its heart.

Act!onHeat project launches its first call for applications (10/05/2022)

The Act!onHeat Support Facility project accepts applications from local and regional governments, energy agencies, and city planners who wish to receive strategical support to establish or improve their Heating and Cooling infrastructure. The project aims to boost the optimisation of thermal systems by implementing an accelerated number of district H&C projects across Europe.

Actions to improve indoor air quality in facilities (10/05/2022)

Although invisible, indoor air quality (IAQ) has worsened since March 2020 for everyone who works, lives, or plays in a facility, due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Facilities professionals and fellow building industry stakeholders have ramped up actions and awareness related to the state of the IAQ inside their facilities.

Students gear up for this year’s Solar Decathlon (10/05/2022)

In a world that faces climate change, Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition that has inspired thousands of students worldwide. For the 21/22 edition, the competition took a novel approach, centring around the value-added renovation, transformation or reuse of existing buildings for densifying cities.

Securing high quality air with ventilation design principles (10/05/2022)

One of the most important problems for indoor air quality is tackled through the principles of ventilation design. Nordic Ventilation Group has developed some principles based on the results of an EU project ‘HealthVent’. These principles secure high quality air delivered to spaces by ventilation systems in order to maintain good and healthy indoor air quality in non-industrial environments with human occupancy, such as public buildings and dwellings. This article is part of REHVA´s Journal 02/2022.

A life-cycle perspective on the building sector- Good practice in Europe (10/05/2022)

This report, produced by BPIE, provides concrete examples of how Member States have improved circularity and reduced emissions in several phases of a building’s life cycle, as well as examples of good practice from the construction industry.

Calculating energy performance using EPB standards (10/05/2022)

This case study demonstrates the complete calculation of the energy performance of an office building and the related technical systems using the set of (CEN and ISO) EPB standards. The objective is to demonstrate that the connections between modules work so that it is possible to perform a complete energy performance calculation with the set of EPB standards.

Historic building in France become headquarters for regional natural park (10/05/2022)

The Maison du Parc in Provence, France has undergone extensive renovation to create new headquarters for the regional natural park within the old bourgeois house. The project was carried out within the framework of the BDM (Mediterranean Sustainable Buildings) approach “Energy Tertiary Building: Thermal Regulation Low Consumption Building Renovation” concerning heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and lighting.

OPTISHELL project for zero energy buildings (10/05/2022)

Architectural design optimisation (ADO) can prove useful when designing zero energy buildings. However, the impact of ADO remains rather restricted. The EU-funded OPTIshell project will fit ADO with an innovative optimisation algorithm based on swarm intelligence (SI) suitable for multi-objective constrained optimisation problems CMOPs.

INCORPORATEE project will massively renovate buildings in Austria (10/05/2022)

The IncorporatEE project kicked started in March 2022 with the aim of triggering EUR 60 million of total investments in major building renovations, improvement of building services and installation of renewable energy sources in public buildings in the city of Salzburg and Villach. Energy-related measures would represent EUR 32 million of the total investment and would contribute to improve energy efficiency by 55% and to reduce CO2 emissions by 65%.

COOLTORISE project to tackle summer’s energy poverty (10/05/2022)

Energy poverty has traditionally been defined by wintertime heating, but it is just as important during the summer months. Up to 19% of households in the EU reported being too hot during the summer. COOLTORISE project will establish a framework on summer energy poverty to define common solutions and will pilot measures to reduce the impact of heatwaves in low efficient households.

OPTAGON project revolutionises refrigeration (10/05/2022)

Meeting heating and cooling needs in residential buildings and industrial applications results in a significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The EU-funded OPTAGON project explores a revolutionary optical approach to refrigeration based on solar cell materials and LEDs.

Webinar | RenOnBill Final conference: implementing on-bill schemes for upscaling energy renovation in the EU (10/05/2022)

The RenOnBill final conference, which took place on 5th April, closed three years of achievement and results in the field of innovative financing schemes for energy renovation of residential buildings. The programme tells the story of this H2020 research and innovation project, highlighting main results and preparing the floor for the exploitation of the outputs, with external guests sharing their views and experience.

SCORES Project: The recording of the Policy Workshop (10/05/2022)

The SCORES project aims to demonstrate in the field the integration, optimization and operation of a building energy system including new technologies. Partners in the project organised a Policy Workshop presenting lessons learned from the project and discussing perspectives concerning the regulation in the building sector as wellthe profitability of local energy storage systems. The scores project aims to optimize self-consumption of renewable energy and to defer investments in the energy grid.

QAES project - Internal air quality self-assessment tool (10/05/2022)

This tool has been developed within the QAES project (‘Air Quality in School Buildings’). The purpose of the tool is to allow the school manager to calculate the probable CO2 concentration in the classroom based on some key parameters (internal and external temperature, number of pupils, number of opened windows, how and for how long) and to receive suggestions on how to improve the management of natural ventilation.

|Conference| 6th European ETICS Forum 2022 (10/05/2022)

Experts from across Europe will speak and discuss how External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) will contribute to the ambitious aims of the European Green Deal, the Renovation Wave and the Fit-for-55 package. These systems offer a huge potential leverage for contributing to a net carbon neutral society.

EU DESIGN DAYS 2022 (10/05/2022)

Design Days break borders between different sectors. Several speeches, breakout sessions and networking opportunities offer the chance to share experiences, elaborate on challenges and learn about each other’s success stories. The EU Design Days format organically creates a unique platform where researchers and designers come together with stakeholders, policymakers, and SMEs from regions all over Europe.

Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22 (10/05/2022)

The SDE 21/22 hosts the Solar Decathlon Europe for the first time in Germany. Eighteen teams from eleven countries have qualified for the urban decathlon for sustainable building and living taking place in Wuppertal. They will not only develop innovative housing ideas, but will actually realise their designs, which will be fully-functional one- or two-storey residential houses.

Build Up on Twitter (10/05/2022)

SAVE THE DATE | #Webinar on Smart Buildings: Meet EU Innovators - Episode 3 / 28 April 12.00H / A number of EU funded projects is developing solutions that will push further the #smartreadiness of #buildings. Join and meet 8 of them!

Build Up on LinkedIn (10/05/2022)

SAVE THE DATE | #Webinar on Smart Buildings: Meet EU Innovators - Episode 3 / 28 April 12.00H / A number of EU funded projects is currently developing and testing solutions that will push further the #smartreadiness of #buildings and their interactions with the #environment / Join, meet 8 of them and discuss their key innovations!

