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On the 19th of June, during the EU Sustainable Energy Week, project partners and participants of IMEAS and C-track 50 discussed how to achieve a better understanding of interactions between actors at various governance levels – a knowledge which represents a key element for a successful energy transition. In different EU countries, different governance levels have dissimilar backgrounds, conflicting mechanisms, incentives and reporting tools. The IMEAS and C-track 50 projects study the framework
Five Eu funded projects (TripleAreno, iBROAD, HAPPEN, ALDREN, FittoNZEB) collaborating on integrated tools and methods for deep retrofitting, looked at key challenges that need to be surpassed for a breakthrough in building energy improvement, propose specific solutions, and highlight some good reasons for optimism. Photo credit: Jo Szczepanska News published on Build Up NewsConsult the source
Although the PropTech sector is certainly booming in Europe, fragmentation ad lack of transparency are key challenges affecting the transformation of the industry. Common standards, strong collaboration and transparency are seen as the way forward to protect the customers' experience and have common rules without hampering innovation and creative ideas, according to experts from the real estate industry, European policy-makers and the tech community speaking at the panel “Innovation & Regulation
Under the theme Passive House worldwide this years international Passice House conference is taking place in Gaobeidian/China. Register now for two days of inspiring lectures and workshops. As usual you will get the chance to roam through the attendant exhibition and get in touch with other people at the first Passive House conference out of europe. The International Passive House Conference is the year's premium Passive House event, where about 1000 thought
Undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges facing Canadians today is affordable housing. To address this issue cities will require commitment, investment, and perhaps most of all, innovation. The design, construction and operation industries, which have been built on traditional workflows, are poised for disruption. New technologies, digital processes, fabrication and efficient assembly methods are no longer on the horizon, but are already showing us we can design, construct and operate the housing
Developments and advancements in computer software have grown exponentially over the last few decades in the construction sector, perhaps none more so than Building Information Modelling (BIM). Why BIM Mddle East 2019? Construction industry professionals have continuously searched for ways to make development of the built environment a faster, efficient, safer and more cost-effective process. BIM facilitates virtual visualisation of the complete physical and functional representation of a built
A floating marine city might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but these innovative urban developments could soon be taking shape in our world. Technically speaking, the concept of floating cities isn't new. Humans have had a long history of living on the water, from the chinampas of the Aztec Empire to the canal city of Venice, Italy. However, as climate change and the resulting rising sea levels begin to threaten our communities, there is renewed global interest in the idea of sustainable
The CoNZEBs team has identified potential technical solution sets that can reduce cost in the construction process for NZEBs. The scientific partners assessed the costs related to the construction and operation phase according to the specific conditions applying in the participant countries, i.e. Denmark, Germany, Italy and Slovenia. Based on calculations of cost and energy performance of typical NZEBs, cost optimising solution sets were identified and analysed. Solution sets are combinations
SSPCR 2019 aims to answer the question on how can we maximize the impact of academic research, the scaling-up and replicability opportunities of pilot projects, and the added value of local bottom-up initiatives, in relation to complex challenges posed by the smart city/region approach? Therefore, building projects that wish to put their work in a larger (urban or regional scale) will find in this conference the right audience. The call for proposals is articulated in six thematic tracks:
More than in many countries, in Australia home ownership has traditionally been seen as a journey, with most of us aspiring to own a home and pay down a mortgage by the time we retire. Because it’s been seen as a one-way street, we have tended to worry most about the first big transition: moving from renting to getting a mortgage, assuming that afterwards things will be okay. But things are becoming more complicated. The charts below are built from microdata from the Bureau of Statistics survey
After having reduced their energy consumption by 12% between 2004 and 2015, the RATP renewed its engagement to reduce energy consumption by obtaining the ISO 50001 certification in 2017, setting a new objective of -20% between 2015-2025. With 9 sites currently competing in CUBE 2020, competing has become part of their new Energy Performance Action Plan / Strategy. Grégory Rohart, Sustainable Development Project Manager / Real Estate Energy Representative at RATP Real Estate and Théophile Caron, Ecodesign
Governments are looking to fast rail services to regional cities to relieve population pressures in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The federal government is funding nine business cases for such schemes. But what economic effect might these fast links have on the regional cities? The current fast rail schemes seem oriented at relieving population pressures in the major cities rather than a productive regional economic purpose. The minister for population, cities and urban infrastructure recently
The European Local Energy Assistance (ELENA) is a successful joint initiative between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission (Smart Finance for Smart Buildings). It offers technical assistance for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings and innovative urban transport projects through schemes. The objective is to accelerate investments by building experience, facilitating financing and overcoming barriers. Moreover, to encourage even more investments
National University of Singapore’s (NUS) School of Design and Environment (SDE) building, the SDE4, certainly stands out for its unique structure. SDE4 is NUS's foremost net-zero building, and the first of its kind in Singapore to be built from scratch. SDE4 gets its power through a "solar farm" on its roof which comprises over 1,200 solar photovoltaic panels and boasts a range of innovative building strategies that focus on improving the well-being of its users. The SDE4 building makes use of the
CUBE 2020 – A contest for generating energy and CO2 savings 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.). Having noticed this market need, a contest – CUBE 2020, was created in 2013 by the French Institute for Building Efficiency (IFPEB), alongside global companies, asset managers
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