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Evelyn Long
21/09/22 00:00

Why mass timber is having a moment in construction

Humans have discovered new and sustainable ways to manipulate wood for higher-efficiency buildings. Mass timber – made of softwoods like pine and spruce (..)

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renewable materials

eco-friendly materials

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Elodie Guillard
21/09/22 00:00

The Return on Investment of an Energy Management System

The building stock is a major consumer of energy and accounts for 40% of total energy consumption in Europe. Approximately half of this consumption occurs (..)

Energy Management

Energy Transition

EMS

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Emily Newton
21/09/22 00:00

Indoor Air Quality Is a Key Component of Green Buildings

Whether you’re a DIY professional or a veteran of the home improvement industry, the green movement cannot be ignored in modern construction. Builders (..)

air quality

green building

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D2Grids Project
21/09/22 00:00

An Industrial Alliance to promote sustainable District Heating and Cooling grids!

With the aim to increase the RES in the heating and cooling sector, the Interreg “D2Grids” project is rolling-out a 5th Generation District Heating and (..)

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Elodie Guillard
21/09/22 00:00

Energy Intelligence: The Use of AI in Energy Management

Artificial intelligence is everywhere in our lives, from powering search engines, through product recommendations, to phone unlocking by facial recognition…So (..)

Energy Management

EMS

ESCOs

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Jo Junkel
13/09/22 14:49

EU Buildings Climate Tracker: methodology and introduction of building decarbonisation indicators and their results

The EU Buildings Climate Tracker is an index composed set of indicators. It is a response to the challenges around the collection and use of data to monitor (..)

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

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Jo Junkel
13/09/22 14:06

Advancing energy performance certificates to next generation: X-tendo gives a series of recommendations to integrate new features into EPC schemes

To strategically support Member States in meeting the requirements set up under the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) – currently (..)

EnergyPerformanceCertificate

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Chris Jackson
13/09/22 13:12

Build your future with green construction

In line with our growing economy, we are also experiencing harmful environmental changes. Construction projects are one of the main contributors to the (..)

green building practices

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Chris Jackson
13/09/22 13:03

List of green construction tools

The green movement continues to garner attention and support through the years. More and more contractors and commercial space owners go for a greener (..)

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Ruben Parra Alonso
08/09/22 12:09

The project “IPCEI Hy2Tech”

Recently the Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI') to support research and innovation (..)

solarenergy

greendeal

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ProGETonE Project
01/09/22 09:44

Summary of ProGETonE webinars cycle

ProGETonE project (H2020, www.progetone.eu) is promoting a webinars’ cycle to discuss about some trending topics around #buildings, #energyefficiency and (..)

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ProGETonE Project
01/09/22 09:39

ProGETonE webinar: pioneer's role of public authorities in holistic deep renovation

We are very happy with the success of our cycle of webinars. Today we want to talk about our last webinar "Pioneers' role of public sector in holistic (..)

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ProGETonE Project
01/09/22 09:35

ProGETonE webinar - Barriers for broad development of deep renovation

Which are the usual obstacles that need to be tackled to facilitate the broad deployment of deep renovation in the building sector? How can we improve (..)

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ProGETonE Project
01/09/22 09:28

Optimizing energy communities and improving self-consumption in housing sector

Do you know what #energycommunities are? Do you know that you can generate #renewableenergy in your #building, and share it amongst your neighbours? (..)

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Evelyn Long
31/08/22 12:00

What is Transit-Oriented Development and why does it matter?

As people try to become more environmentally conscious, countries and municipalities try to develop ways to be greener. The European Union, for example (..)

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The Conversation Global Perspectives
31/08/22 11:04

Could cargo bike deliveries help green e-commerce?

A worker on an electric cargo-bike ferries goods in Strasbourg, France. Frederick Florin/AFP As the world moves toward decarbonization, every option for (..)

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Emily Newton
31/08/22 10:00

Choose cladding that reduces heating and cooling loads

Construction professionals and DIY homeowners must reduce their buildings' heating and cooling loads for the sake of the environment and their budgets (..)

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Communication - International Passive House Association
24/08/22 11:23

Call for papers : 26th International Passive House House Conference 2023

Call for Papers is open now! We look forward to receiving a number of interesting and exciting abstracts! Submit your abstract now Abstracts could (..)

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Evelyn Long
24/08/22 11:00

Universities at the forefront of sustainable design

Green construction methods and building design are rising in popularity because people worldwide are recognizing their harmful effects on the planet. (..)

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EU Sustainable Energy Week
24/08/22 10:01

European Sustainable Energy Awards honour changemakers taking bold action on energy and climate goals

Public voting for the best European clean energy projects and leaders is now open! The European Sustainable Energy Awards recognize outstanding individuals (..)