Technical Article - Tool for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) early design optimisation (05/04/2022)

Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) can contribute to the acceleration of the global energy transition by generating electricity from the sun while being a part of the structure of buildings. BIPV modules can substitute roof, façades, and shading components, etc., and designers should be considering them at the early stages of building design. Eurac Research have developed a tool to support architects and other designers optimise BIPV with this task.

Overview - Smart buildings and smart grids (05/04/2022)

The concepts of smart buildings and smart grids have gained momentum in publications and news concerning energy efficiency, emission reduction goals and other climate change-related topics. This overview article sheds light on the relation between smart buildings and smart grids and provides information as to how smartness could be measured.

ACCEPT project: Creating energy communities (05/04/2022)

Energy communities are emerging as a promising element to promote citizen involvement in the energy transition. However, ICT tools are required to extract and optimise the flexibility of residential energy resources to create financially viable operations based on citizen needs. The Core of the ACCEPT project is the concept of “energy communities” with the collective approach to bring citizens, local businesses and organizations together, to produce and consume locally generated, renewable energy.

POWER UP project: Actions on energy with a social agenda (05/04/2022)

The fight against energy poverty hinges on the successful engagement of regional and public authorities. In this context, the EU-funded POWER UP project will support cities’ efforts to plan and sustain the creation of local energy players with a social agenda. Teaming up with energy-poor households and local stakeholders, the project will develop six pilot schemes across Europe.

What future for building envelope renovation? (05/04/2022)

New technologies and processes can reduce the environmental impact of a building and improve the comfort of its users according to a recent Trend Paper published by the European Construction Sector Observatory. The paper looks at recent policies and practical initiatives to foster the implementation of innovative solutions to renovate building envelopes.

EU aspires to untie Russian fossil fuels and tackle rising energy prices (05/04/2022)

Phasing out European dependence on fossil fuels from Russia can be done well before 2030. To do so, the Commission proposes to develop a REPowerEU plan that reduces faster the use of fossil fuels in homes, buildings, industry, and power system, by boosting energy efficiency, increasing renewables and electrification, among other measures.

Croatian city crowdfunds solar roof in public building (05/04/2022)

Citizens of the Croatian city of Križevci were asked to invest in a solar PV system installed on the rooftop of the Development Centre and Technology Park’s administrative building. Citizen investors are expected to receive an annual interest on accrued funds.

Build Up on Twitter (05/04/2022)

Only 9 days left to discuss about "What levers for a truly low-carbon renovation?" / 17 March / This #webinar explores the pioneering methodology that @hqegbc has developed to apply life cycle assessment to #decarbonisation of existing buildings.

Infographics: The essential role of BIPV towards energy transition (05/04/2022)

To meet the 2030 Climate Target Plan, buildings must become more energy efficient and use renewable energy sources. This infographic helps you learn more about the difference between photovoltaics (PV) and building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), and how BIPV can become a success factor in reaching the targets by also satisfying technological, energy and aesthetic requirements.

Build Up on LinkedIn (05/04/2022)

The REHVA's "Ventilation Calculator" is already here! This tool was developed for specialists with at least a minimum understanding of ventilation and #airdistribution. It estimates the effects of #ventilation on #COVID19 airborne transmission, adding the virus variant multiplier estimated for the #OmicronVariant on the last update.

Explore this passive house in Guernsey, Channel Islands (05/04/2022)

This case study gives you the opportunity to find out about the thermal envelope, mechanical systems and PHPP values of this two-bedroom contemporary house in Guernsey, Channel Islands. The house has a treated floor area of 114 m2 and was built in 2020 with masonry construction.

Webinar | Energy Efficiency Funds in Europe (05/04/2022)

The Energy Efficiency First Principle is a key pillar of the European Green Deal. A prerequisite for its widespread application is to secure financing for energy efficiency investments. This presentation discusses the contribution of Energy Efficiency Funds to the financing of energy efficiency in Europe. The analysis is based on the MURE database on energy efficiency policies.

Webinar | De-Risking Green Building Investments (05/04/2022)

QUEST has developed a methodology and toolbox that support investors & building owners to de-risk green investments in buildings. The tools support the integration of the most effective Quality Management Services into building projects which address both the performance gap and help you to be Taxonomy-aligned.

COVID-19 Ventilation Calculator by REHVA (05/04/2022)

The REHVA's Ventilation Calculator is already here! This tool estimates the effects of ventilation on COVID-19 airborne transmission, adding the virus variant multiplier estimated for the Omicron variant on the last update. It is addressed to specialists with at least a minimum understanding of ventilation and air distribution.

Topic of the Month: Building operation (05/04/2022)

Every month, BUILD UP highlights publications covering a specific topic. April’s Topic of the Month is ‘Building operation’. The website is already available for contributions and our editorial board is eager to receive your discussion papers, news and articles.

The European Climate and Cultural Atlas for Plus Energy Building Design (05/04/2022)

The CULTURAL-E project is developing the European Climate and Cultural Atlas for Plus Energy Building Design (2CAP-Energy Atlas) to share the knowledge and results developed in the project with designers, policy makers and researchers. A significant CULTURAL-E project element focuses on the identification of specific climate and cultural features which affect building energy consumption.

Act!onHeat project launches its first call for applications (05/04/2022)

The Act!onHeat project has just launched its first call for applications open until 29/04 towards municipalities for individual and group technical support in the development of heat plans based on two open-source tools previously funded through H2020. The aim is to support 120 municipalities.

Open Call: Get your work in cultural heritage recognised (05/04/2022)

If you are part of the administration of a city, region or rural area in the EU, this is your chance to highlight your work in cultural heritage. All you need to do is fill out a short form with a description of a practice in your area. About 30 practices will then be selected for promotion through the EU-funded Cultural Heritage in Action programme. Application deadline: 30 April 2022.

14th REHVA World Congress CLIMA 2022 (05/04/2022)

From now to 2030 the world of HVAC will change radically. To meet global climate goals and pursue the EU Green Deal, the regulatory environment on building performance, decarbonisation and the energy transition will change in 2022. CLIMA 2022 will focus on 5 themes related to this transformation that is on the horizon: Energy, Circularity, Digitization, Health & Comfort and Learning & Education.

