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Encouraging social aspects and integration in the European built environment

New European Bauhaus (NEB) integrates multi-level engagement and a transdisciplinary approach to transform the places we (...)

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New initiative to kickstart direct implementation support for EU buildings policy

A new project has launched to further boost action to decarbonise Europe’s buildings and implement its new building policy (...)

Climate Chance Europe 2024 Summit

As part of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Wallonia and the Climate Chance association are pleas (...)

Decarbonisation of buildings' heating system with heat pump technologies: an overview of EU policies, projects, and implementation

As the European Union strives to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, heat pumps have emerged as key player (...)

Webinar Recording - New Training Materials and Methodologies for Up-Skilling in Circular Economy in Construction for Training Centers

On Thursday 14th December 2023, BUILD UP hosted the final webinar from a four-part series that presented the BUS-GoCircular (...)

BUS-GoCircular webinar series on BUILD UP!

The EU has committed to making its built environment greener in the coming years. With the introduction of the “Fit for (...)

[Technical article] Exploring the role of occupants in buildings' energy performance gap

Before new buildings are constructed, or existing buildings are retrofitted, their energy performance is generally estimated (...)

[Webinar] Combining energy efficiency & renewable energy sources

In response to the need to accelerate the decarbonisation of the building sector, Annex 75 demonstrated that several techno (...)

Building conversations up with Olivia Guerra-Santin

BUILDING CONVERSATIONS UP WITH... Olivia Guerra-Santin, Assistant Professor in the chair of Smart Architectural Technologies (...)

Transposing and implementing the EPBD recast: next generation Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)

Within the EU’s evolving policy framework, the focus sharpens on creating a green and digitally advanced European building (...)

Green certifications and labels in commercial construction: navigating the landscape in 2023

In recent years, the construction industry has seen a considerable change toward more environmentally responsible practices (...)

Next generation cooling systems: an analysis of two case studies in buildings

The demand for sustainable space cooling technology is increasing globally. Passive cooling systems should be implemented (...)

REPLAY: Webinar - The right steps to sustainable cooling

On July 13th, BUILD UP hosted a webinar under its topic of the month: Sustainable Cooling Solutions. The webinar provided (...)

Building Conversations Up with Simon Pezzutto

BUILDING CONVERSATIONS UP with Simon Pezzutto, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Renewable Energy - Eurac Research (...)

Space cooling technologies for buildings: Alternative solutions to conventional applications

With longer and more frequent heat waves, the demand for space cooling is dramatically increasing globally. How can we make (...)