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Catherine Ouvrard
11/02/21 12:36

Bridging the investment gap: Infrastructuring tomorrow

Over the past year, Dark Matter Labs has been reimagining infrastructures with stakeholders throughout Europe, including the EIT Climate-KIC Healthy, Clean (..)

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Evelyn Long
11/02/21 09:46

Navigating Changing Safety Precautions in the Construction Industry

Nearly all industries have had to adapt amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Not all sectors have had the same experience in adjusting to prevent spreading the (..)

safety

health

workforce

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Troy Clark
06/01/21 14:50

Benefits of Proper and Exhaustive Construction Safety Training Programs

It is an unfortunate fact that every year thousands of construction employees are injured on the job. According to OSHA’s reports, the leading cause of (..)

Safety Training

Safety Training Program

Safety Training School

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Marine Perrio
03/12/20 11:06

7 H2020 projects partner up to advise EU leaders how to prepare buildings for the energy transition

The transition to a forward-looking climate neutral economy, announced in the European Green Deal, demands an action plan where public and private sector (..)

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Carole de Fays
05/05/20 09:00

When materials match pedagogy and values : Educational institution Emmanuel d’Alzon

Interview with Sébastien Girardeau (Dauphins architecture). Having looked at your work and achievements since 2007, I noted an emphasis on biosourced projects (..)

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Mathilde Gougeau
15/04/20 10:32

Luxembourg is working on a national strategy for urban agriculture

The development of our societies undoubtedly involves an increase in urbanisation and demographic pressure. In 2016, according to World Bank data, more (..)

Urban Agriculture

Luxembourg

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christophe soisson
02/04/20 11:02

[#Quarantine] Are we still immortal ?

These days, in the midst of dark news, a little melody hums that « it won’t be the same afterwards » and that we‘re going to « change things». Certainly (..)

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Laura Lindberg
03/03/20 11:02

[Opinion] Mapping urban sustainability parameters

Built environment professionals have a compelling opportunity to help manage the risks arising from climate change and its impact on European cities (..)

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Bob Snyder
30/01/20 20:58

A Smart Transformation for the Building Industry

What’s the difference between someone being smart and a skilled professional pointing out the obvious? Suppose someone describes your work colleague is (..)

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youris.com EEIG
05/08/19 18:41

Buildings to save energy with mesh and management

Much of our building stock was designed and built before global warming, environmental protection and recycling became foremost in our minds and behaviours (..)

buildings

energy efficiency

energy management

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youris.com EEIG
29/07/19 22:45

Taking complexity out of the building site

Researchers in Europe are developing a new kind of prefabricated energy efficient building façades, equipped with special insulation and solar panels. (..)

building

construction energy efficiency

insulation

solar panels

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IFPEB - Institut Français pour la Performance du Bâtiment
15/07/19 16:52

CUBE 2020: Addressing the energy transition for non-residential buildings

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 (..)

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youris.com EEIG
10/07/19 14:16

Know your market, save more energy

Homeowner or landlord? To convince people to have energy-saving renovations you need to know what they are really looking for What would motivate you (..)

property

retrofitting

energy efficiency

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Margaux Barrett
27/06/19 15:56

The Zero Carbon and Circular Economy Challenge in the Built Environment – Policy options for the European Union and its Member States

Getting on track to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C, as was agreed in Paris back in 2015, would not just be good for our climate, but first (..)

building and construction sector

building materials

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youris.com EEIG
27/06/19 11:37

Smart buildings of glass

Glass in architecture has been recently used more intensively thanks to developments in its manufacturing Whether you are arriving to or departing from (..)

glass

architecture

sustainability

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FEDARENE - Energy Agencies
25/06/19 09:06

FEDARENE’s Manifesto: Europe and its Regions, a Partnership for Energy Transition

In celebration of Europe Day and ahead of the European Elections, the regions, energy agencies and islands of FEDARENE declared once again their clear (..)

sustainable energy

energy transition

climate change

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youris.com EEIG
18/06/19 11:02

Multifunctional renewable energy

European researchers are developing a device that stores and uses solar energy to provide both hot water and mechanical ventilation for multifamily houses (..)

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youris.com EEIG
14/05/19 18:25

Indoor air pollution: the invisible enemy

Researchers are developing low-cost technologies to tackle indoor air pollution that is a growing menace. A new generation of electrostatic filters can (..)

Thermal confort

indoor air quality

acoustics