BUILD UP Skills: EU building professionals assessed challenges and best practices from EU-funded projects (05/04/2022)

More than 100 representatives from 20 EU-funded projects exchanged views, challenges and best practices to upskill the construction workforce, during the BUILP UP Skills European exchange meeting. Organised by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), the meeting took place on 30 November, and was also attended by representatives from DG Energy, DG Employment, DG Environment and DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

The European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE 2022) (05/04/2022)

EUBCE offers a number of opportunities for publication of articles related to biomass research and utilisation based on presentations given at the annual EUBCE conferences. These articles can be based on scientific research, industrial application, political policy developments, and many other aspects of biomass utilisation in the continually expanding field of technology developments and applications designed to mitigate climate change.

ICLEI World Congress 2021-2022 (05/04/2022)

Every three years, ICLEI hold their World Congress to showcase how local and regional governments across our network are advancing sustainable urban development worldwide. The ICLEI World Congress connects them with their peers and strategic partners and provides a platform for discussions that will inform and enhance their work.

SCORES Project: Training series released (05/04/2022)

The SCORES project has shared a training series including Integrated Solutions, Building Energy Management Systems, Phase Change Materials, Air-to-air Heat Pumps, Water-to-water heat pumps, CLC Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage, and Heat Battery Based on GVI & Demonstrations.

Klimahouse 2022 (05/04/2022)

Klimahouse's strategic location at the heart of the Alps makes it the perfect meeting point for companies to exchange ideas, innovations and insights on the latest trends on energy-efficient and sustainable construction. Klimahouse inspires 36,000 visitors from all over Italy to stay in the now. More than 450 exhibitors and over 150 events in four days for all those who believe in building well to live well.

2022 Euroheat & Power Conference (05/04/2022)

The European DHC industry, represented by Euroheat & Power (EHP), has pledged to pursue the full decarbonisation of DHC networks in Europe before 2050. To achieve this goal, the DHC sector will have to innovate and invest so that networks grow smarter, more efficient, and become better integrated with the wider energy system. The 2022 EHP Conference will bring together the worlds of policy, industry and research to reflect on how DHC can become the best possible version of itself over the coming years and contribute to achieving climate and energy ambitions.

Proceedings of the 13th BUILD UP Skills European exchange meeting (10/03/2022)

This event provided an opportunity for over 100 representatives from across 20 EU-funded projects to learn from each other and discuss common challenges and good practices. Breakout sessions allowed a deeper dive into specific issues e.g. innovation in the training delivery, digital skills, skills validation mechanisms, awareness raising campaigns towards homeowners as well as inclusion of skills requirements in procurement processes.

Three million EU construction workers will get upskilled and reskilled with the Commission’s help (09/03/2022)

On 8 February, with the support of the Commission, the construction sector launched a skills partnership, which, under the Pact for Skills, aims to upskill and reskill at least 25% of the construction industry's workforce over the next five years. This will support three million workers and will focus on skills in areas such as energy efficiency, the circular economy and digitalisation.

BPIE: Proposed EPDB revision misses opportunity to hit climate targets (09/03/2022)

This policy briefing takes a critical look at the European Commission's proposal for a revised European Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) unveiled on 15 December 2021. While many new tools are introduced, BPIE argues that the recast proposal does not yet reflect the crucial role the EPBD should play within the Fit for 55 package.

Call for Papers - International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings SEB-22 (09/03/2022)

The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers, government, and industry professionals to discuss the future of energy in buildings, neighbourhoods, and cities from a theoretical, practical, implementation and simulation perspective. The conference will be an exciting chance to present, interact, and learn about the latest research in Sustainability in Energy and Buildings. The conference takes place from 14 to 16 September 2022 in Split, Croatia. Deadline for submission: 9 May 2022.

SSPCR 2022: Call for proposals (09/03/2022)

The fourth edition of “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions (SSPCR)” will take place from 18 through 22 July 2022 in Bolzano, Italy. The organisers welcome contributions from across the different research fields of urban and regional planning, environmental and social sciences, economics, transportation, engineering and energy-related studies, computer science and geomantic as well as from the professional community. Deadline for submission: 14th March 2022.

BIM-SPEED – Extension of submission deadline! (09/03/2022)

The deadline to participate in the BIM-SPEED Building Renovation Competition has been extended until 25th April. The teams will have to present building renovation projects that apply the BIM tools and methods developed by BIM-SPEED partners, divided in two categories: professionals and students.

Brazil: EU policies and tools as examples for hitting the Paris Agreement targets (10/03/2022)

A report commissioned by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) discusses policies, tools and market initiatives aimed at reducing upfront emissions in the building sector. The report provides an overview of best practice from the EU, including Environmental product declarations which may be applied by Brazilian policymakers and construction sector stakeholders.

Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH) showcases best practice to alleviate energy poverty (10/03/2022)

This report presents a series of 24 inspirational cases of how energy poverty can be alleviated at the local level. The cases are the result of extensive research on energy poverty by the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH) with support from its national partners and other experts in the field. More than 200 inspirational cases were collected during their research.

Czech hospital reduces energy demand with an 8-year investment plan (10/03/2022)

Czechia’s Uherské Hradiště Hospital in Zlin region was able to reduce significantly its operational and heating costs by undertaking investments between 2012 and 2020. The hospital managed to save more than 40m GJ per year in heating, while reducing the CO2 emissions by almost 3m tonnes per annum.

Historic buildings: Iconic French building goes through massive renovation (10/03/2022)

The old Halle Rebattet building, located in an industrial zone of Grenoble, has undergone an ambitious renovation. The project has resulted in the complete renovation of the west wing of the Rebattet Hall (named after its previous owner). The east wing has been demolished to make way for a residential building. The object of the project was to develop the hall for use as offices and a restaurant.

Six EU countries go green with PROBONO Project (10/03/2022)

This project’s ambition is to provide validated solutions for the design, construction, and operation of new and/or retrofitted zero-pollution and positive energy buildings as part of sustainable green neighbourhood developments. These exciting neighbourhoods will be piloted across six EU countries.

On the road to nZEBs with 0E-Buildings project (10/03/2022)

The EU-funded 0E-BUILDINGS project will develop solutions to ensure new and existing buildings are nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEB). It will use building performance simulation (BPS) techniques to evaluate building physics, including all the heat and mass transfer phenomena because of the local climate as well as their relation to users’ behaviour and the operation of equipment installed in the building.

European Facade Network aims to raise awareness of façade design and engineering (10/03/2022)

The European Facade Network (EFN) is a meeting point for Science, Technology and Industry about research, teaching and information exchange on building envelope knowledge. This enables the easy interaction of facade specialists and students and users of facades. Their aim is to make EFN one of the top online platforms for spreading and promoting knowledge on façade design and engineering.

Webinar – Using the RenOnBill tool for better evaluating energy efficiency interventions (10/03/2022)

The evaluation of energy efficiency interventions is affected by numerous parameters and variables and most of them are uncertain. Check this webinar recording and learn about the applicability and usefulness of the RenOnBill tool in its aim to uptake and de-risk energy efficiency interventions.

Webinar - SCORES final event - Hybrid domestic energy systems of the future (10/03/2022)

You can rewatch now the SCORES project final event, dealing with Hybrid domestic energy systems of the future. Some experts in the field took the floor and looked back over the project to talk about its goals, challenges and even future technologies. Their main goal was to demonstrate in the field the integration, optimization and operation of a building energy system including new compact hybrid storage technologies.

Course on Level(s) – Learn how to apply sustainability in buildings (10/03/2022)

Level(s) is an assessment and reporting tool for sustainability performance of buildings, firmly based on circularity. It provides a common language creating a shared understanding of sustainability performance in buildings. The modules in this course explain the principles and concepts and offers you practical advice on how to use them over the life cycle of your building projects.

SolarPower Summit 2022 (10/03/2022)

With the pandemic rumbling on, gas-driven energy price hikes, and the threat of climate change looming over the world, solar is brightening the horizon with solutions to some of the most pressing issues. The SolarPower Summit is SolarPower Europe’s annual flagship event. This year, it will bring together 300 industry representatives from all major energy players, as well as SMEs and a range of decision-makers from across the EU and beyond.

How to implement Integrated Home Renovation Services – Examples from Europe (10/03/2022)

In this joint webinar, Opengela and the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy – Europe, invite other Superhomes2030 and GiDomus projects to show how they set up their One-Stop-Shop and their unique characteristics.

Conference - World Sustainable Energy Days 2022 (10/03/2022)

The WSED 2022 will present the far-reaching transformation of policies, technologies and markets for achieving climate neutrality and how to raise the pace of change.

EEHB 2022 - The 4th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings (10/03/2022)

This year, the event aims to present new research and best practices on a wide range of topics relating to energy efficiency in historic buildings. The focus will be on the role digital technologies can play in improving the energy performance of historic buildings, whilst respecting the principles of conservation.

7th International Conference on Technological Innovation in Building (CITE 2022) (10/03/2022)

The CITE 2022 Congress is a magnificent platform to present the latest research in the field of new technologies applied to building, architecture and engineering. This event represents an opportunity for researchers, professionals, teachers and students from all over the world to present their projects and research in these fields.

Build Up on Twitter (10/03/2022)

Counting down the days for the @ScoresProject final #event! "Hybrid domestic #energysystems of the future" 17th February / 10.00H

Build Up on LinkedIn (10/03/2022)

High upfront construction costs, access to capital, social attitudes or lack of information and experience are some of the barriers to the ambition for #sustainablebuildings across Europe. PROBONO's objective is to provide validated solutions for the design, construction, and operation of new/retrofitted #zeropollution and positive energy buildings.

AI in buildings: Addressing Local Markets Challenges in the BEYOND Project (28/01/2022)

The BEYOND concept enables data consumers to run analytics and simulations that are needed to design a project and exploit them during the real-time operation of the buildings to optimize their operation and energy performance. The project will enable providing energy services to the building sector in addition to improving and increasing business operations and processes.

BPIE brings forward recommendations to address the Hidden Emissions in Buildings (28/01/2022)

This factsheet provides a snapshot of the current state of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). It identifies gaps in adoption and usability of EPDs, as well as in the quality and reliability of data used to create these reports. The document also puts forward a set of high-level recommendations to improve the status quo and to prepare the market for introducing WLC requirements in buildings.

Making Heating and Cooling Sustainable – Barriers, Solutions and Best Practices (28/01/2022)

The European project REPLACE explored the challenges and solutions associated with switching to more sustainable options for heating and cooling, to replace inefficient fossil fuel appliances with more efficient ones using solar, heat pumps, biomass or geothermal energy.

Roadmap to climate-proof buildings and construction – How to embed whole-life carbon in the EPBD (28/01/2022)

Member States and private actors need guidance to direct investments and set the framework to steer the required actions and trigger innovation. The next revision is planned by end of 2027, so the time to get this right is now. BPIE's new roadmap sets out the necessary steps to introduce whole-life carbon considerations and align the provisions of the EPBD with climate-neutrality goals.

EnDurCrete Project – Looking into the future of eco-friendly and durable concrete (28/01/2022)

Check the final event of the EnDurCrete project, where we look at some experts’ views on the future of concrete for building construction. The main goal of this project is to develop a new cost-effective sustainable reinforced concrete for long-lasting and added-value applications.

procuRE Tender Released - €7.68 million R&D funding to change renovations (28/01/2022)

Six cities (Barcelona, Istanbul, Velenje, Nuremberg, Vila Nova de Gaia, Eilat) offer suppliers €7.68 million to design, develop, and test an innovative Renovation Approach capable of generating Renovation Packages delivering 100% renewable energy supply (RES) to any existing non-residential building with adequate envelope quality.

Shifting ground: the changing face of construction and buildings (28/01/2022)

HOUSEFUL, a EU-funded project, has developed a suite of solutions for circularity in buildings and construction processes, and is also helping to source eco-friendly materials for construction and renovation. The project is trialling a model of a local database containing dozens of reusable, recycled and renewable construction materials.

PROSPECT+ Capacity-Building Programme opens call for mentees! (28/01/2022)

Local and regional authorities from 44 eligible countries are invited to apply as a mentee to the PROSPECT+ Capacity-Building Programme as of 11 January 2022 in one of these thematic areas: public buildings, private buildings, public lighting, transport and cross-sectoral.

Votes open for the 2021 New European Bauhaus Ideation Awards – Audience Award (28/01/2022)

Vote for the nominees of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Ideation Awards to promote their ideas and help them win a prize of 1.000€. To vote, visit the NEB Ideation Awards Youtube channel, find out more about the ideas submitted by the nominees and click the “Like” button under an individual video. The video with most “Likes” will win the Audience Award.

Energy Evaluation Europe 2022 (28/01/2022)

The theme for the 2022 conference is "Beyond COP26 and Fit-for-55: how energy evaluation can inform a fair path to carbon neutrality”. The COP26 highlights that higher ambitions in energy transition policies are needed to tackle the climate change challenge. Six years after the Paris agreement, it is also time to look at what countries have already achieved, what we can learn from successes or failures, and what can be expected from policies planned for the coming years.

X-tendo webinar series: Assessing comfort in buildings – approaches for the EPCs and building stock (28/01/2022)

X-tendo is launching its webinar series disclosing the developments of its innovative features and the results of the testing in 9 countries. The webinar series will take place between February and March 2022 for a total of 5 webinars. In this first webinar, assistants will get an introduction to the X-tendo comfort feature. In addition, a representative from DG ENER will reflect on EPCs in the context of EPBD and Greece as a test partner will present their view of things.

Join e-SAFE's stakeholder community (01/12/2021)

e-SAFE is a four-year project funded by the Horizon 2020 programme, which aims to develop and demonstrate fast, cost-effective and adaptable integrated solutions for a deep, energy-efficient and anti-seismic renovation of existing non-historic buildings.

Underpinning the role of One-Stop Shops in the EU Renovation Wave - First Lessons Learned from the Turnkey Retrofit Replication (01/12/2021)

One-stop shops can play roles as facilitators in the Renovation Wave, by interconnecting funding opportunities, incorporating solutions to new regulatory requirements, organising training and apprenticeship programmes and supporting various awareness-raising activities.

A Paris-Proof Retail Real Estate Sector: A vision and roadmap for decarbonised retail property (01/12/2021)

BPIE has published a vision and a step-wise roadmap for retail real estate to reach 2050 net zero carbon emissions, in line with the Paris Agreement. A first-of-its-kind effort, it provides detailed guidance for the entire retail property value chain to reach net-zero carbon, which includes the property sector, policymakers, commercial tenants, the construction sector, and financial institutions, by 2025, 2030, and 2040.

How to bring circularity principles to life in a residential building in Spain (01/12/2021)

The building in Sant Quirze del Vallès (Barcelona) has humidity and energy efficiency problems. The building is managed by the Agència de l'Habitage de Catalunya (AHC) which, together with Plug’n'Harvest, seeks to work on the circularity and sustainability of this building to offer a better quality of life to its tenants and the surrounding environment.

Guidelines on policy design options for the implementation of EE1st in buildings and the related energy systems (03/12/2021)

The latest report from the ENEFIRST project adds a holistic perspective to the concept of Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) and provides guidelines to promote integrated approaches for implementing EE1st across different policy areas within the energy system.

SCORES Project: Help us to evaluate the social impact of project technologies (01/12/2021)

What happens if the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow? The answer is: Hybrid energy storage systems = integration of several types of technologies capable of storing electrical energy and heat for later use. Help us to evaluate the social impact of the technologies answering a 2-minute questionnaire!

Glasgow Climate Pact means that ‘deep renovation’ of buildings must become gold standard for all renovation decisions (01/12/2021)

BPIE has released a report arguing that deep renovation of buildings, must urgently obtain a legally binding definition at EU level and become standard practice in order to reach climate goals and combat rising fuel prices and energy poverty. This should be included in the European Commission’s revised EPBD, expected before the end of 2021.

PROSPECT+ launches its second edition of capacity building for cities and regions (01/12/2021)

The ambition of PROSPECT+ is to ensure that more than 200 EU cities and regions in at least 20 European Member States improve their capacities to finance and implement their sustainable energy and climate plans and other similar plans, effectively accelerating the achievement of climate and energy goals.

Is Europe ready for Sustainable Plus Energy Buildings and Neighbourhoods? (01/12/2021)

On September 28th, experts met online to discuss the status of Plus Energy Buildings and Neighbourhoods in the EU and identify the barriers and opportunities for their full implementation across the European Union.

Call for abstracts for the AIVC 2022 Conference in Rotterdam (01/12/2021)

The AIVC 2022 Conference “Ventilation Challenges in a changing world" is now accepting abstracts & proposals for topical sessions. The conference programme will include sessions focused on the conference topics, invited speakers and long and short oral presentations arising from the call.

Webinar - EnDurCrete final event: Looking into the future of eco-friendly and durable concrete (01/12/2021)

The main goal of EnDurCrete Project is to develop a new cost-effective sustainable reinforced concrete for long lasting and added value applications. The concept is based on the integration of novel low-clinker cement including high-value industrial by-products, new nano and micro technologies and hybrid systems ensuring enhanced durability of sustainable concrete structures.

AIVC 2022 Conference "Ventilation Challenges in a Changing World" (01/12/2021)

The 42nd AIVC conference: "Ventilation Challenges in a Changing World" will be held in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands together with the 10th TightVent and the 8th venticool conferences on October 5-6, 2022.

Is Europe ready for Sustainable Plus Energy Buildings and Neighbourhoods? (02/11/2021)

As we are likely to reach the fundamental warming limit of 1.5℃ in the early 2030s, the urgency to respond to climate change and take immediate action is even more crucial. The development of sustainable buildings and neighbourhoods can play a key role, as large-scale projects simultaneously improve community facilities, health, wellbeing, safety, security, public spaces and affordable housing.

EU funds available to accelerate the clean energy transition in buildings (28/10/2021)

With a total budget available amounting to EUR 95 million, the LIFE Clean Energy Transition (CET) Call for Proposals 2021 is open until 12 January 2022. Check out all the 18 topics and see how you can help accelerating the Clean Energy Transition!

SSPCR 2022: call for sessions and side events now open (28/10/2021)

The Call for Proposals for the 2022 edition of the Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions (SSPCR 2022) is now open. It is now possible to send proposals for sessions until the 15th November. The deadline for the submission of proposals for side events is the 10th of January 2022.

On-bill schemes to support Member States in implementing their Recovery and Resilience plans: RenOnBill policy briefing (02/11/2021)

The new RenOnBill paper explores some of the critical challenges utilities may face when preparing for and utilising on-bill schemes and proposes actions national and/or local governments in EU Member States may take to mobilise utility companies to adopt on-bill schemes as a strong support to the implementation of national recovery and resilience plans.

Co-benefit indicators of Smart Buildings for business case development (28/10/2021)

Within the H2020 SmartBuilt4EU project, a review of literature sources and other projects has been carried out to compile the co-benefits of smart technologies and their corresponding KPIs. Their definition and the main associated sources are presented. The aim is to support the value of SRI assessment and enable the definition of an effective business case for smart buildings.

Taking back control: Reducing Europe’s vulnerability against energy price volatility by fast tracking deep building renovation (02/11/2021)

This policy briefing argues that buildings are a necessary strategic pillar which must considered as part of a long-term solution to the problem of rising gas prices, especially as the stark price hikes are now (and may continue) to affect Europe’s most vulnerable, energy poor populations.

Presentation of the first 4 White Papers on smart buildings during the Sustainable Places 2021 conference (02/11/2021)

During the last six months, a collaborative process was set up to explore a first batch of topics about the key issues and trends related to smart buildings, resulting in the production of the first 4 draft White Paper: “End user acceptance and attractiveness", “Interoperability", “Providing flexibility to power grids" and “Smart financing & business models".

EAE’s 5th European ETICS Forum showcased increased awareness and clear commitment to higher energy-efficiency of buildings in Europe (02/11/2021)

For the first time as an online event, the EAE held its 5th European ETICS Forum. Around 200 participants from Europe, Asia and North America joined for the entire duration of the conference.

Pioneering building integrated photovoltaic solutions to support the energy transition in historical cities (02/11/2021)

A recent paper presents the study that has been carried out for the implementation of BIPV solutions in the Historic Centre of Évora, UNESCO heritage site in Portugal. Évora’s well-preserved historical city center is one of the richest monuments in Portugal and is also one of the PEB (Positive Energy Block) pilot sites of the European funded project POCITYF.

BIM-SPEED training videos (02/11/2021)

BIM-SPEED developed a set of training videos for most of the tools and methodologies developed to facilitate BIM use in the renovation of residential buildings. The training videos can be accessed at the training area on the BIM-Speed website.

The next generation Energy Performance Certificates: making buildings fit for the energy transition (02/11/2021)

REHVA, BPIE, FEDARENE and Sympraxis Team, hosted by the BuildUp Portal, brought together key actors from the Next Generation Energy Performance Certificates for buildings Horizon 2020 cluster of projects for a lively and informative moderated panel discussion between the project's representatives with two prior short 'setting the scene' keynotes from DG ENER and BPIE.

The ComAct Knowledge Exchange platform is live! (02/11/2021)

The ComAct Knowledge Exchange platform, available in six languages, is an easy tool to learn about the project’s efforts to find a way out of energy poverty in its five pilot cases. With this tool, the project enables everyone willing to know more or act towards mitigation of energy poverty to attend short modules with useful tips and measures on how to master energy efficiency.

Efficient heating solutions with just a few clicks – It’s time to discover the updated HARP online tool (02/11/2021)

In addition to the English version, the HARP tool is available now in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. It helps users assess the efficiency of their various heating appliances such as boilers and space heaters, and the list has just been extended to cover water heaters.

Matchmaking Heat Pumps and Stakeholders no. 2: Research, Innovation and Projects (02/11/2021)

On the road of becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050, heat-pump technologies are the number one heating and cooling solution, being a core enabler for a renewable, sustainable and smart energy system. This is the 2nd EHPA event of this type, organised under the umbrella of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (ETIP RHC).

EnDurCrete final event: Looking into the future of eco-friendly and durable concrete (02/11/2021)

The main goal of EnDurCrete Project is to develop a new cost-effective sustainable reinforced concrete for long lasting and added value applications. The concept is based on the integration of novel low-clinker cement including high-value industrial by-products, new nano and micro technologies and hybrid systems ensuring enhanced durability of sustainable concrete structures with high properties and capacities.

Emerging smart ventilation strategies for energy efficient IAQ management (02/11/2021)

In this webinar, the opportunities offered by smart ventilation strategies will be adressed, which include a wide range of systems depending on the types of sensing parameters, sensing combinations, the type of installation or the types of control algorithms.

An Introduction to Energy Communities: the interplay with the building sector and the role of technology (22/06/2021)

Transforming our energy systems and increasing the share of renewable energy requires, amongst other things, an increasing engagement of citizens. People will play a key role in the management of energy flows, combining their traditional role as consumers with active participation in the production process, thereby becoming prosumers.

Smart building co-benefits and key performance indicators (08/06/2021)

Smart-ready services have an impact in several ways, on the building, its users, and the energy grid. This final report on Smart Readiness Indicators defines a set of seven impact categories: energy efficiency, maintenance and fault prediction, comfort, convenience, health and wellbeing, information to occupants and flexibility for the grid and storage. Co-benefits and KPI analyses have been conducted according to these impact categories.

Modular and industrialised solutions for building renovation (08/06/2021)

The 2020 Building Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction highlights the global shares of 35% and 38% of the final energy and emissions, respectively, associated with the building sector in 2019. Additionally, because around 35% of the EU's buildings are over 50 years old, by improving their energy efficiency, the total EU energy consumption could be reduced by 5-6% and CO2 emissions lowered by about 5%.

Help us improve BUILD UP – the European Portal for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (17/06/2021)

We wish to invite you to tell us how we can improve BUILD UP to make sure that the portal truly meets your needs. Your contribution will help the Commission services better understand what users most like or dislike about BUILD UP, what users are most interested in and what features you value most. The survey will be open until Monday, 28 June 2021. Your answers will be anonymous.

Topic of the Month: 'Renewable energy communities' (08/06/2021)

Every month BUILD UP presents publications covering a specific topic. June’s Topic of the Month is 'Renewable energy communities'. The website is ready and available for your contributions, and BUILD UP’s editorial board is eager to receive your discussion papers, exciting news, and interesting articles.

Expert Interview - Ulrich Filippi Oberegger, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Renewable Energy (Eurac) (08/06/2021)

Ulrich Filippi Oberegger is senior researcher in the Energy Efficient Buildings group at the Institute for Renewable Energy of Eurac Research. He is an innovator on data-driven methods and tools for building stock renovation strategies and human-building interaction, improving the energy performance of buildings and the wellbeing of occupants. Since October 2020, Ulrich has been co-ordinating the H2020 four-year project BuiltHub.

UIPI survey: European Property Owners' readiness and capacity to renovate (08/06/2021)

European property owners showed a strong willingness to renovate in this survey: 77% of respondents think it is beneficial to make their properties more energy-efficient and sustainable. Also, more than half of them see both economic and environmental benefits in doing so, which shows that these goals are compatible and can be achieved in parallel.

Revision of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive – EEB feedback (08/06/2021)

A low percentage of deep and light renovations are not including embodied carbon emissions and not considering the Whole Lifecycle Carbon (WLC) of buildings, and this hinders the achievement of the zero-energy building stock in the EU. Furthermore, the objective to at least double the range of renovations within the Renovation Wave is not enough to achieve climate neutrality.

European Commission should intensify political action in 2021 to align Renovation Wave with EU Climate Targets, BPIE says. (08/06/2021)

In its new analysis, BPIE (Buildings Performance Institute Europe) says that the Renovation Wave’s ambition should lead to an increase of annual deep renovation rate from 0.2% to 3% to achieve the 60% GHG emissions reductions of buildings, required to achieve the EU 2030 climate targets.

Consumers will only renovate their homes if it’s easy and affordable (08/06/2021)

Consumers are willing and ready to play their part in this green housing transition, but they will need guidance and support along the way. Home renovation is both expensive and complex. Buying a state-of-the-art heat pump or investing in a full insulation scheme of their home is a major investment for most consumers.

House Moroder - Bolzano (Italy) (08/06/2021)

The historic residential building is located in the city centre of Bolzano. It was built in 1926, near the old town, and it has hardly changed on the outside, thanks to well thought-out renovation measures which ensure improved levels of comfort and a reduction in the energy demand of the building.

BOTA project (08/06/2021)

The Bota Solar project reinvents the building facing Rogier square in the European city of Brussels. The former building, with its concrete facades, greyed by time and its outdated appearance, didn’t add much to a vibrant city life. This new architectural object, an energy totem of the post-COP21 transition, is an excellent example of an adapted decentralised energy system.

Building insulation: Is hydrogen our get out of jail free card? (08/06/2021)

In Monopoly, an important feature is the ‘get out of jail free’ card, which allows players to avoid jail by paying a fine. In recent months, gas industry representatives have suggested that, when it comes to decarbonising buildings, hydrogen is their get out of jail free card. They argue that eliminating emissions from buildings is possible by replacing existing heating fuels with hydrogen or other gases without having to insulate the building fabric first.

Transforming Energy Efficiency in European Building Stock through Technology-Enabled Deep Energy Renovation (10/06/2021)

The objective of RINNO is to accelerate the rate of deep renovation across the EU by reducing the time, effort and cost of deep renovation while improving energy performance and stakeholder satisfaction. The work achieved by RINNO will be demonstrated at four distinct pilot sites in Denmark, France, Poland, and Greece.

EU SET-plan (10/06/2021)

By improving new technologies and bringing down costs through coordinated national research efforts, the SET Plan helps promote co-operation among EU countries, companies, and research institutions, and in so doing also deliver on the key objectives of the energy union.

TRANS-PED project (10/06/2021)

The aim of TRANS-PED is to develop a novel governance approach that can be adopted by Positive Energy Districts (PED) stakeholders to realise deep and holistic changes to cities. This two-year pilot project will engage a learning network of PED stakeholders in Sweden, Belgium, and Austria to develop a shared set of tools and approaches to frame, embed, assess, and upscale urban energy innovations.

CUSTOM-ART project (10/06/2021)

This project aims to develop the next generation of Building- and Product-Integrated PV (BIPV and PIPV) modules based on abundant thin-film materials, such as kesterites. It will develop flexible and semi-transparent solar modules to a higher level of maturity, demonstrating very competitive conversion efficiencies and increased durability, at a reduced production cost.

Webinar | Innovation actions reinforcing and complementing the current building energy performance schemes (10/06/2021)

Four ongoing Horizon 2020 projects share insights into their activities supporting the evolution of current building performance schemes and the overarching roll-out of the Renovation Wave Strategy in a lively and informative panel discussion moderated by EuroACE.

Webinar | Sustainable Energy Skills in the construction sector (10/06/2021)

This webinar was organized by 7 EU funded projects and the collaboration was established to raise awareness about a deep need for sustainable energy skills in the construction sector. It was an opportunity to share their knowledge and research outcomes with the audience from across Europe.

Mapping culture and climatic energy drivers: A new visual library to achieve successful Plus Energy Building design (10/06/2021)

The Atlas has been developed as part of the Cultural-E project which is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The research focuses on Plus Energy Buildings (PEBs), which produce a surplus of energy thanks to renewable sources, and aims to show how culture and climate can influence the type and intensity of energy practices.

Open Online Course (MOOC) - 4RinEU project (10/06/2021)

The course introduces the basics of deep renovation in residential buildings, though some modules are applicable to any kind of building. The student will be able to get a grasp of energy efficiency in buildings, and how to achieve a deep renovation project based on passive and active technologies.

2021 European Conference on Computing in Construction and Summer School - 2021 EC³ (11/06/2021)

This meeting is the premier European Conference for information, communication and technological research, innovation, and policy for the Construction Sector as a whole in Europe. It is the biennial meeting organised by the European Council for Computing in Construction.

Build Up on Twitter (11/06/2021)

What is the progress of #EnergyEfficiency in your country? Check this #EnergyEfficiencyWatch survey which compiles the insights of 1,270 #experts!

12th International BUILDAIR Symposium (11/06/2021)

Among other things, the presentations will deal with measuring techniques, gluing and sealing difficult details, minimizing the air permeability of materials, quality assurance for very technology-intensive objects and measuring technology for very tall buildings.

Build Up on LinkedIn (11/06/2021)

This report collects and prepares LCAs for 60 Danish building cases within the building types: detached house, terraced house, apartment building, offices and other buildings.

VIENNA ENERGY FORUM 2021 (11/06/2021)

The VEF 2021 is designed to facilitate a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder and interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable energy for inclusive development and productive capacities. Guided by the motto Where Action Meets Ambition and designed as the first virtual VEF, the 2021 edition will include a Youth Day.

Modular and industrialised solutions for building renovation (21/05/2021)

The 2020 Building Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction speaks about global shares of 35% and 38% of the final energy and the emissions, respectively, for the building sector in 2019. Around 35% of the EU's buildings are over 50 years old, and by improving their energy efficiency, the total EU energy consumption could be reduced by 5-6% and CO2 emissions lowered by about 5%.

BIPV Technologies and market overview (17/05/2021)

BIPV technologies can have a dual purpose: serving as a building envelope component, providing a function related to the building construction, and as power generation system at the same time.

Topic of the Month: Renovation of existing buildings (13/05/2021)

Every month BUILD UP highlights publications covering a specific topic. May’s Topic of the Month is ’Renovation of existing buildings’. The website is ready and available for your contributions, and BUILD UP’s editorial board is eager to receive your discussion papers, exciting news, and interesting articles.

Please take a minute to tell us what you think about BUILD UP (17/05/2021)

Help us improve BUILD UP, the European Portal for Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Taking this short survey can be your contribution to making sure BUILD UP truly meets your needs. It will only take a few minutes. Your contribution will help the European Commission better understand what users most like or dislike about BUILD UP, what users are most interested in and what features you value most. Thank you very much for taking part!

Expert Interview - Jessica Grove-Smith, Joint Managing Director & Senior Scientist at Passive House Institute (13/05/2021)

Jessica Grove-Smith is senior scientist and joint managing director of the Passive House Institute in Darmstadt. Her areas of expertise include energy efficient building solutions to the Passive House Standard around the world, interrelations between efficiency and renewable energies (the PER concept) and deep energy efficiency for public indoor swimming pools.

procuRE: Achieving 100% RES in existing buildings - innovation procurement (17/05/2021)

Advanced retrofits with multiple technologies are challenges that all building operators face today. procuRE is going to invest in R&D services by suppliers who are to develop a platform/framework which enables them to conduct advanced retrofits more quickly. A core element is a new co-design approach, which allows procurers to make transparent and confident choices even for complex solutions.

Integrating low-temperature renewables in district energy systems (17/05/2021)

This guidebook provides guidelines for policy makers and examples of available tools and solutions to facilitate the use of low-temperature renewable heat sources in new and existing district energy systems. An overview of applications for district heating and cooling, and enabling technologies utilising low-temperature renewable energy is also presented.

Stepping up for energy poverty through the SMARTER Municipal Platform (21/05/2021)

SMARTER Finance for Families, a multi-country initiative funded by the European Commission through Horizon 2020 program, is supporting municipalities to increase resilience in energy poverty in their communities. One of the aims of SMARTER is to support municipalities to design highly energy efficient and healthy homes.

Newness Touches Conventional History: The Research of Photovoltaic Technology on a Wooden Church Heritage Building (17/05/2021)

The case study at the heart of this research is the restoration of a wooden church from Cojocna, Cluj county, Romania. The original design assumed all ICOMOS's charters and the recommendation from this area in quality design, and it is in the stage of the execution.

Passive office in Fretin (Hauts-de-France) (17/05/2021)

This passive office in Fretin (Hauts-de-France) is an administration building which has obtained the Passif Plus label with a large surface area of photovoltaic panels. The year of construction is 2019.

PalaCinema Locarno - Locarno, Switzerland (17/05/2021)

This building has been transformed into a landmark of the city. The design proposal chosen was one that kept the existing building avoiding its demolition and preserving the original parts of the building as much as possible. The objective of the intervention was also concerned with the environmental sustainability of the building.

RES-DHC project (17/05/2021)

The main objective of the RES-DHC project is to support the transformation of existing urban district heating and cooling (DHC) systems to renewable energy sources (RES) in six participating regions and thereby to derive from these practical cases technical and organizational solutions for such transformation processes.

CuBER project (17/05/2021)

CuBER focuses on improving the infrastructures for renewables self-consumption and grid integration within the Smart Cities and Net Zero Buildings concepts. It seeks to unify the expertise of different European actors in the field of Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Electronics.

EDYCE project (17/05/2021)

E-DYCE will drastically increase the reliability of the energy performance assessment process. It will support communication between labelling professionals and building owners, to cultivate benefits in both indoor climate and energy savings. It is complementary to the current EPC labelling method and cooperative.

EMB3Rs project (17/05/2021)

The EMB3Rs project will implement a bottom-up, user-driven, and open-source modelling platform to simulate alternative supply-demand scenarios for the recovery and reuse of industrial excess heat and cold (HC). EMB3Rs’ final users will employ the platform to determine the costs and benefits related with excess HC utilization routes.

Web workshop U-CERT | Building Energy Performance Certificates for the people (17/05/2021)

Building Energy Performance Certificates are of the people, by the people, for the people! How are EPCs perceived by people in their different roles and technical knowledge? What are the real needs & expectations and how can these be addressed in the evolution process of EPCs? Find the answers to these questions by watching this webinar.

EuroPACE Webinar | Cities and Regions kickstarting the Renovation Wave (17/05/2021)

This webinar explores the mechanisms by which cities and regions can kick-start their renovation wave through the facilitation of collaboration between the public and private sector. Emphasis was placed on the development of one-stop-shops and recommendations on how cities can be proactive during COVID-19 in order to get economies and communities back on track.

Waste heat recovery calculator (17/05/2021)

This simple web-calculator may be applied to analyse four of the most common waste heat recovery technologies, from both technical and economic perspectives. Any calculator user can use their own data on waste heat source, choice of application of the technologies, check its adequacy and predict the basic techno-economic parameters.

4RinEU Deep Renovation Game (17/05/2021)

4RinEU launches an online game to teach young students the benefits of deep energy renovation. This educational game has been designed to engage with citizens and, ultimately, drive behavioural change in their communities. What does deep energy renovation mean? How can I manage the budget to renovate my home? What are the most suitable technologies? Play and find out!

Efficient Buildings Digital Days (21/05/2021)

The Efficient Buildings Community presents its Digital Days. The online event aims at moving forward the discussion on the post-Covid-19 recovery, on sustainable transition and on the role of public buildings refurbishment.

Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum: Energy efficiency finance marketplace (17/05/2021)

The conference will include plenary sessions with high-level representatives from the Covenant of Mayors initiative, the investment community, and the European Commission. It will also showcase successful projects financing energy efficiency, climate adaptation, clean mobility, and innovative energy planning.

World Sustainable Energy Days 2021 (21/05/2021)

In 2021, the conference - which attracts over 600 participants from over 60 countries each year - shows how we can make a green recovery happen in practice and how the energy transition can contribute as an investment engine to this deep transformation Europe has the ambitious goal of becoming the first climate neutral continent by 2050.

Intersolar Europe / The smarter E 2021 (17/05/2021)

The event’s exhibition and conference both focus on the areas of photovoltaics, solar thermal technologies, solar plants, as well as grid infrastructure and solutions for the integration of renewable energy.

Build Up on Twitter (17/05/2021)

It's always a good time to learn on #EnergyEficciency in #Buildings We have talked to many experts in the field!

Build Up on LinkedIn (17/05/2021)

Studies on the transmission of #COVID-19 virus have indicated a direct relationship between occupant density and COVID-19 infection risk. This study aims to seek the optimum occupant distribution patterns that account for the lowest number of infected people and minimum energy consumption.